SINGER/ACTOR ISAAC HAYES DEAD AT 65!!

Soul singer and arranger Isaac Hayes, who won Grammy awards and an Oscar for the theme from the film "Shaft," has died, say sheriff's officials in Memphis, Tennessee. Hayes gained new fans late in his career by voicing "Chef" for the animated series "South Park."

Relatives found Hayes, 65, unconscious in his home next to a still-running treadmill, said Steve Shular, 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. That cartoon was for my blog company's 4th anniversary Feb 17th 2008.
Goodbye Chef! R.I.P

Source: CNN