Mar292024

Isaac Hayes

Isaac Lee Hayes (born Aug 20, 1942, in Covington, Tennessee - died Aug 10, 2008, in Memphis, Tennessee) was an influential soul singer, songwriter, musician, producer, arranger, and actor. One of the key creative forces behind Memphis' Stax Records, Hayes began his recording career in 1962, soon playing saxophone for The Bar-Kays. Hayes and writing partner David Porter would pen numerous hits for Stax artists such as Sam & Dave ("Hold On! I'm Comin'", "Soul Man") and Carla Thomas ("B-A-B-Y") during the mid-1960s. Read more on Last.fm

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Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm

# Title Plays
1Theme from Shaft
751133
2Walk on By
736017
3Run Fay Run
587216
4Hung Up On My Baby
362875
5Never Can Say Goodbye
183448
6Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic
172989
7Theme From "Shaft"
156941
8Do Your Thing
152299
9By the Time I Get to Phoenix
145300
10The Look of Love
141099

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