R.I.P. Issac Hayes (1942-2008)

Damn! This has not been a good weekend. First Bernie Mac, then we almost lose wrestling legend Killer Kowalski, now Chef is gone.

RIP, Issac.
 
The rest of the article can be read through the link.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/obit_isaac_hayes

Singer, songwriter Isaac Hayes dies at age 65

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Isaac Hayes, the pioneering singer, songwriter and musician whose relentless "Theme From Shaft" won Academy and Grammy awards, died Sunday, the Shelby County Sheriff's Office said. He was 65.

A family member found Hayes 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.

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."
 
Oh, cmon, 1st Bernie Mac, now Issac Hayes A.K.A. "Chef"? His work will not be forgotten. Wonder if South Park will do some special dedication towards him? RIP.
 
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=[ Bad weekend seriously.
 
Don't even joke. I shudder to think of what would happen if one of my favorite actors died.

Also, I found out Hayes' last completed film was Return to Sleepaway Camp.
 
First, Bernie Mac, now Isaac Hayes. The world is losing some of the most talented performers in history. I definitely remember him as Chef on South Park, but I also remember him as Gandolph Fitch on NBC's The Rockford Files. He used to call P.I. Jim Rockford(James Garner) "Rockfish", instead of identifying him by his proper name(Jim Rockford: "...and get off that 'Rockfish' stuff. The name is RockFORD!"). I also remember Isaac Hayes on The A-Team, when he played a man wrongfully imprisoned and also opened for the late Rick James at a concert at a Los Angeles-area theater. In that very same episode, B.A. Baracus(Mr. T) convinced him he needs to continue doing what he does best, namely perform. Nonetheless, Isaac Hayes was a tremendous talent and he will be missed. In addition to reruns of South Park, at least he'll also live on through his no. 1 song from 1971, "Theme from Shaft", as long as radio stations continue playing it.
 
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