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Isaac Hayes

1942 - 2008

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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 in the 1960s, serving as an in-house songwriter with his partner David Porter, as well as a session musician and record producer. Hayes and Porter were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2005 in recognition of writing scores of songs for themselves, the duo Sam & Dave, Carla Thomas, and others. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Isaac Hayes is the 360th most popular musician (down from 353rd in 2019), the 2,182nd most popular biography from United States (down from 1,961st in 2019) and the 100th most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Isaac Hayes ranks 360 out of 3,175. Before him are Jack White, Michael Schenker, Matteo Carcassi, John Densmore, Mark Hollis, and Hugh McDonald. After him are Jerry Reed, Glenn Tipton, John Hammond, Richard Z. Kruspe, Dave Mustaine, and Tré Cool.

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Among people born in 1942, Isaac Hayes ranks 146. Before him are Hannu Mikkola, Felice Gimondi, Manolo Blahnik, Tasuku Honjo, Fradique de Menezes, and Péter Medgyessy. After him are Robert F. Engle, Valeri Polyakov, Carole King, Christopher A. Sims, Vladimir Bukovsky, and Adil Abdul-Mahdi. Among people deceased in 2008, Isaac Hayes ranks 69. Before him are Henri Cartan, Muslim Magomayev, Sufi Abu Taleb, Khertek Anchimaa-Toka, Mauricio Kagel, and Hugo Claus. After him are Jerry Reed, John List, Youssef Chahine, Eartha Kitt, Rajko Mitić, and Nouhak Phoumsavanh.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Isaac Hayes ranks 2,182 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert Atkins (1930), Pete Sampras (1971), Patricia Neal (1926), Lady Bird Johnson (1912), Dean Cain (1966), and Hugh McDonald (1950). After him are Robert N. Bellah (1927), Alex Jones (1974), Jean M. Auel (1936), William Wallace Denslow (1856), Gore Vidal (1925), and Thornton Wilder (1897).

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Among musicians born in United States, Isaac Hayes ranks 100. Before him are Fats Domino (1928), Kirk Hammett (1962), Stevie Ray Vaughan (1954), Jack White (1975), John Densmore (1944), and Hugh McDonald (1950). After him are Jerry Reed (1937), John Hammond (1910), Dave Mustaine (1961), Robby Krieger (1946), Michael McDonald (1952), and Johnny Ramone (1948).

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