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ISAAC HAYES is a renowned soul musician, who rose to the top of the charts in the 1970's on th...
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Isaac Hayes released his first solo album "Presenting Isaac Hayes" in 1968.
1968 · album release
ISAAC HAYES, soul musician
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Isaac Hayes' 1972 soundtrack to the movie Shaft went platinum and won an Oscar for "Theme From Shaft".
1972 · soundtrack release
ISAAC HAYES, soul musician
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Isaac Hayes rose to the top of the charts in the 1970s on the Stax label.
ISAAC HAYES, soul musician
ISAAC HAYES is a renowned soul musician, who rose to the top of the charts in the 1970's on the Stax label, a soul record label. He released his first solo album, "Presenting Isaac Hayes," in 1968. His next album, "Hot Buttered Soul," became a gold record in the 1970's. His 1972 soundtrack to the movie "Shaft," went platinum and won an Oscar for "Theme From Shaft." HAYES is also an actor, who has held roles in the movies "Robin Hood: Men in Tights," "I'm Gonna Git You Sucka," and "Posse." He is in the new Nicholas Cage movie, "It Could Happen to You," in which he plays a news photographer who puts Nicholas Cage into the media spotlight when he wins the lottery.
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