Isaac Hayes
American musician and actor (1942-2008) · United States · On the map · Musicians · Died at 65
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 in the 1960s, serving as an in-house songwriter with his partner David Porter, as well as a session musician and record producer.
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Sam Irvin Directed Guilty as Charged and Oblivion
Peter DeLuise Directed Reckoning and Reckoning (Part 1)
David Porter Bandmate in Isaac Hayes & David Porter- Albert Band Produced Oblivion and Oblivion 2: Backlash
Otis Redding Isaac produced Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul (1966)
Donald Byrd Isaac produced Love Byrd (1981)
Richard Dean Anderson Also in Reckoning and Reckoning (Part 1)
Amanda Tapping Also in Reckoning and Reckoning (Part 1)
Michael Shanks Also in Reckoning and Reckoning (Part 1)
Christopher Judge Also in Reckoning and Reckoning (Part 1)
Irwin Keyes Also in Guilty as Charged and Oblivion
Carmen Argenziano Also in Reckoning and Reckoning (Part 1)
Andrew Divoff Also in Magic Island and Oblivion 2: Backlash
Tony Amendola Also in Reckoning and Reckoning (Part 1)
José Antonio de la Loma Directed Escuadrón (1988)
Damian Kindler Wrote Reckoning and Reckoning (Part 1)
John Singleton Produced Hustle & Flow (2005)
Steven Seagal Produced Kill Switch (2008)
Dan Aykroyd Produced Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
Mike Epps Also in Dr. Dolittle 2 and Soul Men
Robert Forster Also in Uncle Sam and Escuadrón
Louis Jourdan Also in Escuadrón and Counterforce
Eddie Floyd Isaac produced Knock on Wood (1967)
Linda Clifford Isaac produced I'm Yours (1980)
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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.
