Music was not the only passion Hayes began to pursue in high school: he was also an avid reader and, inspired by his growing interest in films and plays, a member of the drama club. It was later, as an adult, that Hayes learned to read music and play the piano, driven by his desire to compose songs. “I was in the band supposed to be playing clarinet, but I was the worst player ever, ” Hayes said in an interview with Contemporary Black Biography (CBB), citing his problems learning to read music. Hayes was interested in music from an early age and began performing with vocal groups in his early teens, despite his lack of formal musical training. He attended several elementary and junior high schools, including Anton Gridina, where Arsenio Hall was a classmate, and graduated from John F. His parents divorced when he was five, and Hayes grew up living with his mother, stepfather, and five younger siblings. Theodore Hayes was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on October 20, 1951, the only child of Ernest and Evelyn Hayes. An accomplished singer and composer, Hayes has written music inspired by the Devil Barnett books and is the creative force behind a touring stage tribute to the work of Marvin Gaye.
His experiences range from working as a scriptwriter for Melvin Van Peebles and directing music videos to writing and producing plays and musical shows. Best known as the author of the Harlem-based Devil Barnett series of detective novels, Teddy Hayes is a talented force in a number of creative fields.
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