ALBUMThe Isley Brothers - A Tribute To Rudolph (Original Wand Records Recordings)The Isley Brothers
Albums by The Isley Brothers
ALBUMThe Isley Brothers - A Tribute To Rudolph (Original Wand Records Recordings)The Isley Brothers
ALBUMMake Me Say It Again, GirlRonald Isley & The Isley Brothers
ALBUMPower of PeaceThe Isley Brothers & Santana
ALBUMI'll Be Home for ChristmasThe Isley Brothers
ALBUMBaby Makin' Music (feat. Ronald Isley)The Isley Brothers featuring Ronald Isley
ALBUMTaken to the Next Phase (Reconstructions)The Isley Brothers
ALBUMBody KissThe Isley Brothers
ALBUMEternalThe Isley Brothers
ALBUMMission to PleaseThe Isley Brothers
ALBUMSpend the NightThe Isley Brothers
The Isley Brothers's Popular Music Videos
Busted
The Isley Brothers & JS ZNM
Contagious
The Isley Brothers
Said Enough
The Isley Brothers & Jill Scott
What Would You Do?
The Isley Brothers
Summer Breeze (Live)
The Isley Brothers
This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You) [Lyric Video]
The Isley Brothers
Shout (Live)
The Isley Brothers
Let's Lay Together
The Isley Brothers & Ronald Isley
It's Your Thing (Studio Rio Performance)
The Isley Brothers & Studio Rio
The RCA Victor & T-Neck Album Masters (1959-1983) [Unboxing Video]
The Isley Brothers
Artist Playlists
The Isley Brothers Essentials
The musical range of this legendary group will startle.
The Isley Brothers: Sampled
Their original tunes have been the source material for some of modern music’s biggest hits.
The Isley Brothers: Deep Cuts
Their signature sultriness extended to covers and collabs.
Inspired by The Isley Brothers
Bass grooves and sultry soul in the image of the Motown legends.
Artist Biography
Few, if any, groups have influenced and adapted to the changes in popular music as long or as fruitfully as The Isley Brothers. The family group formed in Cincinnati, OH, in 1954, and by the end of the decade they had relocated to New York and morphed from a doo-wop-inspired outfit to a gospel-fueled rock ’n’ roll band with the 1959 hit “Shout,” later immortalized in Animal House, and “Twist and Shout” in 1962, famously covered by The Beatles. After cutting a few failed singles with a young Jimi Hendrix on guitar, the group re-emerged on Motown in 1966, deftly transplanting Ronald Isley’s creamy lead vocals to the urbane soul-pop made famous by the label on the classic “This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You).” In 1968, the group relaunched their T-Neck label—named after their adopted home base of Teaneck, NJ—to co-release future recordings, including the funky 1969 smash “It’s Your Thing.” After producing and releasing the 1969 concert album Live at Yankee Stadium, the group settled on a singular sound, melding slick gospel-driven soul with the psychedelic lead guitar of Ernie Isley on both original material, like the ubiquitous 1973 smash “That Lady,” and inventive hit rock covers of “Summer Breeze” and “Love the One You’re With.” The group solidified their popularity throughout the ’70s, toggling between lean funk and silky balladry that presaged the slow-jam era. As the 1990s began, the group had dropped off the charts despite continuing to make solid recordings, but a late-decade partnership with R. Kelly found the Isleys sharing radio waves with artists one-third their age. More than six and a half decades after they formed, Ronald and Ernie Isley continue to tour, sharing a lifetime of seduction and grace with listeners new and old.