Nickname:	/ The Black Moses / Ike
Known for:	South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut, Escape from New York, Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Birth name:	Isaac Lee Hayes
Birthday:	20 August 1942, Covington, Tennessee, USA
Height:	5' 11½" (1.82 m)

ANGIE STONE and DONNY HATHAWAY’s daughter LALAH are to recreate a mini-WATTSTAX show on Saturday (27Sep08) to honour late great soul man ISAAC HAYES, who headlined the 1972 music festival.The two women and singer Anthony Hamilton will perform as part of the 2008 Angel City Classic at the Los Angeles Coliseum, where Hayes and his
Soul legend Isaac Hayes' family is to launch legal action to retrieve the rights to his hit songs. The singer's back catalog, which includes classics such as "Do Your Thing"


Soul legend ISAAC HAYES will continue singing from beyond the grave - his family has a stash of unreleased songs they plan to make public.The Theme from Shaft hitmaker died after suffering a stroke at his home in Memphis, Tennessee earlier this month (Aug08).And his son, Isaac Hayes III, has revealed there is a wealth
AP - Officials of Memphis International Airport say they probably won't change the airport's name to honor the late singer Isaac Hayes.
E! Online - Isaac Hayes got an all-star send-off fit for the Black Moses.
AP - The weight of soul singer Isaac Hayes' legacy in Memphis could be measured in a single remark at his memorial service Monday.
Late soul man ISAAC HAYES was remembered in his native Memphis, Tennessee on Monday morning (18Aug08) with a tribute eights days after his death.Funk icon Bootsy Collins, actress Anne Archer and leading rights activists Revd. Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson were among those celebrating the legendary Shaft hitmaker’s life at a church in Cordova, Tennessee.Hayes
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Isaac Hayes apparently died of a stroke, officials with the sheriff's department said Tuesday.


South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker have paid tribute to the late Isaac Hayes - by posting a message on the show's website.


Isaac Hayes died of a stroke at his home on Sunday, the star's family doctor has confirmed.

An autopsy has not yet been performed on the legendary soul singer - who was found unresponsive near a running treadmill in his home in Memphis, Tennessee - but Shelby County Medical Examiner David Kraus says it is likely the star died from a stroke.
LATEST: Soul legend ISAAC HAYES died from a stroke, according to his family doctor.Family members found the Walk On By singer slumped by a treadmill at his home gym in Memphis, Tennessee on Sunday (10Aug08); he reportedly collapsed while working out.And now paperwork filed by Dr. David Kraus suggests the star suffered a stroke, but
Singer Isaac Hayes died from a stroke, Shelby County Sheriff's Deputies say. Officer Stephen Shular tells "The Insider" that Hayes died Sunday of a stroke associated with hypertension.   According to Shular, investigators with the Shelby County Medical Examiner's Office say there was no indication that he fell or suffered any trauma, and they will not conduct an autopsy. The Grammy winner was found unconscious in his Memphis home Sunday next to a still-running treadmill. Attempts to revive him were unsuccessful.

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E! Online - Isaac Hayes' contribution to soul, rock and South Park may live forever, but in the end, the man himself was a mere mortal.
Reuters - Isaac Hayes, the deep-voiced soul music star who won an Oscar for writing the theme song to the movie "Shaft," died over the weekend from a stroke related to high blood pressure, Memphis authorities said on Tuesday.
AP - Isaac Hayes apparently died of a stroke, officials with the sheriff's department said Tuesday.
Aretha Franklin has become the latest star to come forward with a tribute to Isaac Hayes, who died on Sunday. In a statement, the soul legend insists the "Walk On By" hitmaker was much more than just a singer/songwriter,


Director MALCOLM LEE is re-editing his new movie SOUL MEN in a bid to honour his late stars BERNIE MAC and ISAAC HAYES, who both died at the weekend (09-10Aug08).Lee, the cousin of moviemaker Spike Lee, insists he won’t be making huge changes to the completed film or altering its release dates, but he is
Singers Dionne Warwick and Gloria Gaynor are the latest stars to pay tribute to Isaac Hayes, who died on Sunday.


LATEST: Singers DIONNE WARWICK and GLORIA GAYNOR are the latest stars to pay tribute to ISAAC HAYES, who died on Sunday (10Aug08). In a statement, Warwick describes Hayes as "family" and revealed that he had written her 1979 hit song Déjà Vu as a birthday present for her.She says, "I’ve lost one of my best
ARETHA FRANKLIN has become the latest star to come forward with a tribute to ISAAC HAYES, who died on Sunday (10Aug08). In a statement, the soul legend insists the Walk On By hitmaker was much more than just a singer/songwriter, claiming he helped to further human rights. She says, "It was so sad to hear

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