(Memphis, August 20, 1942 – August 10, 2008)
Shaft - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Deluxe Edition) The original Stax double-album of Shaft, released in August 1971, became Isaac Hayes' most successful LP as well as a Grammy Award winner, catapulting the artist-composer into a new realm of stardom. A chart-topper on the Billboard 200 and the R&B and Jazz charts, the score album to the landmark of African-American cinema blended lush yet hard-driving funk with smooth, laconic instrumental tracks, and subtle jazz flavorings.
An Academy Award winner for Best Original Song, it went to the top of the Billboard Hot 100
