
The band’s sound changed with the new additions as they continued to have great success with their funk and smooth soul records. Chris Jasper who was Rudolph Isley’s brother in law also joined the group.

In 1973, the group was joined by younger brothers Ernie Isley and Marvin Isley. The Isley Brothers had great success in the 1960s releasing a huge catalog of music. In the early sixties, the groups guitar player was an up and coming musician called Jimi Hendrix, yes that’s right Jimi Hendrix. During the 1960’s the Isley Brothers recorded for various labels including Motown records. The group moved to New York in the late 50s and formed their own music label called T-Neck records. The group was formed in the mid-1950s by three of the brothers, O’Kelly Isley Jr., Rudolph Isley and Ronald Isley. (This song later also became a hit for the Beatles (1964, recharted in 1986).The Isley Brothers were originally from Cincinnati Ohio. (This song later also became a hit for Tammi Terrell (1969), Rod Stewart (1976), and Rod Stewart With Ronald Isley (1990).) This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You) 1966.(This song also became a hit for Stephen Stills (1970) and Luther Vandross (1995).)

(This song later also became a hit for Houston Person (1976).) This will take you to a list of links to CD and/or MP3 product pages from one or more online merchants that have sound samples. To listen to a song clip, click any song title that has a speaker icon.
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MERCHANDISEĭisclosure: The following links will take you to various online merchants outside of that sell recordings and other merchandise for the performing artist featured on this page. The Isley Brothers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992. Their best known songs include "It's Your Thing" (1969), "That Lady (Part 1)" (1973), and "Fight The Power Part 1" (1975).

The Isley Brothers have a long string of hits on both the R&B and Pop/Rock charts spanning many years (from 1959-1997). The Isley Brothers, a soul-funk-R&B family group, originally consisted of a trio of brothers O'Kelly, Ronald, and Rudolph Isley.
