Isaac Hayes who co-stars with Bernie Mac in the upcoming film Soul Men was found dead on Sunday afternoon. Hayes, the soul singer who was 65 collapsed near his treadmill and was found dead by a family member as reports by AP:

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Hayes was pronounced dead at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis an hour after he was found by a family member, the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office said. The cause of death was not immediately known.
With his muscular build, shiny head and sunglasses, Hayes cut a striking figure at a time when most of his contemporaries were sporting Afros. His music, which came to be known as urban-contemporary, paved the way for disco as well as romantic crooners like Barry White.

Hayes was about to begin work on a new album for Stax, the soul record label he helped build to legendary status. And he had recently finished working on a movie called Soul Men in which he played himself, starring Samuel Jackson and Bernie Mac, who died on Saturday.

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May he rest in peace!