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Hayes has been best known for composing music for the soundtrack to the 1971 blaxploitation film ''[[Shaft]]''.

Hayes has been best known for composing music for the soundtrack to the 1971 blaxploitation film ''[[Shaft]]''.

Hayes had also played a voice part on the controversially explicit cartoon, ''[[South Park]]'', as the character "Chef". He continued for nine years until 2007, when he quit in protest to the critical stance the show had made against [[Scientology]].

Hayes had also played a voice part on the controversially explicit cartoon, ''[[South Park]]'', as the character "Chef". He continued for nine years until 2007, when he quit in (supposed) protest to the critical stance the show had made against [[Scientology]] (of which he was a member); however, prior to his departure he suffered a stroke the prior year, and it was commonly believed that fellow Scientologists actually were making decisions for him.

On August 10, 2008, Hayes was found unconscious near a still-running treadmill in his home in [[Memphis]], Tennessee. He was later pronounced dead at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis. Hayes had suffered a stroke back in early 2006, and a recurrence of stroke may have been a catalyst in his death.

On August 10, 2008, Hayes was found unconscious near a still-running treadmill in his home in [[Memphis]], Tennessee. He was later pronounced dead at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis. Hayes had suffered a stroke back in early 2006, and a recurrence of stroke may have been a catalyst in his death.