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Isaac Hayes Dies At Age 65

Postby Ian on Sun Aug 10, 2008 10:17 pm

This is a sad weekend. First Bernie Mac... now Isaac Hayes.

http://music.msn.com/music/article.aspx ... &GT1=28102

Isaac Hayes, the baldheaded, baritone-voiced soul crooner who laid the groundwork for disco and whose "Theme From Shaft" won both Academy and Grammy awards, died Sunday afternoon after he collapsed near a treadmill, authorities said. He was 65.

Hayes was pronounced dead at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis an hour after he was found by a family member, the Shelby County Sheriff's Office said. The cause of death was not immediately known.

With his muscular build, shiny head and sunglasses, Hayes cut a striking figure at a time when most of his contemporaries were sporting Afros. His music, which came to be known as urban-contemporary, paved the way for disco as well as romantic crooners like Barry White.

And in his spoken-word introductions and interludes, Hayes was essentially 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."
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Re: Isaac Hayes Dies At Age 65

Postby Dartman on Sun Aug 10, 2008 11:54 pm

Crap, when my sister was telling me a famous guy had just died and trying to remember the name I said Isac Hayes?
Lets hope the bad luck stops here. He rocked as chef, too bad his religion made him quit the show...
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