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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,” which inspired frenzied audience feedback. An RCA executive in the audience saw the concert, and when he signed the Isleys soon after, he instructed that their first single be constructed around their crowd-pleasing catch phrase; while the call-and-response classic “Shout” failed to reach the pop Top 40 on its initial release, it eventually became a frequently covered classic.
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Shout - (Digitally Remastered 2009)
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Summer Breeze
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This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You)
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It's Your Thing
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Summer Breeze
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That Lady
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Between the Sheets
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Harvest For The World
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Shout (Parts 1 and 2)
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Behind A Painted Smile
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Who's That Lady
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Love the One You're With
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Voyage To Atlantis
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Footsteps In The Dark
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Shoutbox
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spacemanBOSE wrote:
between the sheets
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luckyleon wrote:
One of my favourite bands.
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lolzunicorn wrote:
This is a woooooooonderful group. I cannot believe they're older than my parents.
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ViJOHNSON wrote:
Great mellow tune
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bubsit07 wrote:
real music
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SNAKE_ADRIAN wrote:
SHOUT!!!! COME ON NOW
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cloudblood84 wrote:
voyage to atlantis <3
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xclairdelune wrote:
Shout <3
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AllyWonderland wrote:
For the Love of You <3
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Saveall wrote:
Keep Fighting the Power...mofos.
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2Serenity wrote:
Smoothness personified. This is what the Quiet Storm was all about on the black radio stations back in the day. *gasp* xo
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ihaveadream1963 wrote:
Unbelievable music. I listened to The Isley brothers back in the 70's. Music like this you cannot get nowadays. That is MOTOWN!
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sheepareevil wrote:
THE definition of longevity
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nodoubt_gwen wrote:
WOW!
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btwiP wrote:
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Kamilv333 wrote:
good shit!
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Gabriel_Opeth wrote:
great!!
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Sebekas wrote:
Nice
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Sunzy wrote:
these guys are very funky indeed!
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tea5girl wrote:
Listenin to this my Tough day melts...............
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