Shaft theme creator Isaac Hayes dies at 65

ISAAC HAYES, one of the giants of soul music in the ’60s and ’70s, has died at the age of 65 of a suspected heart attack.

The soul singer and arranger, who won Grammy awards and an Oscar for the theme from the 1971 action film Shaft, died at his home in Memphis, Tennessee.

An imposing figure, accented by his shaven head and omnipresent sunglasses, Hayes was a most distinctive figure in music, earning the tag Black Moses.