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 earned Isaac an Oscar @TheAcademy and Grammy @thegrammys nomination, both he would win in 1972. The Oscar, a first by an African American for a musical composition. "Ya Damn Right!" #IsaacHayes | Isaac Hayes

This week in 1971, #IsaacHayes released his double album SHAFT. Recorded for both Stax Records and MGM, the album features "Theme from Shaft," "Soulsville," and more, with Hayes making a cameo in the Shaft film himself. The record was added to the National Recording Registry in 2014 for its historical and cultural significance. Revisit the THEME FROM SHAFT EP at the link below. 🎵found.ee/themefromshaft-ep [Video: “Theme From Shaft – Live at Wattstax 1972"] | Stax Records

Isaac Hayes Live 'Theme From Shaft' 1971 #classic | Throwback Music and New School Flavor

"He's a complicated man - " 2002 Inductee Isaac Hayes "Theme from Shaft" may be today's Spotlight Performance, but Hayes was also known as a spoken word pioneer and one of the main roots of the Memphis Sound who worked with Otis Redding, Sam & David and others (we can dig it). | Rock & Roll Hall of Fame