How isaac hayes died

The new generation of popular musicians, he said, "could use a little more substance like we had in the day. Some of them don't realize [it] because they sample me so much," he said. Hayes credited his role on "South Park" with expanding his fan base, and said that he had almost passed on the job.

I thought it was a Disney thing. I [had] never heard of this thing," he said. But his agent persuaded him to tape some episodes. I've ruined my career. Share this on:. Story Highlights Hayes found unconscious by treadmill at his Tennessee home Sunday Paramedics attempted to revive him; took him to hospital He was pronounced dead shortly after 2 p. Singer Issac Hayes seen performing in the U.

He worked with Otis Redding and others before forming a songwriting partnership with David Porter. The reward was a recording contract, which led to his first album, Presenting Isaac Hayes, released in That failed to find an audience, but in came the more provocatively titled Hot Buttered Soul. Containing just four tracks, it sold more than a million copies. After Shaft and the follow-up Black Moses, he was not to release another major seller, although he had several minor hits as the disco movement emerged.

His soundtrack to the Shaft sequel included Zeke the Freak, a song that gained a new lease of life with the house music movement in the UK. In the s Hayes reached a new generation as Chef. Two years ago, however, he left the show after an episode that he felt made fun of the Scientology movement, of which he was a member. There was subsequent dispute about the origin of the statement. Hayes suffered a stroke in early , and it has been reported that this was the reason he left the show.

An appearance on a TV talk show in April this year appeared to suggest that Hayes was suffering from the side-effects of a stroke. However, he continued to lead an active life, spearheading a campaign for the Memphis Heart Clinic which was due to start on Friday. He was He was rushed to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. The cause of death was not known. In early , Hayes suffered a stroke.