Damn now Isaac Hayes Dies (The Duke)

Snake Plisken

I was just watching Escape From New York last night and he was the Duke in it. Also sang the Shaft theme song!

Thats Bernie & Isaac over the weekend

US singer-songwriter Isaac Hayes has died at his home in Memphis, Tennessee, at the age of 65, police said.

Police were called to Mr Hayes' home after his wife found him unconscious. He was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead at 1408 (1908 GMT).

Mr Hayes, a flamboyant, deep-voiced performer, won an Oscar for the 1971 hit Theme From Shaft.

He was perhaps better known to a younger audience as the voice of Chef from the hit cartoon show, South Park.

The cause of death was not immediately known.

"Family members believe at this point it is a medical condition that might have led to his death," a police spokesman said, adding Mr Hayes was being treated for "a number of medical issues".

Mr Hayes suffered a stroke in 2006.

Hayes the showman

Isaac Hayes - along with Al Green, James Brown and Stevie Wonder - was one of the dominant black artists of the early 1970s.


Hayes was renown for his deep voice and flamboyant on-stage style

Hayes, a self-taught musician, was hired in 1964 by Stax Records as a back-up pianist and saxophone, working as a session musician for big names such as Otis Redding.

He established a songwriting partnership with David Porter, and in the 1960s, writing hits for Sam and Dave such as Hold On, I'm Coming and Soul Man. This success led on to a recording contract, and in 1969 he shot to fame with the release the groundbreaking album Hot Buttered Soul.

The theme from the film Shaft was a number one hit in 1971. He won an Academy Award for the song and was nominated for another one for the score. The song and score also won him two Grammys.

Isaac Hayes was also in several movies, including It Could Happen to You with Nicolas Cage, and Ninth Street with Martin Sheen.

He had success later in life as the voice of the South Park character, Chef. But he angrily quit the show in 2006 after an episode mocked Scientology, a religious movement to which he belonged.

He was married four times and has 12 children.

Dman001

RIP.
I loved his voice and character in South Park.

Mossy Monk

Dman001 wrote: »

I loved his voice and character in South Park.

Me too. RIP.

the immortals

a sad day,

Just in from town and the first thing I saw was this news story. It's been a bad year for Hollywood and with Bernie Mac and Isaac Hayes both passing this weekend it's a damn shame.

The way things are going nect years Oscars may be little more than a memorial service for some truly talented individuals.

KrazeeEyezKilla

There's a film coming out called Soul Men and it has both Bernie Mac & Isaac Hayes in it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_Men_(film))

~Rebel~

KrazeeEyezKilla wrote: »

There's a film coming out called Soul Men and it has both Bernie Mac & Isaac Hayes in it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_Men_(film))

:eek:
Samual L Jackson would want to watch out!


Was really dissappointed to hear about Isaac Hayes, seemed a pretty cool guy, besides the scientology. Speaking of which, do we still say RIP? He would have believed in some form of reincarnation? In that case, have a good one Isaac!

bnt

I saw an interesting report, here, about how his departure from South Park might have been forced on him by the Church of Scientology, while recovering from that stroke. By the sounds of it, he wasn't personally offended by the Scientology bits in South Park. (Now we'll never know for sure, of course.)

BlitzKrieg

RIP

MooseJam

will always be remembered for his chocolate salty balls

robby^5

So the super adventure club got to him in the end.