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Isaac Hayes' Cause of Death Is Revealed

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The cause of Isaac Hayes' death on Sunday was a stroke associated with chronic hypertension, according to a statement released by Shelby County Sheriff's spokesman Steve Schular.

Hayes' wife found him Sunday lying unresponsive near a treadmill at his Tennessee home, and he was pronounced dead at a Memphis hospital. No autopsy is scheduled. Hayes was 65, and leaves behind him a legacy of rock, soul and even a South Park character. - Anna Dimond

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