Isaac Hayes (1942–2008)

Author of Cooking with Heart and Soul

About the Author

Musician Isaac Hayes was born in Memphis, Tennessee on August 20, 1942. At the age of 22, he was hired by Stax Records to play backup piano and sax for Otis Redding and other musicians. In the 1960's, he wrote the songs Hold On, I'm Coming and Soul Man for Sam and Dave. He won the Best Original show more Song Oscar for the Theme from Shaft and in 2002 he was elected into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He also worked as an actor. He voiced the role of Chef on South Park from 1997 to 2006 and appeared in the following television shows and movies: Hot Truck Turner, Hustle and Flow, The Rockford Files, and Soul Men. He died on August 10, 2008. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

Image credit: John H. White

Works by Isaac Hayes

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Cooking with Heart and Soul (2000) 46 copies, 2 reviews

Hot Buttered Soul (1987) 26 copies

Shaft (1971) — Author — 24 copies

Black Moses (1971) 6 copies

Greatest Hit Singles (1995) 5 copies

The Isaac Hayes Movement (1990) 4 copies

Doctor Dolittle 2 (2014) 4 copies

Theme From Shaft (1971) 4 copies

Chocolate Chip (1998) 4 copies

Very Best of Isaac Hayes (2007) 3 copies

The Best of Isaac Hayes (1998) 3 copies

Branded (2007) 3 copies

(compilation) (2004) 3 copies

new horizon LP 2 copies

Juicy Fruit (Disco Freak) (2009) 2 copies

Ultimate Isaac Hayes: Can You Dig It? (2015) 2 copies

Isaac Hayes 1 copy

Juicyfruit (Disco Freak) (2009) 1 copy

Hot buttered soul 1 copy

Isaac Hayes - Don't Let Go 1 copy, 1 review

Shaft Anthology: His Big Score and More! (2008) 1 copy

Tough Guys 1 copy

Isaac Hayes at Wattstax 1 copy

Juicy Fruit (Disco Freak) 1 copy

Branded (1995) 1 copy

Branded 1 copy

Best Of: The Polydor Years (1996) 1 copy

...To Be Continued (1991) 1 copy

Presenting Isaac Hayes 1 copy

(Untitled) 1 copy

Shaft Anthology: His Big Score and More (2008) 1 copy

The Best of Isaac Hayes (1998) 1 copy

Funk On Film (1998) 1 copy

The Spirit Of Memphis (1962-1976) (2013) 1 copy

... To Be Continued [LP] 1 copy

Joy (1991) 1 copy

Three Tough Guys [sound recording] 1 copy

Portrait of Isaac Hayes 1 copy

Out of the Ghetto: Polydor Years (2009) 1 copy

Don't Let Go 1 copy

Golden hits 1 copy

Soul Man 1 copy

Best Of Shaft [Vinyl LP] 1 copy

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Associated Works

Robin Hood: Men in Tights [1993 film] (1993) — Actor — 548 copies, 3 reviews

Escape from New York [1981 film] (1981) — Actor — 324 copies, 1 review

South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut [1999 film] (1999) — Actor — 314 copies, 2 reviews

The Mel Brooks Collection (Blazing Saddles / Young Frankenstein / Silent Movie / Robin Hood: Men In Tights / To Be or Not to Be / History of the World, Part I / The Twelve Chairs… (2015) — Actor — 140 copies

Flipper [1996 film] (1996) — Actor — 89 copies, 1 review

Shaft [1971 film] (1971) — Composer — 80 copies, 3 reviews

Reindeer Games [2000 film] (2000) — Actor — 49 copies

Kill Bill: Vol. 1: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2003) — Contributor — 41 copies

South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut - Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture (1999) — Contributor — 29 copies

South Park: Imaginationland (2008) — Actor, some editions — 14 copies

Kill Switch [2008 Film] (2008) — Acteur — 12 copies

It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time [1975 film] (1975) — Actor — 10 copies

Truck Turner [1974 Film] (1974) — Actor — 7 copies, 1 review

Six Ways to Sunday [1997 film] (1997) 5 copies, 1 review

Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored [1995 film] (1995) — Actor — 4 copies, 1 review

Beavis And Butthead Do America (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (1996) — Contributor — 4 copies

Can You Dig It?: Music & Politics Of Black Action (2009) — Contributor — 3 copies

Final Judgement [1992 Film] (1992) — Actor — 2 copies

Rugrats in Paris: The Movie: Music from the Motion Picture (2000) — Contributor — 2 copies

The Best Of Soul Cinema (Coffy/Cooley High/Foxy Brown/Hell Up In Harlem/I'm Gonna Git You Sucka) (2004) — Actor — 1 copy

Love Songs of Burt Bacharach (2004) — Artist — 1 copy

The Score: 20 Ultra-Cool Soundtracks From The Producers Of Mojo — Contributor — 1 copy

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Canonical name: Hayes, Isaac
Birthdate: 1942-08-20
Date of death: 2008-08-10
Gender: male
Occupations: singer
composer
actor
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Place of death: Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Associated Place (for map): Memphis, Tennessee, USA

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henrikll 18 reviews

Cooking with Heart and Soul by Isaac Hayes

His stories on upbringing are interesting, but not very well written. It's ok if you have half av hour to spare and not indulging into something more demanlding. Some of his recipees are to be tested next barbque season most likely.

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Reneva 53 reviews

Isaac Hayes - Don't Let Go by Isaac Hayes