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Isaac Lee Hayes, Jr. (August 20, 1942 – August 10, 2008) was an American songwriter, musician, singer, actor, and voice 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. It was also honored by The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, by ''Rolling Stone'' magazine, and by the RIAA as one of the Songs of the Century. During the late 1960s, Hayes also began recording music and he had several successful soul albums such as ''Hot Buttered Soul'' (1969) and ''Black Moses'' (1971). In addition to his work in popular music, he worked as a composer of musical scores for motion pictures. He is well known for his musical score for the film ''Shaft'' (1971). For the "Theme from ''Shaft''", he was awarded the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1972. He became the third African-American, after Sidney Poitier and Hattie McDaniel, to win an Academy Award in any competitive field covered by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He also won two Grammy Awards for that same year. Later, he was given his third Grammy for his music album ''Black Moses''. In 1992, in recognition of humanitarian work there, he was crowned the honorary king of the Ada, Ghana region. He also acted in motion pictures and television, such as in the movies ''Truck Turner'' and ''I'm Gonna Git You Sucka'', and as Gandolf "Gandy" Fitch in the TV series ''The Rockford Files'' (1974–1980). From 1997 to 2005, he lent his distinctive, deep voice to the character "Chef" on the animated TV series ''South Park''. His influences are Percy Mayfield, Big Joe Turner, James Brown, Jerry Butler, Sam Cooke, Fats Domino, Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding, and psychedelic soul groups like The Chambers Brothers and Sly and the Family Stone. Allmusic.com says that Isaac Hayes is responsible for the evolution of disco and rap. On August 5, 2003, Hayes was honored as a BMI Icon at the 2003 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.

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The Very Best Of Compilation 2007-08-27 itunes amazon
Ultimate Isaac Hayes: Can You Dig It? Compilation 2005-11-01 itunes amazon
Isaac Hayes at Wattstax Live 2003-04-01 itunes amazon
Ultimate Collection Compilation 2000-04-11 itunes amazon
Best of Isaac Hayes: XL Compilation 2000 itunes amazon
Best of Isaac Hayes Compilation 1998-11-02 itunes amazon
Presenting Isaac Hayes Album 1995-06-15 itunes amazon
Branded unknown 1995 itunes amazon
The Collection Compilation 1995 itunes amazon
Wonderful unknown 1994-09-20 itunes amazon
Double Feature (Tough Guys - Truck… Soundtrack 1993-03-21 itunes amazon
The Very Best Of Compilation 1993 itunes amazon
Greatest Hit Singles Compilation 1991 itunes amazon
The Best of Isaac Hayes, Volume 1 Compilation 1986 itunes amazon
U-Turn Album 1986 itunes amazon
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