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Old Aug 10, 2008 | 05:08 PM
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Singer, songwriter Isaac Hayes dies at age 65

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - 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."

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Old Aug 10, 2008 | 05:10 PM
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damn man, all the cool black celebs are dying. first bernie mac dies now isaac hayes.

RIP the chef
 
Old Aug 10, 2008 | 11:40 PM
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oh wow i didn't know about bernie mac too
omg so sad
 
Old Aug 11, 2008 | 12:28 AM
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What's with all the famous black folk gettin' knocked down?

I think Morgan Freeman is still at the Med. Thank God Memphis has amazing hospitals.
 
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