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Remembering Isaac Hayes Today on What Would Have Been His 84th Birthday (Born 8/20/42)

August 20, 2026 Albumism Staff
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Please join the Albumism team in celebrating Isaac Hayes’ musical legacy and revisit audio & video highlights from his career below!

Born: August 20, 1942
Died: August 10, 2008
Biography | Readers’ Poll Results | Discography (Studio Albums):

Presenting Isaac Hayes (1968)
Hot Buttered Soul (1969) | Read More
The Isaac Hayes Movement (1970)
...To Be Continued (1970)
Black Moses (1971) | Read More
Live at the Sahara Tahoe (1973)
Joy (1973)
Chocolate Chip (1975)
Disco Connection (1975)
Groove-A-Thon (1976)
Juicy Fruit (Disco Freak) (1976)
New Horizon (1977)
Hotbed – Isaac Hayes Demo Album – Stax Records (1978)
For the Sake of Love (1978)
Don't Let Go (1979)
And Once Again (1980)
Lifetime Thing (1981)
U-Turn (1986)
Love Attack (1988)
Raw & Refined (1995)
Branded (1995)

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