In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the iconic 1971 film & soundtrack, Shaft, we’re excited to share a 5-track EP featuring versions of the theme from our catalo. The iconic soundtrack was written and produced by Isaac Hayes who was the first African-American to win an Academy Award in a non-acting category with the 1972 Best Original Song Oscar for the “Theme From Shaft”. This EP features two covers of the theme from Joe Bataan and Bernard Purdie, a live version of the track performed by

Isaac Lee Hayes Jr. (August 20, 1942 – August 10, 2008) was an American singer, songwriter, composer, and actor. He was one of the creative forces behind the Southern soul music label Stax Records in the 1960s,[4] serving as an in-house songwriter with his partner David Porter, as well as a session musician and record producer. Hayes and Porter were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2005 in recognition of writing scores of songs for themselves, the duo Sam & Dave, Carla Thomas, and o