Isaac Hayes
Isaac Lee Hayes Jr.
Isaac Hayes is an American singer from Covington, Tennessee active since 1962.
- Profession
- Singer, Songwriter, Producer
- From
- Covington, Tennessee
- Born
- August 20, 1942
- Years active
- 1962–2008
Early life
A Tennessee native, Isaac Hayes became a songwriter and producer at Stax Records, co-writing hits for Sam & Dave before his solo breakthrough.
Career
His lush album "Hot Buttered Soul" and the Oscar-winning "Theme from Shaft" reinvented soul as cinematic and orchestral, and he later voiced "Chef" on "South Park."
Major achievements
He won an Academy Award and multiple Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Legacy
Isaac Hayes's symphonic soul and the "Shaft" theme shaped 1970s funk, film scoring, and the sound of later hip-hop.
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