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| When director John Carpenter cast ISAAC HAYES in the part of Duke, the evil and menacing king gypsy of Manhattan in the film Escape From New York, he was casting a king of another sort. Isaac Hayes has been the reigning king of soul music and soundtracks for years. Hayes began his career in Memphis as the hit songwriter of Soul Man, Hold On I’m Comin’ and others for Sam & Dave, and the musical innovations that he introduced in 1968 on his classic Hot Buttered Soul album have influenced the works of dozens of other artists, laying the foundation for disco’s recent popularity. Over the past 11 years, Hayes has cut a total of 21 albums for 3 different labels – Stax, ABC, and since 1977, Polydor. A total of 10 of his albums have gone gold (selling over 500,00 copies) and five have reached the heights of the recording industry and gone platinum (selling over 1 million copies). Perhaps best known for his soundtrack album from the hit movie Shaft, Isaac Hayes has given us such hits as I Ain’t Never, It’s All In The Game, and Don’t Let Go. His composition for Dionne Warwick Déjà vu, helped Ms. Warwick in her own return to the charts after a long absence, and earned both of them Grammy nominations. Perhaps not as recognizable for his acting work, Hayes is no beginner in that field. He has made other films, including Three Tough Guys in 1973 and in the same year, had the title role in Truck Turner. In 1974, he made a comedy film with Anthony Newley titled It Seemed Like a Good Idea At The Time. He was also seen on the TV series, The Rockford Files. He first appeared on a special episode of Rockford as a character known as Gandy. The character was such a success that he was called back to appear on two subsequent episodes in the same character. |
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