| First Name |
Isaac
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| Middle Name |
Lee
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| Last Name |
Hayes
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| Full Name at Birth |
Isaac Lee Hayes Jr.
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| Alternative Name |
The Black Moses, Ike, Isaac Lee Hayes Jr., Isaac Hayes
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| Birthday |
20th August, 1942
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| Birthplace |
Covington, Tennessee, USA
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| Died |
10th August, 2008
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| Place of Death |
Baptist Memorial Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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| Cause of Death |
Stroke
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| Buried |
Memorial Park Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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| Height |
5' 11½" (182 cm)
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| Weight |
170lbs (77 kg)
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| Build |
Slim
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| Eye Color |
Brown - Dark
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| Hair Color |
Salt and Pepper
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| Distinctive Feature |
Clean shaven head, Deep baritone voice
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| Zodiac Sign |
Leo
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Religion |
Scientology
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| Ethnicity |
Black
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| Nationality |
American
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| High School |
Manassas High School
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| Occupation Text |
Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Producer, Actor, Voiceover Artist, Composer, Activist
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| Occupation |
Singer
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| Claim to Fame |
his influence in the soul music scene and his Oscar-winning 1971 hit single Theme from Shaft (from the 1971 blaxploitation crime action thriller film Shaft), as well as his discography consisting of albums such as Presenting Isaac Hayes, The Isaac Hayes Movement, …To Be Continued, Black Moses, Hot Buttered Soul, Chocolate Chip, Disco Connection, Joy, New Horizon, For the Sake of Love, Don’t Let Go, Lifetime Thing, Love Attack, And Once Again, Raw & Refined, and Branded, in addition to his long-standing role as the voice of Jerome "Chef" McElroy in Trey Parker and Matt Stone's long-running, groundbreaking, Emmy Award-winning Comedy Central animated comedy series South Park, and his roles as Mac "Truck" Turner in the 1974 blaxploitation film Truck Turner, Gandolf "Gandy" Fitch in the NBC detective drama series The Rockford Files, the Duke in the 1981 science fiction action film Escape from New York, Holiday in the NBC crime drama series Miami Vice, Hammer in the 1988 blaxploitation parody film I'm Gonna Get You Sucka!, Cable in the 1993 Western film Posse, Detective Stubbs in the 1993 mystery comedy thriller film Acting on Impulse, Eugene Childs in the UPN/CW sitcom Girlfriends, Arnel in the 2005 independent musical drama film Hustle & Flow, and the Jaffa Tolok in the Showtime/Sci Fi Channel/Movie Network military science fiction adventure series Stargate SG-1
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Blues, Funk, Jazz-Funk, Soul, Disco, Jazz, Progressive soul, Psychedelic Soul, Pop
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| Music Genre |
R&B, Piano
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| Year(s) Active |
1962–2008, 1963–2008, 1950s–2008, 1950–2008
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| Music Style |
Soul, Funk, Stage & Screen, Soundtracks, Blaxploitation, Southern Soul, Memphis Soul, Smooth Soul, Disco
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| Music Mood |
Elegant, Sophisticated, Stylish, Intimate, Laid-Back/Mellow, Confident, Poignant, Refined/Mannered, Sentimental, Passionate, Romantic, Sexy, Gritty, Yearning, Sensual, Rousing, Sweet, Bittersweet, Plaintive, Ambitious, Producer
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| Instrument |
Songwriter, Vocals, Piano, Keyboards, Arranger, Leader, Saxophone
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| Instrument (text) |
Piano, Keyboard Instruments, Vocals, Trombone, Saxophone, Keyboard, Organ, Keyboards, Vibraphone, Tambourine
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| Record Label |
Enterprise/Stax, ABC, Columbia Records, Point Blank, Enterprise, Stax, Polydor, PolyGram, Columbia, CBS, Virgin, EMI, Stax Records, ABC Records, Polydor Records, CBS Records International, Point Blank Records, Virgin Records, HBS
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| Associated Acts |
David Porter, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, The Bar-Kays, Dionne Warwick, Booker T. & the M.G.'s
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| Brand Endorsement |
TV commercial for Burger King (1997) (appeared alongside Mr. Potato Head), TV commercial for Fogdog.com (2000), TV commercial for Nick at Nite TV network (voiceover) (2001), TV commercial for Lays potato chips (2006)
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| Official Websites |
http://www.isaachayes.com/
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Isaac Lee Hayes Jr. (August 20, 1942 – August 10, 2008) was an American singer, songwriter, composer, and actor. He was one of the creative forces behind the Southern soul music label Stax Records in the 1960s, serving as an in-house songwriter with his partner David Porter, as well as a session musician and record producer. Hayes and Porter were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2005 in recognition of writing scores of songs for themselves, the duo Sam & Dave, Carla Thomas, and others. In 2002, Hayes was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
