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voglio iniziare un topic su questo artista, forse poco conosciuto se si legge solo il nome, ma che pian piano si scopre veramente "immischiato" in tante cose conosciute, che anch'io oggi mi sono meravigliato!!!
parto con una breve biografia in inglese che non ho voglia di tradurre....
Hayes began his recording career in 1962, soon playing saxophone for The Mar-Keys. After writing a string of hit songs at Stax Records with songwriting partner David Porter, including "Soul Man" and "Hold On I'm Comin" for Sam and Dave, Hayes released his debut album Presenting Isaac Hayes. A moderate success, the album was recorded immediately following a wild party.
The top-selling Hot Buttered Soul (1969) was a breakthrough album, and established his image (gold jewelry, sunglasses, etc) which eventually became a template for much of the fashion of gangsta rap and similar trends in the 1980s and 90s. Hayes' biggest hit was 1971's soundtrack to Shaft. The title song won an Oscar (the first for an African American composer), and clearly presaged disco. Black Moses (1971) became almost as successful.
By 1975, Hayes left Stax Records and formed his own label called Hot Buttered Soul Records. A series of unsuccessful albums led to Hayes' bankruptcy in 1976. The late 1970s saw a major comeback for Hayes, following the release of A Man and a Woman (1977, with Dionne Warwick). In spite of moderate success as a singer, Hayes' records did not sell very well.
Hayes has also forged a career as an actor in TV shows and feature films. When Shaft was being filmed, Hayes wanted the lead role, which went to Richard Roundtree; director Gordon Parks was impressed with Hot Buttered Soul where Hayes ended up scoring the film's music.
Hayes was inducted into the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame in 2002.
poi continuo con gli aneddoti...
il primo album "Presenting Isaac Hayes" viene registrato in una notte e vede Duck Dunn , zio di Trevor e all'epoca in formazione ai Booker T & the MG's, al basso!!!
Isaac doppiava il cuoco di South Park!!
vi consiglio 2 album
il primo è un doppio molto particolare, con dei bellissimi arrangiamenti...dopotutto Isaac è un grandissimo arrangiatore!!!
BLACK MOSES (1971)
e una colonna sonora molto famosa
SHAFT (1971)
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