Pioneering musician Isaac Hayes dead at 65

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Reuters reports that Oscar-winning soul singer Isaac Hayes died in Memphis on Sunday. Hayes was a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member, an Oscar winner, and today's fans know him as the voice of Chef on "South Park."

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Here is his score for Shaft:

Live

Slow Motion Version

Here is the hit song he wrote for Sam and Dave -

Hold On, I'm Coming

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Singer found unresponsive on floor near home treadmill

Isaac Hayes, the baldheaded, baritone-voiced soul crooner who laid the groundwork for disco and whose “Theme From Shaft” won both Academy and Grammy awards, died Sunday afternoon after he collapsed near a treadmill, authorities said. He was 65.

Hayes was pronounced dead at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis an hour after he was found by a family member, the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office said. The cause of death was not immediately known.

With his muscular build, shiny head and sunglasses, Hayes cut a striking figure at a time when most of his contemporaries were sporting Afros. His music, which came to be known as urban-contemporary, paved the way for disco as well as romantic crooners like Barry White.

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FUCK!!

I thought someone was joking when Hayes was mentioned in a Bernie Mac thread.

R.I.P.

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Entertainment Weekly takes a look at '17 Career Milestones of Isaac Hayes":

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Damn. I was just listening to him the other day. RIP

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The Ukulele Orchestra Performs Shaft

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He was one the best soul artists ever 4sure. Great performer and a prolific song writer.