MEMPHIS – Ministers, politicians, actors, rappers, Stax legends, former school mates and several of Isaac Hayes’ fellow Scientologists were among about 2,500 who paid tribute to the legendary entertainer during a memorial service on Monday.
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He was one of the most celebrated entertainers from Memphis to emerge from humble beginnings. But Isaac Hayes never forgot his roots–or his friends for that matter. From the cotton fields in Covington, Tenn., to his grandmother's home in North Memph
Bernie Mac was born to make others laugh. The stand-ups, the blockbuster movies, the successful television sit-com. That was how the world knew and experienced Bernie Mac. Funny. Hilarious. Gut-busting. The comedian’s sense of humor became not only
With its riveting orchestration, definitive guitar play and signature sensual baritone vocals, Isaac Hayes' theme song for the 1971 movie "Shaft" not only became one of pop music's iconic songs but also the defining work of Hayes' career. Yet the "Theme f
Comedian Bernie Mac's family had expected him to fully recover from the bout of pneumonia that put him in a hospital three weeks ago, his daughter said Sunday. However, Je'niece Childress said that as time passed, she and her mother braced for the possibi
Bernie Mac remains in an undisclosed Chicago hospital as he recovers from pneumonia. His publicist, Danica Smith, says Mac's condition was unchanged Monday. She released a statement Friday saying the 50-year-old comedian is responding well to treatment an
JACKSON, Miss.–Actor Morgan Freeman is doing well after surgery to reconnect nerves and repair damage to his left arm and hand following a car wreck Sunday night, his publicist said. The surgery Monday night "lasted approximately four and a half hou
A native Chicagoan who is now a TV producer in Atlanta will be among the participants in the 79th Annual Bud Billiken Day Parade Saturday. Taking a break as executive producer for the popular TV show House of Payne, which airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. on TBS,
