Multiplatinum-selling artist Isaac Hayes, dubbed “Black Moses” during the height of his popularity, revolutionized soul music, leading it out of the era of the three-minute single into a new...

Isaac Hayes was a multi-talented composer, singer, and arranger who won an Oscar for the "Theme from Shaft" and voiced Chef on South Park. He also appeared in films like Escape from New York, The Duke, and Shaft, and died in 2008.

Isaac Hayes performs "Shaft" at the 2002 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.Looking for more Induction Ceremony memories from Isaac Hayes? Visit his...

Learn about the life and career of Isaac Hayes, a multi-talented composer, singer, and arranger who won an Oscar for the "Theme from Shaft" and voiced Chef on South Park. Find out his family, awards, trivia, quotes, and more on IMDb.

The best Isaac Hayes songs revolutionized soul music, spearheaded symphonic soul, and helped to invent the Blaxploitation genre.

Isaac Hayes was an American singer-songwriter, musician, and actor who was a pioneering figure in soul music. His recordings influenced the development of such musical genres as disco, rap, and urban contemporary. The charismatic performer— known for his shaved head, dark sunglasses, and smooth.

Nearly five decades after the days of Stax and Shaft, he’s one of the most sampled artists of all time. And yet there’s new ground to break: Tracklib now unearths never-before-heard songs and...

Fifty years ago last summer, he released one of the most extravagantly beautiful musical manifestos of the modern era, “Hot Buttered Soul.” The forty-five-minute album,...

Legendary soul singer Isaac Hayes died Sunday in Memphis at the age of 65. Hayes helped turn Memphis into "Soulsville, USA," and wrote that definitive anthem — the "Theme From...