The Isley Brothers overview
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Between the Sheets(05:38)
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For the Love of You(05:40)
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Voyage to Atlantis(04:33)
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Move Your Body(05:17)
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Work to Do(03:12)
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Footsteps in the Dark(05:07)
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Make Me Say It Again Girl(07:40)
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Eternal(08:32)
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Let's Fall in Love(04:42)
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Contagious(05:47)
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Groove With You(04:50)
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You're the Key to My Heart(03:22)
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The Isley Brothers bio
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. In 1957, the brothers went to New York City to record a string of failed doo wop singles; while performing a spirited reading of the song "Lonely Teardrops" in Washington, D.C., two years later, they interjected the line "You know you make me want to shout,&qu Full bioRead more
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