Isaac Hayes Lyrics
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Theme From Shaft
Other Songs A Brand New Me A Few More Kisses To Go A Friends Place A House Full Of Girls After Five AGAIN Aint No Sunshine Aint That Loving You Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One) Aruba Baby Im-A Want You Be Yourself Birth Of Shaft Blues Crib Body Language Brand New Me Breakthrough Bumpys Blues Bumpys Lament Buns OPlenty By The Time I Get To Phoenix Cafe Reggios Cafe Regios Cant Hide Love Cant Take My Eyes Off You Chocolate Chip Chocolate Salty Balls Choppers Come Live With Me Dark and Lovely (You over There) Didnt Know Love Was So Good Disco Connection Disco Shuffle Do Your Thang Do Your Thing Dont Let Go Dont Let Me Be Lonely Tonight Dorindas Party Drinking Driving In The Sun Early Sunday Morning Ellies Love Theme End Theme Feel Like Makin Love Feelin Alright Feelings Fever For The Good Times Fragile Funkalicious Funky Junky Give It To Me Going In Circles Going To Chicago Blues Good Love Hey Girl Hey You! Get off My Mountain Hobosac And Me Hospital Shootout House Of Beauty Hung Up On My Baby Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic I Aint Never I Cant Help It I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love With You) I Cant Turn Around I Just Dont Know What To Do With Myself I Just Want To Make Love To You I Say A Little Prayer I Stand Accused I Stand Accused 88 If Loving You Is Wrong (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right Ikes Mood Ikes Mood 1 Ikes Mood Pt. 1 Ikes Rap 2 Ikes Rap 4 Ill Never Fall In Love Again Im Gonna Have To Tell Her Im Gonna Make You Love Me Its Too Late Joe Bell Joy Joy (Par) Joy (Part 1) Joy Pt 1 Just The Way You Are Kidnapped Lady Of The Night Let's Stay Together Lifes Mood Lifes Mood II Light My Fire Look of Love Look of Love [Edit] Love Wont Let Me Wait Main Title Making Love At The Ocean Mans Temptation Memphis Trax Misty Monologue: Ikes Rap I My Eyes Adored You Need To Belong To Someone Never Can Say Goodbye Never Give You Up Never Gonna Give You Up No Name Bar Nothing Takes The Place Of You Now Were One Once You Hit The Road Our Day Will Come Part Time Love Part-Time Love Pursuit Of The Pimpmobile Randolph and Dearborn Rock Me Baby Rolling Down A Mountainside Run Fay Run Runnin Out Of Fools Shaft Shaft II Shaft Strikes Again Shafts Cab Ride Something Soul Fiddle Soulsville Southern Breeze St. Thomas Square Stormy Monday Stormy Monday Blues Stranger In Paradise Summer In The City Tahoe Spring The 405 The Duke The End Theme The First Day Of Forever The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face The Insurance Company The Look Of Love The Night Before The Red Rooster The Ten Commandments Of Love The Windows Of The World Theme From "The Men" Then Came You (They Long To Be) Close To You This Time Ill Be Sweeter Three Times A Lady Title Theme Title Theme "Three Tough Guys" [From Three Tough Guys] Urban Nights Use Me Vykkii Walk From Regios Walk On By We Need Each Other Girl When I Fall In Love Wherever You Are Wonderful You Dont Know Like I Know You Make Me Live You Never Cross My Mind Your Love Is So Doggone Good Youre In My Arms Again Youve Lost That Lovin Feelin
Other Songs A Brand New Me A Few More Kisses To Go A Friends Place A House Full Of Girls After Five AGAIN Aint No Sunshine Aint That Loving You Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One) Aruba Baby Im-A Want You Be Yourself Birth Of Shaft Blues Crib Body Language Brand New Me Breakthrough Bumpys Blues Bumpys Lament Buns OPlenty By The Time I Get To Phoenix Cafe Reggios Cafe Regios Cant Hide Love Cant Take My Eyes Off You Chocolate Chip Chocolate Salty Balls Choppers Come Live With Me Dark and Lovely (You over There) Didnt Know Love Was So Good Disco Connection Disco Shuffle Do Your Thang Do Your Thing Dont Let Go Dont Let Me Be Lonely Tonight Dorindas Party Drinking Driving In The Sun Early Sunday Morning Ellies Love Theme End Theme Feel Like Makin Love Feelin Alright Feelings Fever For The Good Times Fragile Funkalicious Funky Junky Give It To Me Going In Circles Going To Chicago Blues Good Love Hey Girl Hey You! Get off My Mountain Hobosac And Me Hospital Shootout House Of Beauty Hung Up On My Baby Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic I Aint Never I Cant Help It I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love With You) I Cant Turn Around I Just Dont Know What To Do With Myself I Just Want To Make Love To You I Say A Little Prayer I Stand Accused I Stand Accused 88 If Loving You Is Wrong (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right Ikes Mood Ikes Mood 1 Ikes Mood Pt. 1 Ikes Rap 2 Ikes Rap 4 Ill Never Fall In Love Again Im Gonna Have To Tell Her Im Gonna Make You Love Me Its Too Late Joe Bell Joy Joy (Par) Joy (Part 1) Joy Pt 1 Just The Way You Are Kidnapped Lady Of The Night Let's Stay Together Lifes Mood Lifes Mood II Light My Fire Look of Love Look of Love [Edit] Love Wont Let Me Wait Main Title Making Love At The Ocean Mans Temptation Memphis Trax Misty Monologue: Ikes Rap I My Eyes Adored You Need To Belong To Someone Never Can Say Goodbye Never Give You Up Never Gonna Give You Up No Name Bar Nothing Takes The Place Of You Now Were One Once You Hit The Road Our Day Will Come Part Time Love Part-Time Love Pursuit Of The Pimpmobile Randolph and Dearborn Rock Me Baby Rolling Down A Mountainside Run Fay Run Runnin Out Of Fools Shaft Shaft II Shaft Strikes Again Shafts Cab Ride Something Soul Fiddle Soulsville Southern Breeze St. Thomas Square Stormy Monday Stormy Monday Blues Stranger In Paradise Summer In The City Tahoe Spring The 405 The Duke The End Theme The First Day Of Forever The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face The Insurance Company The Look Of Love The Night Before The Red Rooster The Ten Commandments Of Love The Windows Of The World Theme From "The Men" Then Came You (They Long To Be) Close To You This Time Ill Be Sweeter Three Times A Lady Title Theme Title Theme "Three Tough Guys" [From Three Tough Guys] Urban Nights Use Me Vykkii Walk From Regios Walk On By We Need Each Other Girl When I Fall In Love Wherever You Are Wonderful You Dont Know Like I Know You Make Me Live You Never Cross My Mind Your Love Is So Doggone Good Youre In My Arms Again Youve Lost That Lovin Feelin
Isaac Lee Hayes Jr. was an American singer, songwriter, composer, and actor. He was one of the creative forces behind the Southern soul music label Stax Records, serving as both an in-house songwriter and as a session musician and record producer, teaming with his partner David Porter during the mid-1960s. 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.
"Soul Man," written by Hayes and Porter and first performed by Sam & Dave, was 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 Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) as one of the Songs of the Century. During the late 1960s, Hayes also began a career as a recording artist. He had several successful soul albums such as Hot Buttered Soul (1969) and Black Moses (1971). In addition to his work in popular music, Hayes worked as a composer of musical scores for motion pictures.
Hayes was 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, making him the third black person, after Hattie McDaniel and Sidney Poitier, to win an Academy Award in any competitive field covered by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Hayes also won two Grammy Awards for that same year. Later, he was given his third Grammy for his music album Black Moses.
In 1992, Hayes was crowned honorary king of the Ada region of Ghana in recognition of his humanitarian work there. He acted in motion pictures and television, such as in the movies Truck Turner, Escape from New York and I'm Gonna Git You Sucka, and as Gandolf "Gandy" Fitch in the TV series The Rockford Files (1974-1980). Hayes also voiced the character Chef from the Comedy Central animated series South Park from its debut in 1997 until his controversial departure in 2006.
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 had generated more than 12 million performances.
Birth Name: Isaac Lee Hayes Jr."Soul Man," written by Hayes and Porter and first performed by Sam & Dave, was 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 Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) as one of the Songs of the Century. During the late 1960s, Hayes also began a career as a recording artist. He had several successful soul albums such as Hot Buttered Soul (1969) and Black Moses (1971). In addition to his work in popular music, Hayes worked as a composer of musical scores for motion pictures.
Hayes was 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, making him the third black person, after Hattie McDaniel and Sidney Poitier, to win an Academy Award in any competitive field covered by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Hayes also won two Grammy Awards for that same year. Later, he was given his third Grammy for his music album Black Moses.
In 1992, Hayes was crowned honorary king of the Ada region of Ghana in recognition of his humanitarian work there. He acted in motion pictures and television, such as in the movies Truck Turner, Escape from New York and I'm Gonna Git You Sucka, and as Gandolf "Gandy" Fitch in the TV series The Rockford Files (1974-1980). Hayes also voiced the character Chef from the Comedy Central animated series South Park from its debut in 1997 until his controversial departure in 2006.
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 had generated more than 12 million performances.
Born: August 20, 1942 in Covington, Tennessee, U.S.
Died: August 10, 2008 (at age of 65) in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Spouse(s): Dancy Hayes (m. 1960, divorced)
Emily Ruth Watson (m. 1965; div. 1972)
Mignon Harley (m. 1973; div. 1986)
Adjowa Hayes (m. 2005)
Children: 11
Genre(s): Progressive soul, funk, psychedelic soul, disco
Instrument(s): Vocals, keyboards, saxophone, organ, vibraphone, tambourine
Occupation(s): Singer, musician, songwriter, composer, actoractivist
Active From: 1950-2008