Issac Hayes Jr.

Rest in Peace Isaac Hayes The soul singer-songwriter (and G Manifesto Hall of Fame Member) Isaac Hayes, known for his gravelly voice, shaven head and copious jewelery (and dope music), died on Sunday at his home in Memphis, Tennessee. He was 65. Hayes was found by family members, who discovered him lying next to a treadmill in a basement room at his home. Sheriff's deputies performed CPR until paramedics arrived. He was taken to hospital but was pronounced dead an hour later. Hayes, a...Read Full Story

Rest in Peace Isaac Hayes The soul singer-songwriter (and G Manifesto Hall of Fame Member) Isaac Hayes, known for his gravelly voice, shaven head and copious jewelery (and dope music), died on Sunday at his home in Memphis, Tennessee. He was 65. Hayes was found by family members, who discovered him lying next to a treadmill in a basement room at his home. Sheriff's deputies performed CPR until paramedics arrived. He was taken to hospital but was pronounced dead an hour later. Hayes, a...Read Full Story

Crossposted from daddybstrong God, Take Good Care of Isaac Hayes The daddy's feeling this poem from Amber Moonstone . Fallen angel, traveling minstrel, play your guitar for me. The way you always did. Strumming my heartstrings, humming the rhythm to the beat of my heart knowing what it does to me. You were sadly taken away, gone to rock and roll heaven, only to join, Jim, Jimmy, Janice, Elvis, Ricky, John, Bobby, and now Isaac. There must be one hell of a band, singing and rocking to the...Read Full Story

by Deputy Diva   It seems as though the ground has hardly had time to settle since Hayes’ burial earlier this week, but a couple of news outlets are reporting that there was some ‘tension’ at at least one of Isaac Hayes’ funerals. Fox News reports that Hayes had two “Strange Funerals.”   Monday afternoon had been designated as the Stax Records star’s actual funeral, but it is said that a “secret” service was held on Sunday in order to accommodate a number of celebrities (mostly...Read Full Story

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - 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 to land at Isaac Hayes International Airport," US Rep. Steve Cohen asked, drawing a huge burst of applause during a four-hour service of music, speakers and video clips. Cohen, who represented Hayes' area of Memphis, said the city should celebrate Hayes, an architect...Read Full Story