Issac Hayes found dead

[Yeagermeister]

RIP Chef

Isaac Hayes, Memphis soul legend, dead at 66

By Hank Dudding (Contact), Memphis Commercial Appeal
Originally published 03:02 p.m., August 10, 2008
Updated 03:10 p.m., August 10, 2008

Legendary soul music performer Isaac Hayes died this afternoon after he was found unconscious in his Shelby County home.
Isaac Hayes

Isaac Hayes


A family member found the entertainer next to a running treadmill at about 1 p.m., said Steve Shular, spokesman for the Shelby County Sheriff's Office.

Hayes was rushed to Baptist Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 2:10 p.m.

 

[Goldenrichards83]

RIP to a great legend.

 

[Maikeru-sama]

RIP Isaac Hayes

He and Bernic Mac, along with others were supposed to be in a new movie called Soul Men.

Soul Men

 

[Yeagermeister]

RIP Isaac Hayes

He and Bernic Mac, along with others were supposed to be in a new movie called Soul Men.

Soul Men

Wow Sam better be careful

 

[Rack]

The aliens must have taken him.

 

[zrinkill]

Dangit ..... I liked Issac Hayes


RIP

 

[Achozen]

Wow Sam better be careful

No kidding.

 

[bbgun]

"OMG, they killed chef!"
"You *******s!"

Farewell, Isaac.

 

[big dog cowboy]

"OMG, they killed chef!"
"You *******s!"

Farewell, Isaac.

One of my all time favorites.

 

[Duane]

Great songwriter, he'll be sorely missed.

 

[WoodysGirl]

If you see me walking down the street
And I start to cry each time we meet
Walk on by, walk on by

Make believe
That you don't see the tears
Just let me grieve
In private 'cause each time I see you
I break down and cry
And walk on by don't stop
And walk on by don't stop
And walk on by

I just can't get over losing you
And so if I seem broken and blue
Walk on by, walk on by

Foolish pride
Is all that I have left
So let me hide
The tears and the sadness you gave me
When you said goodbye
Walk on by
And walk on by
And walk by don't stop

Walk on by, walk on by
Foolish pride
Is all that I have left
So let me hide
The tears and the sadness you gave me
When you said goodbye
Walk on by don't stop
And walk on by don't stop
And walk by don't stop

Isaac Hayes - 1969

RIP...

 

[DallasFanSince86]

RIP Issac Hayes

 

[CanadianCowboysFan]

Hopefully he gets to do what Zombie Chef did in the spoof of Thriller "make love even when I'm dead".

 

[Yeagermeister]

Isaac Hayes' cause of death said to be a stroke

By Daniel Connolly (Contact), Memphis Commercial Appeal
Originally published 01:59 p.m., August 12, 2008
Updated 03:58 p.m., August 12, 2008

Isaac Hayes’ doctor believes a stroke tied to high blood pressure caused the death of the legendary soul musician this weekend.



Dr. David Kraus listed stroke as the cause of death on a certificate, Shelby County sheriff’s department spokesman Steve Shular said today.

Kraus had been treating Hayes for conditions that could have led to a stroke-related to hypertension, or high blood pressure, Shular said.

The musician’s body was stored at the Regional Forensic Center until the doctor returned from out of town, but no autopsy was performed, Shular said.

Family members found Hayes unconscious in his home Sunday afternoon. He was on the floor next to a treadmill that was still switched on, Shular said earlier this week. Hayes was later pronounced dead at a hospital.

Shular said investigators with the Shelby County Medical Examiner’s Office found no sign that Hayes was hurt in a fall and that the musician’s family is comfortable with the doctor’s recommendation not to conduct an autopsy.

Hayes had suffered a mild stroke in 2006.

A stroke occurs when blood flow to the brain is interrupted, either because a blood vessel is blocked or has burst. Strokes can cause brain damage or death.