August 14, 2008 - Sam Moore will appear in place of Isaac Hayes Aug. 23 at the Sunset Junction Street Festival in Los Angeles. Moore, best known as half of the '60s soul duo Sam and Dave, will be performing a tribute to Hayes, who died last weekend (8/10) of an apparent stroke.
August 11, 2008 - Smooth-voiced soul legend Isaac Hayes, who defined a funk era with his theme song for the 1972 movie "Shaft," died Sunday in his Tennessee home. He was 65.
May 7, 2007 - Talib Kweli has announced a July 24 release date for "Ear Drum," which features production assistance from Kanye West, Black Eyed Peas' Will.I.Am, Madlib and Hi-Tek.
June 16, 2006 - Isaac Hayes, the deep-voiced soul singer best known for "Theme from Shaft," has reportedly canceled his summer tour due to a heart condition.
March 13, 2006 - Soul great Isaac Hayes, who has portrayed the character Chef on the animated Comedy Central series "South Park" since 1997, says he's exiting the show due to its irreverent take on religion.
November 9, 2005 - Whether you know him as Jerome "Chef" McElroy from the hit Comedy Central show "South Park," or as the true funk pioneer that he is--check out the recently released greatest hits collection "Ultimate Isaac Hayes: Can You Dig It?"--one thing is for certain: this bad mother was "bling" before the term existed.
