Soul icon Isaac Hayes died of stroke, had Chocolate Salty Balls
Hollywood Newsroom is now Buzz Newsroom! Visit and bookmark our new site. Buzz is bigger and better, including sports, world news, gadgets and the entertainment news that you're used to. Same staff, just more stuff! Why Fark, Drudge and Huffington when you can Buzz!?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.
Hayes, 65, who once described himself as a “health fanatic,” was being treated for high blood pressure and had suffered a non-fatal stroke last year.
His body was found next to a running treadmill on Sunday in his Memphis home, and there was no indication he had hit his head or suffered any trauma, according to the Shelby County Medical Examiner, Dr. David Kraus, who concluded Hayes died from a stroke.
“The Hayes family is comfortable with Dr. Kraus’ recommendation to not conduct an autopsy,” said a statement from the Shelby County Sheriff, in Memphis.
- from Reuters