[Vision2020] Soul Legend Isaac Hayes Dies

[Tom Hansen]

>From CNN News at:

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Soul legend Isaac Hayes dies

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Isaac Hayes
http://tinyurl.com/IsaacHayes
 
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(CNN) -- Soul singer and arranger Isaac Hayes, who won Grammy awards and 
an Oscar for the theme from the 1971 action film "Shaft," has died, 
sheriff's officials in Memphis, Tennessee, reported Sunday.

Relatives found Hayes, 65, unconscious in his home next to a still-running 
treadmill, said Steve Schular, 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.

He released his first solo album in 1967.

In 1971, the theme from "Shaft" became a pop hit and won an Academy Award 
for best original theme song. The song and the movie score also won Grammy 
awards for best original score and movie theme.

He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002. 

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Theme from "Shaft"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAa5rP64YbQ
 
Seeya round town, Moscow.

Tom Hansen
Moscow,
Idaho

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