Pivotal 1971 soundtrack was one of soul music’s best sellers of all time and earned Isaac Hayes a Grammy, Oscar and Golden Globe. LOS ANGELES, Calif. — In 1971, the song was everywhere. “Who is the ...

Like its slow-building title song, Isaac Hayes' Shaft soundtrack took a while to achieve its reputation as a symphonic-funk masterpiece. He had broad access to the film's creative process, as director ...

Fifty years ago this month, Isaac Hayes changed the course of movie music with his score for “Shaft.” Not only did Hayes, 29 at the time, become the first Black man to win a music Oscar for his title ...

Today, Aug. 20, 2012, would have been Isaac Hayes' 70th birthday. We celebrate the man with the golden voice with the story behind "The Theme from Shaft." In the late 1960s, vocalist and keyboardist ...

Hayes made history as the first Black winner of best original song for the Gordon Park film — as well as the first Black winner in any Oscar category outside of acting. By Gregg Kilday Freelance ...

Two discs feature the artists' greatest love songs, just in time for Christmas,New Year's Eve, and Valentine's Day! LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Concord Music Group's For Lovers series will continue on ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Isaac Hayes, the pioneering singer, songwriter and musician whose relentless "Theme From Shaft" won Academy and Grammy awards, died Sunday, the Shelby County Sheriff's Office ...

A Soul Cinema Tribute To Isaac Hayes 4 p.m., 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Sept. 19 âÄì Sept. 25 Oak Street Cinema $8 or $5 with a student ID or Membership www.mnfilmarts.org Sure Isaac Hayes called Shaft “the ...

"Album ReCue" celebrates 50th anniversaries: 1971 releases chosen by FUV hosts. Above, an archive of Alisa Ali's conversation with Darren DeVivo about his selection, Isaac Hayes's watershed Shaft ...

Fifty years ago this month, Isaac Hayes changed the course of movie music with his score for “Shaft.” Not only did Hayes, 29 at the time, become the first Black man to win a music Oscar for his title ...