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http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/08/10/hayes.obit/index.html Soul
legend Isaac Hayes dies
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.
He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002.
Bob A
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