Issac Hayes Dead At 65
By
Pilgrim
on August 10, 2008 at 12:28 pm
Another unexpected, sad event:
Soul singer and arranger Isaac Hayes, who won Grammy awards and an Oscar for the theme from the 1971 action film “Shaft,” has died, sheriff’s officials in Memphis, Tennessee, said Sunday. Relatives found Hayes unconscious in his home next to a still-running treadmill. Paramedics attempted to revive him and took him to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Damn. And just in case you weren’t around for this, here’s his signature piece:
