Isaac Hayes aka "Black Moses" died today after his wife Adjowa found him unconscious on the floor near a still running treadmill inside their Tennessee home. He was taken to Baptist Memorial Hospital and pronounced dead at 2:08 this afternoon, at the age of 65. The cause of death was not known and foul play not suspected.
The tragic irony of his death comes only a day after comedian Bernie Mac succumbed to complications with pneumonia and was set to star in a comedic film titled "Soul Men" featuring Hayes & Sam Jackson scheduled for a Nov 12 release later this year.
Hayes born Isaac Lee Hayes, Jr. shot to stardom with his Academy Award Winning "Theme From Shaft" and was not only a soul & funk singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, arranger, film score composer and actor but also known to a younger generation as the voice for the character "Chef" on the Comedy Central animated TV series South Park.
The Covington, Tennessee native was one of the most famous artists/musicians of all time primarily due to his funk laden rendition of Burt Bacharach's "Look Of Love" made popular to the Hip Hop generation as the sampled gem used on Jay-Z's "Can I Live" for his debut Reasonable Doubt. Hayes leaves behind wife Adjowa Hayes, 12 children, 14 grandchildren & three great-grandchildren. To Black Moses you will be sorely & surely missed.
R.I.P.
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