The Death Of Isaac Hayes
Chef from South Park
Isaac Hayes is dead. The famous musician was found unconscious on the floor in his home beside a still running treadmill. He is expected to have suffered from a heart attack. Upon being found he was rushed to hospital and was treated by paramedics. However despite the attempts to revive him Isaac Hayes was pronounced dead at two a.m. No foul play is expected to have contributed to Hayes' death.
Isaac Hayes was very famous among 'Soul' musicians. He released his first solo album in 1967 and then a follow up album in 1969. One of his careers highest points was in 1971 when the theme song from the action movie Shaft sung by him topped Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks.
He also won the Academy Award for Best Original Theme Song for the Shaft theme song. He would win a total of three Grammies and an Oscar. Hayes was easily one of the best Soul musicians in his time.
From the late 1990's to 2006 Isaac Hayes voice acted the character Chef from the animated T.V comedy South Park. Hayes almost passed up the job when he was asked to play the role but his agent insisted he should do the voice. Right before the original tapes aired with his voice acting in them he was convinced the role would end his career. However, the voice role in the show in fact landed the musician a new group of fans and boosted his career.
In 2006 Hayes threatened the South park show with quiting when he was approached with a script for the show that mocked the Church of Scientology of which Hayes believed in. The shows producers insisted that the show mocked all religions equally and that they could not leave out his religion just because he was one of their voice actors. Because of this Hayes quit the South Park show and returned his full attention to his music career.
At the time of his death he was in the process of preparing a new album for release. At this time it is unknown how far along the album was in development and if it will possibly be released. Hayes was quoted on commenting on today's music saying the new generation of musicians, "could use a little more substance like we had in the day."
