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17 ore fa · Started in Memphis by Jim Stewart and his sister Estelle Axton two years before Gordy founded his label (which has even been the subject of a children’s book), Stax Records has always seemingly existed in Motown’s shadow, but a new docuseries from HBO and director Jamila Wignot is giving the musical home of artists including Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes and The Staple Singers its time in the ...
17 ore fa · Despite the challenges, Stax Records rose again, finding success with Isaac Hayes’ award-winning contributions to the 1971 smash hit “Shaft.” The episode examines how Stax, an underdog record label, defied the odds and left an indelible mark on soul music, becoming a beacon of Black freedom and cultural influence.
17 ore fa · Stax puts their efforts behind Isaac Hayes, who receives GRAMMY® and Oscar® awards for his work composing the music and theme song for the 1971 box office smash hit "Shaft."
12 ore fa · “Stax: Soulsville, U.S.A.,” on HBO, looks back at the influential record label that turned out hits and minted stars like Isaac Hayes, seen here at the 1972 Wattstax concert in Los Angeles ...
17 ore fa · Isaac Hayes at Wattstax 1972, a concert organized by Stax’s driving force in its latter years, onetime DJ Al Bell. Hayes was a massive songwriting talent for the studios various stars before branching out on his own , eventually winning an Oscar in 1972 for “Theme from Shaft.”© Howard L. Bingham
17 ore fa · The urgency of that gave license to the musicians to become even more adventurous, a godsend to an artist as progressive as Isaac Hayes. Though he was already one of the label’s most important producers and writers (having penned classics with David Porter like Hold On, I’m Coming and Soul Man), Hayes had yet to establish himself as a solo star.
17 ore fa · Isaac Lee Hayes Jr. (August 20, 1942 – August 10, 2008) was an American singer, songwriter, composer, and actor. He was one of the creative forces behind the Southern soul music label Stax Records, serving as both an in-house songwriter and as a session musician and record producer, teaming with his partner David Porter during the mid-1960s.
