Isaac Hayes Dies After Collapsing Near Treadmill

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See More... Isaac Hayes, equally known for his role as the chef on Southpark and for the theme song for the 1971 movie Shaft, died Sunday.

Hayes was pronounced dead at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis in Memphis, Tenn., after collapsing Sunday afternoon near a treadmill in his nearby home.

Steve Shular, a spokesman for the sheriff’s office, said authorities received a 911 call after Hayes’ wife and young son and his wife’s cousin returned home from the grocery store and found him collapsed in a downstairs bedroom. A sheriff’s deputy administered CPR until paramedics arrived.

In addition to being a talented actor, Hayes was a great musician.

“Isaac Hayes embodies everything that’s soul music,” Collin Stanback, an A&R executive at Stax, said. “When you think of soul music you think of Isaac Hayes — the expression ... the sound and the creativity that goes along with it.”

The Rev. Al Sharpton called Hayes a “creative genius” and added, “even in his later years he never hesitated to appear for a cause or endorse something that he felt was for the good of mankind. He will be sorely missed.”

The actor and musician had recently completed the movie Soul Men, in which he played himself. The film also stars Samuel Jackson and Bernie Mac, who died on Saturday after a bout with pneumonia.

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I truly am saddened by the death of class act Bernie Mac. At least he is no longer suffering. My aunt is in mourning for Issac Hayes she loved his "Hot Buttered Soul" Lp. Will always have both in my memories forever.

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Sorry to hear that it's deeply affected yu and your aunt... We all are sadden and shocked by the death of Bernie Mac and Issac Hayes may we keep them in memory and all our hearts go out to their loved ones!

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