Long before artist such as L.L.Cool J,
Ice T and Will Smith had successful crossover careers music,
television and movies there was Issac Hayes. In 1968 Issac Hayes
burst on to the music scene with his second album Hot Buttered
Soul. Over the net 40 years he
took that success and went on to not only have a great recording
career but also acting in more than 60 T.V. Show and movies.
Outside his music
and acting there are several things you may not know about Mr. Hayes.
The following is just five of those:
Issac Hayes was the voice of Chef for 136 from 1997-2006 when he quit
the show over religious differences. It was that year that the
producers of South Park came up with the idea of doing an episode
that poked fun at Scientology. The script did not go over well with
Mr. Hayes who had been a member of Scientology since 1993.
In
1971 Mr. Hayes won an Academy Award for best original song for the
Theme from Shaft. The
award made Mr. Hayes one of the first African-Americans to win an
Oscar. That same year the soundtrack also garnered him 3 Grammies and
a Golden Globe Awards.
Issac Hayes was offered 7 music scholarships after high school. He
turned down all of them and opted to join Floyd Newman's band where
he played both piano and saxophone.
At the age of 60 Issac Hayes was inducted into the Rock & Roll
hall of fame. At his induction he was recognized for his
contributions to disco, urban-contemporary music and rap.
Issac Hayes opened a soul food restaurant in his hometown of Memphis,
Tennessee. On the menu for his restaurant he had a platter named for
the album that started his career. Mr. Hayes also had his own BBQ
sauce and wrote a cookbook.
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