Sunday, August 10, 2008

Soul Legend Isaac Hayes Passes Away


Black Flag would like to send condolences to the family of Isaac Hayes. Hayes was found unresponsive near a treadmill and he was pronounced dead about an hour later at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis, according to the sheriff's office. The cause of death was not immediately known. Hayes the pioneering singer, songwriter and musician whose relentless "Theme From Shaft" won Academy and Grammy awards, died Sunday Aug 10 2008. he was 65. In the early 1970s, Hayes laid the groundwork for disco, for what became known as urban-contemporary music and for romantic crooners like Barry White. And he was rapping before there was rap. His career hit another high in 1997 when he became the voice of Chef, the sensible school cook and devoted ladies man on the animated TV show "South Park." The Chef will be missed R.I.P Isaac Hayes.

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