RIP: Isaac Hayes Dead at 65

From the Associated Press:

Isaac Hayes, the pioneering singer, songwriter and musician whose relentless "Theme From Shaft" won Academy and Grammy awards, died Sunday, the Shelby County Sheriff's Office said. He was 65.

A family member found Hayes unresponsive near a treadmill and he was pronounced dead about an hour later at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis, according to the sheriff's office. The cause of death was not immediately known.

- Isaac Hayes official website
- Isaac Hayes Wikipedia entry
- Issac Hayes IMDB entry
- YouTube video: Isaac Hayes - Shaft - live 1973
- Associated Press article: "Singer, songwriter Isaac Hayes dies at age 65"

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