The Untold Truth of the Isley Brothers | Motown Legends

We tell the story of the iconic successful career of the The Isley Brothers.
They are a legendary R&B and soul group that started in Cincinnati, Ohio, in the late 1950s. The group was founded by four brothers: O'Kelly Isley Jr., Rudolph Isley, Ronald Isley, and Vernon Isley.

The Isley have enjoyed one of the longest, most influential, and most diverse careers in the music industry and have spent over the course of nearly a half-century of performing.

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[michaelmitchell]

The Isleys owned every summer from 1973 to 1983 with those albums! Every single summer.

[lexdee]

The Isley Brothers are unmatched. Ron's voice (and we all know Ron has the voice) could NEVER be duplicated. You hear him blindfolded and automatically know it's him. He was definitely the VOICE of the group. R.I.P to all the Isley brothers we has lost.

[deanpagon]

Whispers and Isley Brothers are long standing bands. A test of greatness.

[godiva]

To this day, I can listen to the isley’s brothers all day long.

[annamartin]

Ronald Isley has a great voice and nobody sounds like him. I admire him for never leaving his group to go solo.

[tevonailes-ohsk]

They need to make an autobiographical movie on them, Like they did with temptations and 5 heartbeats

[jamesnadell]

Let us never forget that in addition to their cutting edge, enduring roots music legacy, the Isleys took a young guitar phenom into their home and hearts. They fed him physically and emotionally and he went on to become the single most talented and revolutionary figure in roots music who stood astride the entire music scene from 1967-1970. He was so advanced that we still have not caught up to him. Bless the Isleys for all they did for Jimi Hendrix, The Son of Music. Ernie Isley keeps that legacy alive and is to be respected and appreciated for that and for being a brilliant player in his own right.

[CoachSherri]

I’m from Teaneck, NJ and grew up with Ronald Isley’s daughter. They are one of many that put Teaneck on the map.

[dwaynejordan]

Isley the Name alone is Nuff Outstanding for Six Decades!!!! GOD is Good 👍👍👍👍👍

[vincentbrown]

The Isley Brothers deserve a lot more credit for being the only group that has produced hits that became part of common language and sayings as long as the long-running group producing their own music for over 60 years! Hit songs like " It's Your Thing, Twist and Shout, Love The One You With, and so many others, For The Love of You, and so many others far exceed the work of all other groups including the Beatles. The Soul Train Music Awards dishonored their long history of phenomenal music produced by the Isley Brothers by singling out the songs of Ron instead of the group. Not dissing the Soul Train Awards that were the best one for our music, but that was what happens when young people who don't know about music history make musical decisions.

You hear things like " Marvin Gaye's " What's Going On was a hit " instead of What's Going On was " revolutionary "! When it comes to musical art and understanding the impact a song or artist had you really have to be around to know.

[Mimi-zgbh]

I need to mention how the Isley's breathed new life into Bob Dylan songs and other artists. 🎉🎉🎉🎉
They have been phenomenal in bringing versions of other artists' music a rebirth. ❤

[jayhooks]

A lot of people don't realize that after they became "3+3", Chris Jasper wrote nearly all, if not all of their music.

[margaretstockton]

Love the Isley brothers they’re always on my playlist

[maximusindicusoblivious]

Thanks for this video. The Isley's are a band that deserves so much as suviors and teachers of how it's done, to everybody from the Beatles to Elvis to Hendrix. Many of you were born because some couples had a Isley Brothers record on.

[kerryeberrie]

'Bout time a video was done on the Isleys...thank you!!!

[mimi]

Lol somebody looking mighty sassy in that thumbnail.

[kayrobbie]

Oh that was so sad about their brother Vernon. I like their music. I never knew Jimi Hendrix was the lead guitar with this group for a little while!! Thanks for this info.

[sharoncook]

Isley brothers a power house, A super group, So much talent, Fantastic voice's, The greatest, The best, The Legend, The IsIey brothers I love the IsIey brothers 🌹🌹❤️❤️

[pmcclaren]

along with EWF they are the COOLEST CATS ever! '70s were their best decade, as Ernie added his guitar genius along with Ronald's vocals to have some of the greatest R&B & rock ever!!!

[gary]

The Isley Brothers, I remember them back in the day. What a band, a tremendous band.