Oscar Hayes
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Oscar Hayes
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| birth_name = Oscar Eason Hayes
| alias = Reverend Oscar Hayes
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1967|10|12|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Detroit, Michigan
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2015|1|19|1967|10|12}}
| death_place = Detroit, Michigan
| instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|piano}}
| genre = {{hlist|CCM|gospel|traditional black gospel|urban contemporary gospel}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter|musician}}
| years_active = 1991–2015
| label = {{hlist|Tyscot|Sound of Gospel}}
| past_member_of = The Abundant Life Fellowship Chorale
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Reverend Oscar Eason Hayes (October 12, 1967 – January 19, 2015), was an American gospel musician and leader of The Abundant Life Fellowship Chorale. He started his music career, in 1991, with the release of Got 2 Tell It by Tyscot Records. His second album, Simply Determined, was released in 1993 by Tyscot Records, and this was his breakthrough release upon the Billboard magazine Gospel Albums chart. The third release, Choir Music, Vol. 1: Live in New Orleans, came out in 2001 from Sound of Gospel and this placed on the aforementioned chart.
Early life
Reverend Hayes was born on October 12, 1967, in Detroit, Michigan, as Oscar Eason Hayes,{{cite web|title=Songwriter/Composer: HAYES OSCAR EASON|url=http://repertoire.bmi.com/writer.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&page=1&fromrow=1&torow=25&querytype=WriterID&keyid=434115&keyname=HAYES+OSCAR+EASON&CAE=239735637&Affiliation=BMI|author=Broadcast Music, Inc.|publisher=Broadcast Music, Inc.|access-date=April 11, 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150411172938/http://repertoire.bmi.com/writer.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&page=1&fromrow=1&torow=25&querytype=WriterID&keyid=434115&keyname=HAYES+OSCAR+EASON&CAE=239735637&Affiliation=BMI|archive-date=April 11, 2015|url-status=dead}} whose mother June Hayes, resided in the Northern part of the city, and this caused Hayes to be exposed to a myriad of societal ills.{{cite web|title=Detroit Mourns Death of Pastor Oscar Hayes; Homegoing Service Details|url=http://journalofgospelmusic.com/contemporary/detroit-mourns-death-pastor-oscar-hayes/|first=Bob|last=Marovich|publisher=Journal of Gospel Music|access-date=April 11, 2015}} Rev. Hayes graduated from William Tyndale Christian College with his bachelor's degree, while he was in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, at A.P. Clay Christian Seminary he graduated with his Master's and Th.D.
Music career
He began his music recording career in 1991, with the release of Got 2 Tell It on November 26, 1991, by Tyscot Records.{{cite web|title=Oscar Hayes : Discography |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/oscar-hayes-mn0000415165/discography|author=AllMusic|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=April 11, 2015}} His second album, Simply Determined, was released by Tyscot Records on July 26, 1993, and it was his breakthrough release upon the Billboard magazine Gospel Albums chart at No. 27.{{cite web|title=Oscar Hayes : Awards |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/oscar-hayes-mn0000415165/awards|author=Billboard|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=April 11, 2015}} The third album, Choir Music, Vol. 1: Live in New Orleans, was released on July 31, 2001, by Sound of Gospel, and it placed on the aforementioned chart at No. 19.
Personal life
Reverend Hayes was married Erica Hayes, at the time of his death on January 19, 2015, and he was the pastor at Nazarene Missionary Baptist Church. Most importantly he was a father of 3 children Rickey, Omnee and Oscar Jr, and a grandfather of 5. He had a host of family he created and loved.{{cite web|title=Home-going Service Details for Pastor Oscar Hayes|url=http://praise1027detroit.hellobeautiful.com/549878/home-going-service-details-for-pastor-oscar-hayes/|first=Randi|last=Myles|publisher=Praise 102.7|access-date=April 11, 2015|date=January 23, 2015}}
Discography
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|+ List of studio albums, with selected chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;" | Album details |
| style="width:3em; font-size:90%"|US Gos |
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| scope="row"|Got 2 Tell It
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| – |
| scope="row"|Simply Determined
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| 27 |
| scope="row"|Choir Music, Vol. 1: Live in New Orleans
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| 19 |