The Isley Brothers are starting the Spring season with a new song just after an epic appearance Easter Sunday during their Verzuz battle with Earth, Wind & Fire. “Family And Friends” features Ron Isley and Snoop Dogg and the video has a bunch of cameos from Lisa Raye McCoy, SherriContinue Reading
Ernie Isley wrote “Fight The Power (Part 1 and 2)” in response to what he was seeing on the news. In 1975 America was dealing with the Watergate scandal and the ending of the Vietnam war. The message and strong funk grooves won over their fans and became one ofContinue Reading
[youtube id=”M-uqxiE_qYc”]The Isley Brothers were in their second decade when the Showdown album was released in 1978. They had moved away from their gospel and doo-wop-influenced style of the ’60s and invented their brand of smoothed out funk. “Groove With You” was a Quiet Storm radio essential and contributed toContinue Reading
Television viewers are receiving a history lesson right now with BET’s American Soul series about Don Cornelius’ Soul Train music and dance program that ran from 1971 to 2008. One day after the series premiered on BET, the lineup for the 2020 Soul Train Cruise is announced.  A list of soul starsContinue Reading