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Isaac Hayes, dead at 65
Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 4:04 pm
by RouxTheDay
Singer, songwriter Isaac Hayes dies at age 65
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Isaac Hayes, the pioneering singer, songwriter and musician whose relentless "Theme From Shaft" won Academy and Grammy awards, has been found dead at home. He was 65.
The Shelby County Sheriff's Office says a family member found Hayes unresponsive near a treadmill on Sunday. He was pronounced dead about an hour later at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis. The cause of death was not immediately known.
In the early 1970s, Hayes laid the groundwork for disco, for what became known as urban-contemporary music and for romantic crooners like Barry White. And he was rapping before there was rap.
His career hit another high in 1997 when he became the voice of Chef, the sensible school cook and devoted ladies man on the animated TV show "South Park."
Re: Isaac Hayes, dead at 65
Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 4:46 pm
by NoNoNanette
Although I tend to believe that Scientologists are WHACKO.....
Isaac Hayes gained my respect when he left South Park because they were bashing his religion. I respect any individual who stands up for his principles. RIP.
Re: Isaac Hayes, dead at 65
Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 6:02 pm
by Mac da Knife
He was a bad mutha....
HUSH YO MOUTH!
I'm jus' talkin' 'bout Hayes...
Re: Isaac Hayes, dead at 65
Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 8:50 pm
by LauraMc
NoNoNanette wrote:Although I tend to believe that Scientologists are WHACKO.....
Isaac Hayes gained my respect when he left South Park because they were bashing his religion. I respect any individual who stands up for his principles. RIP.
I never understood what changed his mind about the show. He sure made a lot of money before he quit. And if Chef's Salty Chocolate Balls didn't send him away, I can't see where the show got any more disrespectful than they already were.
I can just imagine an episode in the next season for Chef's funeral.