R.I.P Isaac Hayes

From the New York Times:

Isaac Hayes, the pioneering singer, songwriter and musician whose relentless ''Theme From Shaft'' won Academy and Grammy awards, has been found dead at home. He was 65.

The Shelby County Sheriff's Office says a family member found Hayes unresponsive near a treadmill on Sunday. He was pronounced dead about an hour later at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis. The cause of death was not immediately known.

Read more here.

Isaac Hayes Wikipedia Page
Isaac Hayes Official Website

Watch "Chef's Chocolate Salty Balls", one of the best of Hayes' many classic contributions as Chef to "South Park", here

(Jonathan Graef)

Tonight: Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings At First Ave.

(Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, "100 Days, 100 Nights)

Do you have soul? That all depends - on whether or not you decide to go see Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings at First Ave. It's an 18+ show, so make sure to bring your ID. Tickets are $12 in advance, $14 at the door. They can be bought either here or at the venue. Show starts at 9:30 p.m.

In the meantime, check out the video for the lead single off their newest album, 100 Days, 100 Nights. It's the title track, and if its as soulful and stirring as everyone says it is, it should prevent you from giving it all up by throwing out the Country A through K section on the street, then going to work for Tower Records (oh, sad, that quote is no longer relevant).

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(Jonathan Graef)