| LC control no. | n 91012805 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | ML421.I84 Biography |
| Corporate name heading | Isley Brothers |
| See also | Member: Isley, O'Kelly Member: Isley, R. (Rudolph) Member: Isley, Ronald Member: Isley, Ernie Member: Isley, Marvin Member: Jasper, Chris Isley Jasper Isley (Musical group) |
| Other standard no. | 0000000081897155 121023628 |
| Beginning date | 1954 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Located | Cincinnati (Ohio) Teaneck (N.J.) |
| Field of activity | Rhythm and blues music Soul music |
| Found in | Its Grand slam [SR] p1981: label (Isley Brothers) LC data base, 2/7/91 (heading: Isley Brothers) All-music guide, February 1, 2002 (The Isley Brothers; Ernie Isley, Chris Jasper, Marvin Isley, O'Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley, Vernon Isley) Wikipedia website, viewed July 8, 2015 (formed in 1954; originally from Cincinnati, Ohio: originally the four brothers, O'Kelly Isley, Jr., Rudolph Isley, Ronald Isley and Vernon Isley, performed gospel music until Vernon's death a couple of years after its formation; they continued as a trio after moving to the New York City area in the 1950's and eventually Teaneck, New Jersey; initially influenced by gospel and doo-wop music, they began experimenting and produced rhythm and blues and soul music that incorporated rock and funk sounds; in 1973 they were joined by younger brothers Ernie Isley (lead guitar, drums) and Marvin Isley (bass guitar), and Rudolph's brother-in-law Chris Jasper (keyboards, synthesizers), turning the original vocal trio into a self-contained musical band; the six-member lineup of the band splintered in 1983, with Ernie, Marvin and Chris Jasper forming the short-lived spinoff group Isley-Jasper-Isley; eldest member O'Kelly died in 1986 and Rudolph and Ronald released a pair of albums as a duo before Rudolph retired for life in the Christian ministry in 1989; Ronald reformed the group two years later with Ernie and Marvin in 1991; five years later in 1996, Marvin Isley left the group due to complications with diabetes; the remaining duo of Ronald and Ernie would accomplish mainstream success and continued to perform as the Isley Brothers) |
| Associated language | eng |
| Invalid LCCN | no 98033139 |
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