Genres: Soul, Funk, Early R&B, Urban, Quiet Storm, Frat Rock, Psychedelic Soul Active: 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, 2000's Formed: 1954 in Cincinnati, OH
The J.B.'s, Sly & the Family Stone, Marvin Gaye, The Four Tops, James Brown, The Dells, Ray Charles, Little Richard, The Platters, Smokey Robinson, Chuck Berry, Jimi Hendrix, Roy Brown The Temptations, The O'Jays, Parliament, War, Funkadelic, Earth, Wind & Fire, The Dramatics, The Chi-Lites, Holland-Dozier-Holland, Bobby Freeman, Rasputin's Stash, Larry Graham, Michael Henderson, George Clinton, Skull Snaps, The Brothers Johnson, The Exciters, Al Green, Lenny Kravitz R. Kelly, Kem, The Beatles, Salt-N-Pepa, DeeJay Punk-Roc, Heaven & Earth, Bloodstone, Van Hunt, The Family, Aaliyah, Kay-Gee's, Bruce Springsteen, His Name Is Alive, The Whispers, The Style Council, Tower of Power, The Cool Kids, The Bar-Kays, Chill MC |  |
First formed in the early '50s, the Isley Brothers enjoyed one of the longest, most influential, and most diverse careers in the pantheon of popular music -- over the course of nearly a half century of performing, the group's distinguished history spanned not only two generations of Isley siblings but also massive cultural shifts which heralded their music's transformation from gritty R&B to Motown soul to blistering funk. The first generation of Isley siblings was born and raised in Cincinnati, OH, where they were encouraged to begin a singing career by their father, himself a professional vocalist, and their mother, a church pianist who provided musical accompaniment at their early performances. Initially a gospel quartet, the group was comprised of Ronald, Rudolph, O'Kelly, and Vernon Isley; after Vernon's 1955 death in a bicycling accident, tenor Ronald was tapped as the remaining trio's lead vocalist.
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Release: November 17, 2009
Label: Custom Marketing Group
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Release: October 20, 2009
Label: Charly Records
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