R.I.P. Isaac Hayes

Isaac Hayes has died. I saw the news on tv during a break in Olympics coverage.

obits/notices:
WMC TV
Memphis Commercial Appeal here, here, here, here, here
Mediaverse
CNN:

(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...

The Huffington Post
MSNBC:

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.

Thaddeus Matthews
Reuters
E!Online
BBC
EW.com
NYDailyNews
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Arbogast on Film
Cinematical
Pesky Fly
LeftWingCracker
Monkeyfister
Weeden Arts Watch
The Daily Docket
Newscoma
Joe Larkins
SFScope
GreenCineDaily
Religion News Blog reports on Hayes' involvement with Scientology and on his upcoming funeral.

Theme from Shaft:


Strangely, his Soul Men co-star Bernie Mac died yesterday.