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1942 – 2008Isaac Hayes (1942-2008)Died 10 August 2008, aged 65American singer, songwriter and musician whose soul soundtrack for Shaft won an Academy Award and helped define 1970s funk. He was also known to a later generation as the voice of Chef on South Park.