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Page 8 Portland Observer, November 19, 1981 HAPPENINGS entertainment ENTERTAINMc NI King Facility Office Space For Lease Isaac Hayes' Years of Making 1966 Along with David Porter, Isaac wrote and produces some o f Sam A Dave’s first major compositions: "Soul M a n ,” " H o ld On I ’ m Com ing” and "W hen Something Is Wrong W ith M y Baby." 1967 Presenting Isaac Hayes was released on Stax Records while Isaac re ceived his first gold record for penning "Soul M a n ." Isaac also re members the death o f his good friends, Otis Redding and members o f the Bar-Kays. 1968 Dr. M artin Luther King is assassinated in Memphis and psychologi cally affects Isaac to a state o f non-productivity. Isaac and friends form The Black Knights, an organization slated to deal with prob lems directly related to Memphis' Black community. 1969 H o t Buttered Soul is recorded and released the same year and con tained the Isaac Hayes classics “ By The Time I Get To Phoenix," " W a lk On By" and "Hyperbolicsyllabicesquedalymistic.” H o t But tered Soul garners Isaac his first gold album. In that same year at the Masonic Temple in D etroit, Isaac makes his first m ajor concert ap pearance and appears on nationwide television singing " W a lk On By” on the Dick Clark Show. 1970 Isaac goes to Hawaii to perform for the first time and meets activist Dick Gregory. The Movement garners another gold album and Isaac plays the Apollo for the first time. 1971 Hot Buttered Soul reaches gold status while The Movement and To Be Continues achieves platinum status. History is in the beginning as Isaac prepares scoring Shqft. 1972 Isaac’s list o f awards begins to flourish; an Oscar for Shqft, Song o f the Year, Oscar nom ination for dram atic score, G ram m y, Globe Award, N A A C P Image Award and a host o f others. Performed at the M em orable Wattstax Festival for 100,00 at the L. A . Coliseum along with such R & B greats as l uther Ingram, Rufus Thomas, M a vis Staples and Johnny Taylor. Later in the year, Isaac receives a platinum album for Shaft and finances a 250 unit low income hous ing project on the Isle o f St. C ro ix . Records and releases Black Moses. All Utilities Paid For m o re In fo rm a tio n call 288-0371 — A s k fo r J a m e s Loving ■ a ■ a a a ■ ! Truck Turner, the film which starred, and was scored by Isaac is re leased Isaac’s film work begins to broaden as he co-stars with An thony Newley in the Canadian production o f " I t Seemed L ike A Good idea A t The Tim e." 975 Isaac Hayes I I I was born along with Isaac’s own record label. Hot Buttered Soul Records. The label’s first m ajor success is a gold al bum for Isaac’s Chocolate Chip. Later that year, the label releases its second LP on Isaac, Groove-A-Thon. J76 Dionne Warwicke and Isaac join forces to record " A Man And A Woman” and complete one o f the most successful U .S. tours in his tory. Later that year. Juicy Fruit is released and Isaac, a guest at the W hite House, boogies with Betty Ford. W ith good friend James Gasrner, Isaac makes his dram atic T V debut completing his first "Rockford Files.” * P roline now offers a Under these conditions ONLY $goo ISAAC HAYES 1979 " D e ja V u ” is nom inated for a G ram m y, as recorded by Dionne Warwicke for performance and Isaac’s nomination comes under the guise o f composer. Isaac is also nominated for best R & B male sing er, while his new single " D o n ’t Let G o " and album o f the same title, receive gold certifications. His first for Polydor Records. 1960 Isaac is better than ever and Polydor releases "A n d Once A g ain ,” the critically successful album which contained the cover version o f the classics " I t ’s A ll In The Gam e" and "T h is Time I ’ll Be Sweet e r.” Early in that same year, Royal Rappms was released featuring the unpredicted pairing o f Isaac with the Queen o f Rap, Ms. M illie Jackson. 1961 177 Phew! Isaac ran his first ten miles and fell in love with Atlanta. He completes two more episodes o f "Rockford Files” and releases New Horizons, his first album for Polydor Records. A L ifetim e Thing, the 2 lst album o f Isaac’ s career is released on Polydor/PolyGram Records, the label’s sixth. A Lifetime Thing in- clueds the hit single, “ I ’m Gonna Make You Love M e ” and in the Isaac Hayes tradition such classic re makes as " I ’m So Proud” and "Three Times A L ady,” featuring Isaac on saxophone. His movie career takes o ff as “ Escape From New Y ork” directed by John C ar penter shows signs o f becoming one o f the year’s top grossing films. Still expanding into other areas. Isaac obtains chart representation for his production on the new Donald Byrd chart toppler. Love Has Come A round and premiers his "Black Music Countdown featuring Isaac Hayes” (a weekly, two-hour radio syndication). 78 For The Sake O f Love, the second album for Polydor Records, is re- leased while Dionne and Isaac successfully tour Australia. While he Isaac Hayes may only be a lifetim e thing but surely his music will continue through many lifetimes. (present this coupon with visit) *. 4 YOCZ«A/AM£ ^ecostQrfimwg) SURVIVING THE SEASON ’ What A Winner!! Top o ff th e T h a nksgiving Festivity w ith the diam onds of WOl you b« paying a ll yoar on tlw Item* you buy D itto nod A m wm k«? Hou» w ill your to tal crodlt picture be qffectod bp eeaeonal » pending? All thia ureofc. CHAHNKL TWO ItKWS reporter» will examine tba effect» qf inflation and increaaina intermt rate» on pour buying power. M uch f ~ Kappa and the laid-back mellow sounds of Velvet Date: N o v. 28,1981 Tim e: 10 P .M . to 2 A .M . P lace: S h erato n A irp o rt Inn, 8235 N .E. A irp o rt W ay P o rtland, O regon /<> 917 S.W. Alder 224-8401 across from the Galleria *No appointm ent ♦First available operator only tours he takes pen to hand and begins composing " D e ja V u .” in Dino DiLaurentis’ “ Three Tough Guys,” which he scored as well. 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