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Isaac Lee Hayes was an American soul and funk musician and actor. More

Isaac Lee Hayes was an American soul and funk musician and actor. Isaac Hayes became widely known with the soundtrack Theme From Shaft for the 1971 blaxploitation film "Shaft".

Hayes lost his parents at a fairly young age, after which he was raised by his grandparents. At the age of five he joined the church choir, after which he learned to play the piano, organ and saxophone. At some point, the family moved to Memphis, where he played in a few unsuccessful short-lived R&B groups such as Sir Isaac and the Doo-Dads , The Teen Tones , and Sir Calvin and His Swinging Cats . In 1962 he made his first recording.

Soon he was playing saxophone with the Mar-Keys , which led him to work for Stax Records. At Stax, he co-wrote a series of hits with David Porter, including the soul classic " Soul Man " by Sam & Dave, as well as several songs for Carla Thomas and Johnnie Taylor.

His debut solo album, Presenting Isaac Hayes , was released in 1967, recorded just after a wild party. The first album was a moderate success, but it was his second album, Hot Buttered Soul from 1969, that marked the big break. The music on Hot Buttered Soul was quite long, funky, sensual soul music and became a huge commercial success. With this album he established a recognizable image with his preference for dark sunglasses and gold jewelry, which would later be followed in gangsta rap.

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