Isaac Hayes leaves part of estate to foundation

Isaac Hayes leaves part of estate to foundation

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Isaac Hayes has left his estate to his wife, Adjowa, his children and the Isaac Hayes Foundation, which promotes literacy, music and nutrition, according to his will.

The will was filed last week in Probate Court. The Commercial Appeal in Memphis reported the value and contents of Hayes’ estate hasn’t been filed.

Part of Hayes’ humanitarian work included building a school in Ghana.

The deep-voiced soul singer died Aug. 10. Hayes, 65, was found unconscious at his Memphis residence.

Rocker, DJ expected to make full recovery

WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. — A pilot and co-pilot killed in a Learjet crash in South Carolina died from smoke inhalation and burns, and two passengers were killed from the impact, officials said Monday.

Remarkably, former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and celebrity disc jockey DJ AM survived the Friday night crash with second- and third-degree burns. One of their doctors at a Georgia burn hospital said he expects them to fully recover.

The pilot and co-pilot were burned on their entire bodies and died within minutes of the plane’s crash into an embankment about a quarter-mile from the end of the airport’s runway, said Brian Setree, chief deputy coroner for Lexington County. The two passengers, who were close friends of the musicians, died on impact; no evidence of smoke was found in their lungs, Setree said.

Officials with the National Transportation Safety Board said they have not determined what caused the crash. However, they a cockpit voice recorder revealed that crew members thought a tire blew and tried to abort the takeoff but couldn’t stop the plane. The Learjet 60 shot off the end of the runway, ripped through a fence and crossed a highway before coming to rest, engulfed in flames.

Killed in the crash were pilot Sarah Lemmon, 31, of Anaheim Hills, Calif.; co-pilot James Bland, 52, of Carlsbad, Calif.; Chris Baker, 29, of Studio City, Calif.; and Charles Still, 25, of Los Angeles. Baker was an assistant to Barker and Still was a security guard for the musician.

Setree said it wasn’t possible to determine if the crew members were conscious after the plane came to rest. A witness who came upon the scene moments after the crash said he discovered the musicians in the street near the fiery wreck as they frantically tried to douse their burning clothes.

Eddie Vedder posts a song for the Cubs

CHICAGO — A note from Eddie Vedder: The Cubs are still alive.

The Pearl Jam front man has released a song for the Chicago baseball team at the request of Cubs great Ernie Banks. It’s called “All the Way.”

Vedder made the song available on Pearl Jam’s Web site this week. It’s been buzzing on radios in Chicago and in bars near Wrigley Field.

The lyrics pay homage to a team that hasn’t won a World Series for 100 years. The Cubs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday to clinch the NL Central title.

“Someday we’ll go all the way,” the refrain goes. “Yeah, someday we’ll go all the way.”

Though Vedder became synonymous with the Seattle grunge sound in the ’90s, he was born in the Chicago area and is a longtime Cubs fan.

“When you’re born in Chicago you’re blessed and you’re healed the first time you walk into Wrigley Field,” Vedder writes.

Vedder’s Grammy-winning band is known for such songs as “Alive” and “Evenflow.”

Today’s birthdays

Actor Mickey Rooney is 88. Singer Julio Iglesias is 65. Actress-singer Mary Kay Place is 61. Singer Bruce Springsteen is 59. Actor Jason Alexander (“Seinfeld”) is 49. Actor Chi McBride (“Boston Public”) is 47. Singer Ani DiFranco is 38. Rapper-producer-record head Jermaine Dupri is 36.