Isaac Hayes

Biography

Isaac Lee Hayes, Jr. (August 20, 1942 – August 10, 2008) was an American songwriter, musician, singer, and occasionally an actor. Hayes was one of the creative influences behind the southern soul music label Stax Records, where he served both as an in-house songwriter and as a record producer, teaming with his partner David Porter during the mid-1960s. Hayes, Porter, Bill Withers, the Sherman Brothers, Steve Cropper, and John Fogerty were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2005 in recognition of writing scores of notable songs for themselves, the duo "Sam & Dave", Carla Thomas, and others. The hit song "Soul Man" written by Hayes and Porter, and first performed by "Sam & Dave" has been recognized as one of the most influential songs of the past 50 years by the Grammy Hall of Fame. This song was also honored by The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, by Rolling Stone magazine, and by the RIAA as the Songs of the Century. During the late 1960s, Hayes also became a recording musician, and he recorded several successful soul albums such as Hot Buttered Soul (1969) and Black Moses (1971). In addition to his work in popular music, Hayes worked as composer of musical scores for motion pictures. Hayes is well known for his musical score for the film Shaft (1971). For his composition of the "Theme from Shaft", Hayes was awarded the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1972. Hayes became the third African-American, after Sidney Poitier and Hattie McDaniel, to win an Academy Award in any competitive field whatsoever covered by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Hayes also won two Grammy Awards for that same year. Later, he was given his third Grammy Award for his music album Black Moses. During 1992, in recognition of his humanitarian work there, Hayes was crowned as the honorary king of the Ada, Ghana region. Hayes also acted in motion pictures and television, such as in the movie, I'm Gonna Git You Sucka, and as Gandolf "Gandy" Fitch in the TV series The Rockford Files (1974 – 80). Then from 1997 to 2005, he lent his distinctive, deep voice to the character "Chef" on the animated TV series South Park. On August 5, 2003, Isaac Hayes was honored as a BMI Icon at the 203 BMI Urban Awards for his enduring influence on generations of music makers.Throughout his songwriting career, Hayes received five BMI R&B Awards, two BMI Pop Awards, two BMI Urban Awards and six Million-Air citations. As of 2008, his songs generated more than 12 million performances. Description above from the Wikipedia Isaac Hayes, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Duke of New York

Escape from New York

Zock

Reindeer Games

Self

Wattstax

Angel Dupree

It Could Happen to You

Truck

Truck Turner

The Louisiana Gator Boys

Blues Brothers 2000

Asneeze

Robin Hood: Men in Tights

Chef (voice)

South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

Sgt. Jed Crowley

Uncle Sam

Charlie 'The Chef'

Return to Sleepaway Camp

Cable

Posse

Coroner

Kill Switch

Mad Face

Magic Island

Self

Soul Men

Self (archive footage)

Classic Soul at the BBC

Hammer

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

Bill Bennet

Six Ways to Sunday

Self

BaadAsssss Cinema

Buster

Oblivion

Elegant Man

Anonymous Rex

Buster

Oblivion 2: Backlash

Yoshi

Dream Warrior

Self

Only the Strong Survive

Self

The Soul of Stax

Lee

Three Tough Guys

Self

Issac Hayes: The Black Moses of Soul

George

Illtown

Self

Sounds of Memphis

Moriarty

It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time

Aloysius

Guilty As Charged

Jonah

Book of Days

Self

Dead Dog

Self

Save the Children

Self

Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2007 TV Special

Self

Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit 2007

Isaac Hayes

Fire, Ice & Dynamite

Self

David Sanborn & Friends | The Super Session

Self (archive photo)

The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart

Jamal

Dead Aim

Tompkins

Prime Target

Ballard

Escuadrón

Self - Lead Vocalist, Keyboards

Isaac Hayes: Live at Montreux

Jerome 'Chef' McElroy (voice) / Self

Chef Aid: Behind The Menu

Self (archive footage)

Michael Jackson: Number Ones

Preacher Hurn

Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored

Chef Jerome McElroy

South Park: The Unaired Pilot

Self

Michael Jackson: The One

Self (archive footage)

Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

Self

Tom Jones | Duets by Invitation Only

Self

Orientation: A Scientology Information Film

Self

Goin' Down to South Park

TippyToe

Ninth Street

Arnel

Hustle & Flow

Vernon Holland

Soul Survivors

Lt. Herb Jefferson

Final Judgement

Detective Stubbs

Acting on Impulse

Self

Soul in Cinema: Filming 'Shaft' on Location

Frank Moreno

Betrayed by Innocence

Hammer

Hammer, Slammer, & Slade

Moro

Code... Death: Frontera Sur

Self

The World of Nat King Cole

Self

The History Makers: Success

Mr. P (uncredited)

Shaft

Sheriff Buck Cowan

Flipper

Possum (voice)

Dr. Dolittle 2

Self

'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming

Man in Elevator (uncredited)

Chelsea Walls

Self

Nationtime

Lt. Johanson

Deadly Exposure

Self

Stand

Prophet

Hallelujah

Self

The Murder of George Floyd: A Nation Responds

Self - Singer (archive footage)

John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood

Owner

CB4

Self

Barbershops Uncut: East Coast

Self

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies