AP - Sep 22, 2008
Isaac Hayes has left his estate to his wife, Adjowa, his children and the Isaac Hayes Foundation, which promotes literacy, music and nutrition, according to his will. The will was...
More »AP - Aug 20, 2008
Officials of Memphis International Airport say they probably won t change the airport s name to honor the late singer Isaac Hayes. During a memorial service for Hayes on Monday, U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen...
More »AP - Aug 18, 2008
The weight of soul singer Isaac Hayes legacy in Memphis could be measured in a single remark at his memorial service Monday. What would you say if you were flying into Memphis and they said you are about...
More »E! Online - Aug 18, 2008
Isaac Hayes got an all-star send-off fit for the Black Moses. Tom Cruise, Denzel Washington and Wesley Snipes were among those attending Sunday's private burial service for the Oscar- and Grammy-...
More »AP - Aug 13, 2008
Isaac Hayes apparently died of a stroke, officials with the sheriff s department said Tuesday. The deep-voiced soul singer died Sunday after he was found unconscious at his Memphis residence. No autopsy...
More »E! Online - Aug 11, 2008
When one of his final flicks, Soul Men, is released, Bernie Mac will not only be remembered for his comedic acting chops, but also his great singing voice. Yes, his singing voice. "He definitely...
More »E! Online - Aug 11, 2008
Though Hollywood is still reeling from the unexpected double passing of two pop-culture heavyweights over the weekend, that hasn't stopped them from paying tribute to their late colleagues, with tributes...
More »AP - Aug 10, 2008
With its riveting orchestration, definitive guitar play and signature sensual baritone vocals, Isaac Hayes theme song for the 1971 movie Shaft not only became one of pop music s iconic songs, but also...
More »Reuters - Aug 10, 2008
Oscar-winning soul singer Isaac Hayes died in Memphis on Sunday, aged 65, his friend and former manager Onzie Horne said. Horne told Reuters that he had spoken to Hayes' wife, who confirmed that...
More »AP - Nov 11, 2007
Highlights from the Oscar winners for best original song since the 1970s. As asterisk indicates the song also reached the top spot on Billboard s Hot 100 singles chart: 1971 Theme from Shaft from Shaft...
More »AP - Sep 7, 2007
The MTV Video Music Awards aren t until Sunday, but hip-hop stars started accepting trophies Friday night. Sean Diddy Combs, T.I., Three 6 Mafia and a slew of hip-hop producers gathered at the New York...
More »AP - Jun 7, 2007
The sound was never exactly polished, but it had plenty of soul, and the Memphis sound created at Stax Records has found its own special place in the history of American music. Some of pop s most cherished...
More »Reuters - May 4, 2007
I'm just an old chunk of coal/but I'm going to be a diamond someday, Jack Ingram sings in an expansive rehearsal studio on New York's West Side. The song, in many ways, is a perfect fit...
More »Reuters - Apr 16, 2007
Some of the biggest names in rock music, including Mick Jagger, Eric Clapton, Phil Collins and the surviving members of Led Zeppelin, will attend a private memorial in New York on Tuesday for their late...
More »Reuters - Mar 9, 2007
Music photographer Joel Brodsky, whose sexy, shirtless images of Doors lead singer Jim Morrison have taken on iconic status, has died. He was 67. He succumbed to an apparent heart attack at his home...
More »Reuters - Feb 21, 2007
Guitarist Steve Cropper loves to tell how he auditioned Otis Redding, but there is nothing but pain when he recalls the day the soul-music giant died in a plane crash 40 years ago this year. For Cropper...
More »Reuters - Dec 19, 2006
Legendary soul label Stax Records, which gave the world such stars as Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, and the Staple Singers, has been reactivated after a 30-year hiatus by its current owner, Concord Music...
More »E! Online - Mar 23, 2006
Trey Parker and Matt Stone have buried the hatchet with--sorry, into-Isaac Hayes. On Wednesday s South Park 10th season premiere, Hayes Chef character was struck by lightning, impaled, shot, mauled by...
More »Reuters - Mar 5, 2006
Bitches became witches in the sanitized lyrics of the Oscar-winning rap tune It s Hard Out Here for a Pimp when the song was performed at the Academy Awards on Sunday. We changed the lyrics up completely...
More »E! Online - Jan 18, 2006
Who s the man who s all tuckered out? Isaac Hayes. The silky smooth soul legend checked himself into an undisclosed Memphis hospital on Tuesday to be treated for exhaustion, according to published...
More »AP - Nov 15, 2005
Isaac Hayes will go back to the 70s when he guest stars on That 70s Show. Hayes will begin shooting next week on an episode that is scheduled for next spring, the Fox network announced Monday. That...
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