Jan 8, 2023 · From around the "Hot Buttered Soul" LP onward, Hayes wore that golden vest or suit in photoshoots and in live performances. Chief among them, perhaps, is the now iconic Hayes performance of the "Theme from Shaft" at the 1971 Oscar ceremony (posted on YouTube).

During this period, he was a recent Academy Award winner and in high demand in the music business. Hayes wore this vest when he began his career and when he was recording in the studio at Stax...

Aug 14, 2024 · The band played the theme from Shaft as Hayes walked on stage in a hood and cloak. Hayes threw the cloak off, revealing his bare chest covered in a vest of gold chains.

Jan 24, 2013 · One such outfit was the one he wore at Wattstax, a vest made out of gold chains, like an alchemic transformation of the old grey metal chains of slavery, wearing it before Mr. T or early hip-hop stars wore gold chains on their necks.

Aug 11, 2008 · Mention Isaac Hayes to someone over the age of 45 and the image that comes to mind will almost certainly have a gold chain vest. The strength of “Shaft” doesn’t rely on that image, though.

Dec 21, 2015 · On this day November 20th, 1971 Theme from "SHAFT" by @_IsaacHayes was the number 1 record on the @Billboard Hot 100. The song held for 2 weeks at number 1 and …

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Dec 8, 2021 · Hayes also was the first composer to perform his own work at the Oscars: Emerging from a smoke-filled stage, wearing a gold chain mail vest and surrounded by dancers, he electrified the...

Aug 11, 2008 · In the 1973 concert documentary Wattstax, filmed in Los Angeles, Hayes throws off his coat to reveal a "vest" made of linked gold chains. The symbolism was obvious and apt: When he flexed his...

Isaac Hayes' set began with him being driven to the stage in a gold station wagon as the emcee, Jessie Jackson, hyped the crowd. The band played the “Theme from Shaft” as Hayes walked on stage in a hood and cloak. Hayes threw the cloak off revealing his bare chest covered in a vest of gold chains. And that’s all before he sang a single note!