Bernie Mac and Isaac Hayes’ Soul Men (2008) Movie Trailer.

Soul Men is an upcoming American comedy-drama film directed by Malcolm D. Lee. It stars Samuel L. Jackson, Bernie Mac, Sean Hayes, Jennifer Coolidge and Isaac Hayes, who appears as himself. It is currently in post-production and set to be released on November 14, 2008. Both Isaac Hayes and Bernie Mac died in unrelated circumstances during the weekend beginning August 9, 2008.

Soul icon Isaac Hayes died of stroke, had Chocolate Salty Balls

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

Isaac Hayes Dead

Sam & Dave had the hit, but Soul Man Isaac Hayes was the real article. Hayes, who died Sunday at his home near Memphis, 10 days short of his 66th birthday, was one of soul music’s top songwriters in the ’60s, a groundbreaking R&B icon in the ’70s and a much-loved TV star in recent years. - from USA Today