Chris Jasper passed away on February 23 at the age of 72 after a battle with cancer. Jasper was a member of The Isley Brothers in the ’70s and ’80s. His inclusion in the group, along with Ernie and Marvin Isley, was the official beginning of them as a six-memberContinue Reading
The Isley Brothers’ “It’s A Disco Night (Rock Don’t Stop)” was one of the rare times they made a club record. They were known for funk, rock and soul but disco was not a genre they had directly approached despite having helped lead the way to its creation. Winner TakesContinue Reading
The Isley Brothers just released Make Me Say It Again, Girl and now there is the video for “The Plug” featuring 2Chainz. The title is the name of the original single they recorded in 1975 and Ron Isley recorded a new version of the song with Beyoncé. The album alsoContinue Reading
The Isley Brothers’ Baby Makin’ Music was their 30th album and they were still as excited about making music as they had always been. It was five years after Ron Isley was reinvented as Mr. Biggs on their 2001 Eternal album with the help of R. Kelly and they hadContinue Reading