Isaac Hayes was born on 20 August 1942 in Covington, Tennessee. His parents died when he was still an infant, so he was raised by his grandparents. He made his public debut singing in church at the age of five and later taught himself to play piano, organ and saxophone. Not many people have exerted greater influence over the music from the 1960 until the beginning of the 21st century than Isaac Hayes. He laid the groundwork for the Memphis soul sound when he worked with Stax-Volt Records. Under the official name Nene Katey Ocansey I, he also served as a member of the royal family of the African nation of Ghana, while he had simultaneous careers as an actor, composer and humanitarian.

Hayes had already started a successful solo career, even before the era of disco and rap. Hayes recorded countless albums between 1967 and 1981, but then it became quiet. In 1986, he returned with the album "U-Turn", which included the r&b top 10 hit single "Ike's rap". Two years later, he released "Love Attack", before again dropping out of music to focus on acting. In 1994, Hayes returned once again, first with "Wonderful" and the with two concurrent releases. The album "Branded" was vocal, while "Raw and refined" was instrumental. Isaac Hays' official website can be found at www.isaachayes.com.

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D i s c o g r a p h y

Presenting Isaac Hayes	1967	Stax
Hot Buttered Soul	1969	Stax
Enterprise	1970	Stax
...To Be Continued	1970	Stax
The Isaac Hayes Movement	1970	Stax
Black Moses	1971	Stax
Shaft	1971	Enterprise
In the Beginning	1972	Atlantic
Joy	1973	Stax
Live at the Sahara Tahoe	1973	Stax
Tough Guys	1974	Enterprise
Truck Turner	1974	Enterprise
Chocolate Chip	1975	Stax
Disco Connection	1976	ABC
Groove-A-Thon	1976	ABC
Juicy Fruit	1976	ABC
A Man and a Woman	1977	ABC
New Horizon	1977	Polydor
For the Sake of Love	1978	Polydor
Hotbed	1978	Stax
Don't Let Go	1979	Polydor
And Once Again	1980	Polydor
Royal Rappins	1980
Lifetime Thing	1981	Polydor
U-Turn	1986	Columbia
Love Attack	1988	Columbia
Wonderful	1994	Stax
Branded	1995	Pointblank
Raw and Refined	1995	Pointblank
Black Moses [2002 Remastering]	2002	Stax
Instrumentals	2003	Stax/Ace