RUDOLPH ISLEY DIES …
RUDOLPH ISLEY – one of the founding member of one of soul’s most enduring groups – died on Wednesday 11th October. He was aged 84 and the sad news was confirmed by his lawyer...
ISLEY BROTHERS… AT WAR!
US media sources are reporting an upcoming, major spat within the ISLEY family. You don’t need us to say how important and influential the Isley Brothers have been (indeed still are) in the annals...
MAKIN’ ME SAY IT AGAIN…
THE ISLEY BROTHERS (well actually Ron and Ernie as they’ve been for some time) have just released a new album…. ‘Make Me Say It Again Girl’ named for the single of that name which...
THE ISLEY BROTHERS: ‘At Their Very Best’ (United Souls)
Cincinnati’s Isley Brothers are undoubtedly one of the greatest groups in R&B history and here’s a compilation that proves that not-too-outrageous assertion. Yes, it doesn’t cover the band’s early years at RCA, Wand, and...
STREET LIFE…
American sources are revealing that the ISLEY BROTHERS are to enjoy the greatest accolade of their career – a street is to be named after them in their adopted hometown of Teaneck, New Jersey!...
KEEPING IT IN THE FAMILY…
Latest single from the ISLEY BROTHERS (now trimmed to vocalist Ron and guitarist Ernie) is a breezy, summery groove, ‘Friends And Family’. As the title suggests the song extols the virtues of family bonds...
THE ISLEY BROTHERS: The Motown Anthology (Label: Universal, Motown)
It’s my contention that the Isley Brothers are one of soul’s most underrated groups. Ask any soul buff to name their favourite vocal groups and I’d wager that few would come up with the...
THE ISLEY BROTHERS: ‘It’s Our Thing’ and ‘Go All The Way’ (Label: BGO)
To their credit, the Isley Brothers have never stood still and always embraced change. Perhaps that’s why they’ve survived several decades with their credibility intact (although it has to be said that the legendary...
THE ISLEY BROTHERS: 3 plus 3, Go For Your Guns, Winner Takes It All, 2CDs (Label: SPV)
SPV is a German label that’s recently embarked on an ambitious blues and soul reissue programme and these two releases are highpoints in the campaign so far. By anybody’s standards the Isleys were/are an...
