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Damn, RIP Isaac Hayes.
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From CNN:
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, reported Sunday.
Relatives found Hayes, 65, unconscious in his home next to a still-running treadmill, said Steve Schular, a spokesman for the Shelby County Sheriff's Department.
Paramedics attempted to revive him and took him to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after 2 p.m., the sheriff's department said.
No foul play is suspected, the agency said in a written statement.
Hayes was a longtime songwriter and arranger for Stax Records in Memphis, playing in the studio's backup band and crafting tunes for artists such as Otis Redding and Sam and Dave in the 1960s.
He released his first solo album in 1967.
In 1971, the theme from "Shaft" became a pop hit and won an Academy Award for best original theme song. The song and the movie score also won Grammy awards for best original score and movie theme.
Interesting they didn't mention his role as Chef from South Park. Rest in peace, man.
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Wow, it's been a bad week for prominent black entertainers. I didn't like his Scientology kick, but that's another sad event.
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One of my favorite albums is Hot Buttered Soul.
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Why is there always money for war, but none for education?
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Sad way to round off a sad weekend with Hayes and Bernie Mac. After Mac died Don Cheadle said heaven just got a little funnier. Now maybe its a little cooler too.
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Crap! That's TWO great entertainers in two days. Ok, "these things come in threes" comes to mind...who's going to die next? 
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I hope Morgan Freeman's condition doesn't worsen. . .
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i posted it in my thread on bernie mac...
paul newman is next. he asked to be taken home so he can die there, not in a hospital.
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I dunno about Paul. Hollywood is rumor city, and that "source" may not be knowledgeable of anything, let alone Paul's and Joanne's wishes. I hope it's not true.
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May his Thetans fly free and his carbon-oxygen machine rest in peace!
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Dude was awesome on South Park until the whole Unscientificology thing.
Goodbye children!
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RIP Isaac
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Originally Posted by xi_hyperon 
Interesting they didn't mention his role as Chef from South Park. Rest in peace, man.
Well if you saw how they so graciously "retired" him, you would think he never played a roll worth mentioning.
However, it wasn't atypical of South Park to do that.
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Originally Posted by olePigeon
Damn you Xenu!
Right. That is like saying "Damn you Satan!" when a Christian dies, no?
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