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Baby Boy For Isaac Hayes
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Isaac and Adjowa Hayes are welcoming their first child: a baby boy.
Hayes spokesman Rob Moore says Nana Kwadjo Hayes was born April 10 and weighed 8 pounds, 5 ounces.
In the Ghanaian language, Nana means "King," and Kwadjo (pronounced "Kwo-Jo") means "boy born on Monday."
In , Hayes was crowned as an honorary king of the Ada district of Ghana for his humanitarian work.
Kwadjo is Hayes' fourth son and the first with wife Adjowa.
The year-old soul singer and actor is best known for his recordings with Stax Records in Memphis and his No. 1 hit "Theme From Shaft," from the Richard Roundtree film "Shaft." The soundtrack also won the Oscar for best musical score.
More recently, he was the voice of the character Chef on the TV show "South Park," until he quit the role in a disagreement over the show's treatment of his faith, Scientology.
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From the Archives: Singer-songwriter Isaac Hayes Dies at 65
Isaac Hayes, the musician, composer and producer whose innovative sound changed the shape of pop music and whose shaved head, bejeweled outfits and regal demeanor embodied African American masculinity in the s, has died. He was
Family members found Hayes unresponsive Sunday afternoon next to a treadmill in a downstairs bedroom in his home just east of Memphis, Tenn., said Steve Shular, a spokesman for the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office.
For the record:
p.m. Feb. 19, The obituary of Isaac Hayes said that after the album “Chocolate Chip, “Hayes didn’t release new material until “Love Attack” in In fact, Hayes released several albums in that time period.
Hayes’ wife, Adjowa, told investigators that her husband “had not been in the best of health recently,” Shular said. No autopsy is planned.
With albums including ’s “Hot Buttered Soul” and the double-disc, Grammy-winning “Black Moses” in , Hayes laid the groundwork
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Isaac Hayes
American musician and actor (–)
This article is about the soul singer. For his son, the record producer and entrepreneur, see Isaac namn III.
Not to be confused with Isaac Hays.
For other uses, see Isaac namn (disambiguation).
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| Born | Isaac Lee namn Jr. ()August 20, Covington, stat i usa, U.S. |
| Died | August 10, () (aged&#;65) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Burial place | Memorial Park Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
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| Spouses | Dancy Hayes &#; &#; (m.&#;, divorced)&#;Emily Ruth Watson &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#;Mignon Harley &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#;Adjowa Hayes &#; (m.&#;)&#; |
| Children | 11, including Isaac III |
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