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 from Shaft" was just a snippet of the groundbreaking music for which Hayes - who died Sunday at age 65 - was responsible.
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Stand-up comedian George Carlin, whose routine about forbidden words on the airwaves led to a key Supreme Court decision on government broadcast oversight, died of heart failure near Los Angeles. He was 71.
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