R.I.P.
Who is the Man -- Dead at 65

Posted Aug 10th 2008 3:36PM by TMZ Staff

Musician Isaac Hayes -- who wrote the theme song for "Shaft" -- died this afternoon in a Memphis hospital.

According to WMC, a Shelby County sheriff's deputy responded to call from Hayes' wife after she found him on the floor near a treadmill inside their home.

Hayes was taken to Baptist East Hospital in Memphis, and was pronounced dead at 2:08 PM. Cops are investigating, but do not believe foul play was a factor.

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1. i love isaac...this is very sad. right after bernie mac too.

Posted at 3:49PM on Aug 10th 2008 by ken

2. First?

Posted at 3:51PM on Aug 10th 2008 by JRoc

3. thats sad. R.I.P. deaths do happen in threes.... carey harts brother, bernie mac, and now isaac hayes..... creeepy

Posted at 3:52PM on Aug 10th 2008 by stallone

4. that's two.... these things come in three....

Posted at 3:52PM on Aug 10th 2008 by mona

5. ILL MISS YOU CHEF

Posted at 3:54PM on Aug 10th 2008 by layne staley

6. " older" people have to be careful when doing cardio workouts.

Posted at 3:55PM on Aug 10th 2008 by be careful people!

7. RIP Issac-you will be missed

Posted at 3:56PM on Aug 10th 2008 by Mindy

8. Rest in peace Chef..... 'You were the man, who would risk his neck for his brotherland'

Posted at 3:58PM on Aug 10th 2008 by Alex Farquharson

9. Who cares, one less scientolo cult member. No big loss. Its the deaths of Bernie Mac and Cary Harts brother thats sad.

Posted at 3:59PM on Aug 10th 2008 by cs

10. was he still a scientologist? if so does that mean he will be back? Still this is sad, RIP

Posted at 3:59PM on Aug 10th 2008 by that guy

11. Check out the photo of Isaac with Bernie Mac on Isaac's website; two great entertainers. The man who penned "Shaft" will be GREATLY missed

Posted at 4:02PM on Aug 10th 2008 by bronxbabe

12. Bernie Mac, Isaac Hayes, and Samual L.Jackson all were in a new movie to be released November 14,2008. Soul Man

Posted at 4:06PM on Aug 10th 2008 by Gregg

13. ISAAC has contributed a lot to music. if you know the history of stax records, he co-wrote many famous songs for them over the years....he isn't just a crazy 'scientologist' or whatever some of these people are saying. he was a musical pioneer in his hey day.

Posted at 4:07PM on Aug 10th 2008 by ken

14. RIP TO THE GREAT ISAAC BUT WAS THE "CHEF GETS SHAFTED" COMMENT NEEDED?

Posted at 4:08PM on Aug 10th 2008 by copperkid27

15. That horrible. R.I.P. Issac

Posted at 4:09PM on Aug 10th 2008 by 1979

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