Isaac Hayes Dies

[CreekDog]

Source: WMC TV Memphis

MEMPHIS, TN (WMC-TV) - Musician Isaac Hayes died early Sunday morning, according to Shelby County Sheriff's Department spokesperson Steve Shular.

A Shelby County sheriff's deputy responded to Hayes' home after his wife found him on the floor near a treadmill inside his home.

Read more: http://www.wmctv.com/Global/story.asp?S=8817903

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only 65

[Why Syzygy]

1. Sure are a lot of

famous people departing these days. This is very sad. What a great talent.

[Skink]

71. I got to work with his guitar player of 10 years.

Guy named Tony. Worked with him at Stacks records in 68. He told me once Isaac used to lie on the floor in the studio all night while they recorded everything.
This guitar player said he got calls but turned them all down cause Isaac payed better.

[Richardo]

2. RIP Isaac

[electropop]

91. Damn, he was brilliant.

I'll miss his talent.

[Cant trust em]

3. That cat Isaac Hayes was a bad motha...

[Joe Bacon]

11. HUSH YOUR MOUTH

So sad, another day another death

[deutsey]

64. Just talkin' 'bout Shaft.

RIP, Black Moses...

You'll never know how much your music meant to me.

[Leeny]

79. well we can dig it

[rocktivity]

93. He was a complicated man

But no one understood but his woman

He's gone--Shaft.


rocknation

[davidinalameda]

4. is it wrong to say "Chef" comes to mind first

[ikojo]

kenny, Cartman and Kyle

all mourn.

[AnneD]

60. I always thought his music was cool.....

But Chef made him cooler-if possible. If the term bad mf was nixed-his chocolate salty balls was just sly enough. He and Bernie will be greatly missed.

[Patchuli]

85. I was missing that man in your avatar

since yesterday was 13! years since the music died...

[salguine]

58. Not at all! "Hello choodrun!"

[davidinalameda]

66. how are my little crackers doing today

[ChazII]

5. First Bernie Mac, now Issac

who is next? May both men rest in peace and may their family and friends be comforted.

[file83]

7. I've always noticed this usually works in 3's....

so, perhaps Paul Newman?

[alphafemale]

10. That 3 stuff is bullshit. When do you want to stop counting?

[daleo]

17. Famous people die at the same rate as regular people

But we notice apparent clusters, and westerners tend to be fixated on the number three.

Poisson distributions have this clustering feature, and the distribution of deaths of famous people is probably best modeled by that statistical function.

Anyway, that's my take on it.

[file83]

31. It is bullshit!! I hate when it happens...

To answer your question, they usually all die within a week of eachother.

[janetblond]

59. They die in THREE's. Always have .. Always will ..

A THIRD one's coming.

[alphafemale]

61. So if two oe more celebrities die within the the next week...

When do you stop counting?

If no MAJOR celebrity dies for a week or more do you go back and start looking for minor celebrities or production people who "kicked it" to make this stupid superstition work?

[hlthe2b]

29. Oh, damn... I am dreading the loss of Paul Newman....

I wish you hadn't said that, though realistically, I know...

[butterfly77]

19. I noticed that Bernie Mac, Issac Hayes and ...

Samuel l Jackson are suppose to be in a new movie together..just saying..

[DainBramaged]

26. SOUL MEN

Release Date: November 14, 2008
Distributor: Dimension Films (The Weinstein Company), MGM
Director: Malcolm Lee
Screenwriter: Robert Ramsey, Matthew Stone
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Bernie Mac, Sean Hayes, Sharon Leal, Jennifer Coolidge, Isaac Hayes, Affion Crockett, John Legend, Adam Herschman, Fatso Fasano, Jackie Long



Synopsis: Two former backup soul singers Louis (Samuel L. Jackson) and Floyd (Bernie Mac) travel cross country to perform at a tribute concert in honor of their famous former band leader. They haven't spoken to each other in 20 years but reluctantly agree to travel together for the tribute performance. Both Jackson and Mac will do their own musical and dance performing in the film.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

23. No, he's the third Hollywood person,

so now the circle is closed.

Bernie Brillstein died the other day - and he was, truly, Mr. Hollywood.

I was wondering who the third would be. It never fails, does it?

[Politicalboi]

25. And almost

Morgan Freeman

[Starbucks Anarchist]

73. Ironically, they both appeared in a movie coming out this year.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1111948/

[pretzel4gore]

6. Bush wins again

and America loses again (as usual) mcbusheet is pushing 90, and healthy as a pimpled teen, yet Sir Isaac dies!

[bitchkitty]

32. Wouldn't call him healthy.

He looks a bit doddery on stage.

[electropop]

92. Saw a video clip of Bush Sr and McBush at some event in a field...

both were waddling like the Penguin, as if they have prostates the size of basketballs, or artificial hips.

The effect was quite comical.

[bluesmail]

8. OMG...RIP

[Hawkeye-X]

9. Bummer. I used to like him.

When he turned to $cientology, I knew he's done for.

And I just watched Hayes' performance in "Escape from New York" the other day.

[Doc_Technical]

12. Damn!

I guess I'll dig out this album and put it on the turntable.

http://www.amazon.com/Hot-Buttered-Soul-Isaac-Hayes/dp/...

[stratomagi]

13. He was a talented musician and actor.

While his death is unfortunate I was disappointed when Scientology ate his brain.

[emilyg]

14. RIP

[HughBeaumont]

15. I've listened to "The Isaac Hayes Movement" since I was 3 years old.

His talent for arrangement and heart exceeded many in his field.

Not many celebrity deaths affect me. This one does.

Hope you make it to Phoenix, Moses..

RIP.

[Faygo Kid]

16. Very sad. Scientologist, but a very talented guy.

He, Curtis Mayfield, Buddy Miles and Barry White were great influences in the 70s.

And now they are all gone.

[EFerrari]

18. . . .

[Cooley Hurd]

20. Unmistakable voice - had a funny side, too!

Cross gently, man!

[Tab]

21. Chef!!

Aw, shit.

Why is everyone dying?

This sucks.

Hopefully he's in heaven where they have lots of chocolate salty balls.
(if you don't watch South Park, then don't ask).

- t

[Crabby Appleton]

22. RIP Isaac Hayes

[fortyfeetunder]

24. RIP Issac

a voice I have enjoyed for years.

[ronnykmarshall]

27. Ah damn!

I remember when he was at the Oscars when he won for "Shaft". He wore a chain "shirt". I think Johnny Carson was the host and said "Issac Hayes outfit was provided by Ace Hardware".

[hlthe2b]

28. Darn... the train of departures for some our greatest keeps

chugging along. I hope there is music and in the afterlife, whatever that may be.

[Withywindle]

30. OMG, that's awful!

RIP.

[gauguin57]

33. He rests with lord Xenu now.

(scientologist)

misguided but talented.

[NoodleyAppendage]

34. Going to play "Hot Buttered Soul" in his honor now... n/t

J

[suffragette]

35. R.I.P Isaac

[dbt]

36. Stax Forever!

Isaac was such a vital part of this GREAT little record company in Memphis. With partner David Porter, he wrote (among other hits) "Hold On, I'm Comin'" for Sam And Dave. He played piano with the Stax house band, which included Booker T and the MGs and the Memphis Horns. Along with whatever backup singers who had been contracted for a particular session, any singer could not have wished for better backing on a song.

Hayes's Hot Buttered Soul got the jump on Motown and Marvin Gaye's What's Going On by better than a year and a half, as Isaac threw out the rule book on how long a song "ought" to be and what was "acceptable" content.

Most of the world will remember him from "Shaft" and "Chef" onwards, but his roots went way father back and way deeper than that.

Thank you, Isaac, for helping me make it through my teenage years. That Stax Music will live FOREVER in my heart and soul!

Your Grieving Fan,
dbt

[Boudica the Lyoness]

41. I loved Stax

I met Sam and Dave in 1972. Booker T and the MG's the Bar Kays etc were a big part of 'Northern Soul' and my teen years in England.

[yellerpup]

37. Too soon, too soon.

He had so much left to give. Bernie, too. Sad news this weekend.

[KG]

38. and yet, dick cheney still draws breath.

further proof there is no god.

[Raster]

39. Oh please. We all know the un-dead do not breathe.

Dracul Cheney* hasn't drawn a breathe in decades.

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

40. Just saw this; bummer...

May he rest in peace.

[Raster]

47. I've been playing Ike's Rap/You've Lost That Loving Feeling...

Takes me back. Hayes was soul. Hot, buttered soul.

[AnnieBW]

42. Do Scientologists have an afterlife?

If so, I know that Isaac will be serving up Salisbury Steak there.

[jayfish]

43. RIP Duke.

A#1

Jay

[Hawaii Hiker]

45. "Escape From NY" was a classic & Hayes was great as the Duke

RIP

[jayfish]

75. It's Just As Good Today,...

as is "the Duke", as it was back then.

Jay

[byronius]

65. I had forgotten.

Damn. What a life.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

44. He blazed a trail that no one's gonna follow...

...not the first musician in the world, not the first soul / funk / R&B singer, not the first songwriter, but NO ONE put it together like Isaac.

R.I.P., to the cat who wouldn't cop out when there was danger all about...

[Subdivisions]

46. Damn. RIP Mr. Hayes. n/t

[sharesunited]

48. Did you know that Richard Roundtree, who played Shaft,

was diagnosed with breast cancer and had a double mastectomy?

[undergroundrailroad]

49. SHAFT! 'Can You Dig It'? RIP -- (n/t)

[bliss_eternal]

51. Damn right...!

May he rest in peace.

[Limelight]

50. Awww crap... You know these things come in threes...

First Bernie, now Issac? All you celebs out there need to start taking your vitamins.

[BrklynLiberal]

52. Sad news...I guess the good DO die young...

[jus_the_facts]

53. .....RIP Isaac.

[Penndems]

54. RIP, Mr. Hayes. Thanks for the great music and memories:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDyRdhSIqlo&feature=rela...

[JackDragna]

55. Goodbye, Isaac.

I hope your thetans find peace.

[pinto]

56. RIP, Mr. Hayes. You were a giant.

[Blue_Tires]

57. r.i.p.

[RainDog]

62. he gave this world great things

he will be missed.

[lonestarnot]

63. Damn!

We are having a bad month. I am sad for them and us.

[bonito]

67. Made his mark, made his exit, and left the machine running, way cool

Peace Brother.

[RamboLiberal]

68. RIP Isaac - Got turned on to his albums with Shaft

Got me through good times and bad all through my life.

[ellie]

69. WTF?

Enough!
RIP Isaac.

[CTyankee]

70. As a clueless white person, I was overwhelmed by Hayes's "Shaft."

He was cool personified. It was a great performance (I'm talking about the Oscars). I loved his voice,his delivery and his cool. I always will remember him for that.

Just a remembrance from a clueless white woman in her late 60s...

[hadrons]

72. I saw Hayes in concert less than two months ago ...

Free concert in Prospect Park in Brooklyn ... he sounded great, but he was moving really slow. It was bad, it was like he was 85 years ago (and he needed help walking)

RIP

[Chovexani]

74. What a shitty fucking weekend

[Catherine Vincent]

76. RIP, brother!

[InvisibleTouch]

77. Admittedly I only knew him as Chef...

...who was surely the best character on the show. RIP.

[HughBeaumont]

78. In memoriam:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GWWNxBNlyQ

[Rhiannon12866]

80. Oh, Christ, not Isaac Hayes, too many, too soon...

And such a talented man.

[FVZA_Colonel]

81. Goodbye, children.

So long Chef, I'll miss you.

[CRF450]

82. I'm pretty sure a new South Park episode will come out for his death

Maybe in a couple weeks?

[FVZA_Colonel]

83. From what's been said,

Matt and Trey, despite the falling out they had with Hayes, never really gave up on their friendship with him, and probably will put out some sort of tribute. If that's true it would be surprising, coming from such cynical bastards.

[chill_wind]

84. What A VOICE! And what a loss to the world of music.

I bought one of his albums many years ago (Live at the Sahara Tahoe) when I could afford to buy or own but a scant few, but he was a MUST HAVE in my my small picky collection. My sympathies to his family and to all his lifelong fans.

[knixphan]

86. R.I.P., Chef-

[calimary]

87. Damn.

Another one lost.

Just Damn.

[WhiteTara]

88. Isaac Hayes, R&B Legend, Dies at Age 65

Source: Entertainment Weekly

Oscar winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Isaac Hayes has died at the age of 65, according to CNN.

Hayes, best known for his pop/R&B classic ''Theme From Shaft'' and more recently as the voice of Chef on South Park, was found next to an active treadmill by relatives, according to reports from the Shelby County Sheriff's Department in Memphis, Tennessee. Attempts to revive the singer were unsuccessful and he was pronounced dead in Memphis shortly after 2 p.m. on Sunday afternoon.

Hayes' career began as a songwriter and producer for Stax Records in Memphis — a pioneering R&B label of the 1960s that was widely considered the southern counterpart to Motown in Detroit. His best known compositions from this period include ''Soul Man,'' originally recorded by Sam & Dave, and later a big hit a second time when it was covered by the Blues Brothers in 1978, ''Hold On! I'm Comin','' and Carla Thomas' ''B-A-B-Y.'' (See Rachel Sweet performing the song, a U.K. hit for her in 1978.)

Read more: http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20218136,00.html?iid=to...

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Rest in Peace Isaac

[Starbucks Anarchist]

89. I didn't know he wrote those songs, too.

RIP, Isaac.

[Patchuli]

90. This is so sad

Now I wonder who the third will be. These things seem to go in 3s...

I love this man's music.

[chromotone]

94. I always liked his appearances on "Rockford Files"

Three appearances in 1976-77.

76/01/09
THE HAMMER OF C BLOCK
W: Gordon Dawson <2>
D: Jerry London <4>
Released from jail after serving 20 years for a murder he claims he
didn't commit, Rockford's old prison mate enlists the investigator's
help to find the killer. (Becker)
Gandolph Fitch <1> . . . . . . . . . . . . Isaac Hayes <1>
Arthur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . James A. Watson Jr. <1>
Debbie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anazette Chase
Oliver Prey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jack Somack
Eunice Charles/Mrs. Bingham. . . . . . . . Lynn Hamilton
Pebbles Runkin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allan Rich

Rosie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bill Walker
Receptionist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sandy DeBruin <2>
Wino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hank Stohl <1>
@Betty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Helen Shustack <1>



77/02/18
JUST ANOTHER POLISH WEDDING
W: Stephen J. Cannell <23>
D: William Wiard <7>
Rockford helps an old prison buddy get a foothold in the gumshoe
business by referring him to a fast-talking mischievous P.I. an unsold series] (Rocky, Angel)
Marcus "Gabby" Hayes <2> . . . . . . . . . Lou Gossett <2> (A)
Melvin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pepper Martin <3>
Gandolph Fitch <2> . . . . . . . . . . . . Isaac Hayes <2> (SGS/A)
Gertmanian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Walter Brooke <2>
Bartender. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dennis Burkley <2>
Dancer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anthony Charnota <1>

Fred Koska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barney McFadden <1>
Frank Martin/Finn O'Herlihy. . . . . . . . Jack Collins <1>
Maitre d'. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . George Skaff <2>
Musician's Union Secretary . . . . . . . . Melandy Britt <3>
Funeral Administrator. . . . . . . . . . . Sidney Clute
Johnny Goodbie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Raymond Singer
Mr. Koska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alfred Dennis <1>
Hildy Mitchell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boni Enten
Mrs. Martin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Holly Irving
Mrs. Mitchell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jean Le Bouvier <2>
Yacht Club Attendant . . . . . . . . . . . Bruce Tuthill <4>


77/10/14
SECOND CHANCE
W: Gordon Dawson <5>
D: Reza Badiyi <3>
Rockford's old buddy Gandy Fitch asks for help in finding his
girlfriend, a nightclub singer who has been abducted by her ex-husband,
a paroled murderer. (Becker, Angel, Billings)
Jr.]
Gandolph Fitch <3> . . . . . . . . . . . . Isaac Hayes <3>
Shapiro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Malachi Throne
Joe Moran. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tony Burton
Theda Best (Moran) . . . . . . . . . . . . Dionne Warwick (SGS)

Lanark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sean Garrison
Brill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frank Christi <1>
Arnold Rose. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Richard Seff <1>
Pawn Shop Proprietor . . . . . . . . . . . Vivi Janiss
Bartender. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jack Garner <12>
Farnum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Milt Oberman
Secretary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Janet Dey
Raul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rudy Diaz <2>
Grazelli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Jay London <1>

Rockford Files

Hayes was the perfect "Gandy" to Garner's "Rockfish"

[auburngrad82]

95. Just saw him this weekend in Robin Hood: Men In Tights

One of my favorite albums of all time is Hot Buttered Soul. He'll be missed.

[Megahurtz]

96. SHIT!

[classysassy]

97. Mr Hayes

his recording of "By the time I get to Phoenix"was by far the best.

[flashl]

98. RIP. nt