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Something Else! Featured Artist: The Isley Brothers
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In a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame career dating back to the early 1950s, the Isley Brothers stayed on the movetransforming themselves from gospel shouters to doo-woppers to early rock 'n' rollers to nasty funksters to lover-man balladeers. Of course, nowadays, you're more likely to hear their 1973 Top 10 hit The Lady Pt. 1," with its Santana-ish Latin feel, as part of a commercial for the Swiffer sweeper. They're worth listening to when the housework is done, too. ...
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Rerun: The Isley Brothers "Summer Breeze" (1973)
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Marvin Isley, the youngest of the Isley Brothers and one of the great, underrated R&B bass players of all time, died Sunday morning in a hospital in Chicago after long suffering major complications from his diabetes. He was 56 years old. In memory of his passing, we re-post an article about a song he and his brothers masterfully covered during their peak years in the 70s: By PicoWith summer now in full swing, it's time for summer tunes.
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The Isley Brothers Release First Christmas Album October 9
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All About Jazz
New York, NY - I'll Be Home for Christmas, the first holiday album ever recorded by the Isley Brothers featuring Ronald Isley, will arrive in stores October 9th on Def Soul Classics, a division of the Island Def Jam Music Group. The new album was executive produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis for Flyte Tyme Productions, Inc., with all tracks recorded and mixed at Flyte Tyme Studios in Santa Monica.
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductees the Isley ...
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