Isaac Hayes Dead
Soul music icon Isaac Hayes died on August 10, 2008. According to reports from Memphis, Tennessee, police, he was found unconscious near a treadmill at his home and could not be revived when taken to the hospital. The cause of death was a stroke.
Fast Facts
- Born: August 20, 1942
- Died 10 days shy of his 66th birthday
- Found unconscious in his Tennessee home
- Taken to Baptist East Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee
- Pronounced dead at 2:08 a.m. on August 10, 2008
- Suffered a stroke in 2006
- Survived by his wife Adjowa, 12 children and 13 grandchildren
- Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002
- Wrote and composed the score and theme song to the movie Shaft
- The voice of Chef on South Park
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