
Isaac Hayes — singer, songwriter, composer, actor, etc. — died Sunday after collapsing near his treadmill in his Memphis, Tenn., home. He was 65. Hayes had just finished working on a movie called Soul Man, which starred Samuel L. Jackson and Bernie Mac, who also just died. Here's Hayes performing his infamous Shaft theme song in 1973. That's Jesse Jackson making the introduction, in case you were wondering.
Not him too! R.I.P.
This has been a sad weekend. I used to see Isaac around town when I lived in Memphis
One interesting fun fact I read this weekend: Apparently when Isaac Hayes was asked to score "Shaft" he said he also wanted the lead role. Glad he decided to do it anyway when Richard Roundtree got the part.