Biography - Profile
Birth name: Isaac Lee Hayes
Birthday: August 20, 1942
Place of birth: Covington, Tennessee, USA
Day of death: 10 August 2008
Place of death: Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Nationality: US
Raised in: Covington, Tennessee, USA
Natural hair color: Black
Eye color: Brown
Height: 182 cm (5'11.5)
Nicknames: The Black Moses, Ike
Education / Profession: Composer, Musician, Singer,
Actor, Record Producer
Labels: Stax, Atlantic, Enterprise, ABC, Polydor,
Columbia, Pointblack, Ace
Music styles:
R&B, Soul, Funk, Disco
First released record:
Album "Presenting Isaac Hayes," (1967)
Claim to fame: Album "Hot Buttered Soul," (1969)
Awards:
> Oscar 1972
> Grammy Awards: 1972 (Shaft - Best Instrumental Composition,
Best Instrumental Arrangement), 1973 (Black Moses - Best
Pop Instrumental Performance)
> Golden Globes (1972 - Shaft)
> BMI TV Music Awards: (1998 - Soul Man)
> American Music Awards: 1979
> 2002 Rock n' Roll - Hall of Fame
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