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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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1	This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You) full track	1,889
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4	Between the Sheets full track	865
5	That Lady full track	805
6	Twist and Shout full track	492
7	Harvest For The World full track	413
8	Shout (Parts 1 and 2) full track	400
9	Shout	274
10	Behind A Painted Smile full track	273
11	This Old Heart of Mine	271
12	Who's That Lady full track	207
13	Voyage To Atlantis full track	189
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2Serenity wrote:
Sunday morning

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:
last month

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:
last month

THE definition of longevity

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nodoubt_gwen wrote:
last month

WOW!

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btwiP wrote:
September 2009

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Kamilv333 wrote:
July 2009

good shit!

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Gabriel_Opeth wrote:
July 2009

great!!

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Sebekas wrote:
July 2009

Nice

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Sunzy wrote:
July 2009

these guys are very funky indeed!

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tea5girl wrote:
July 2009

Listenin to this my Tough day melts...............

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bluntbulletloco wrote:
June 2009

best boneing music

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LoveHendrix67 wrote:
June 2009

baby making music xDDDD

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daniel_martman wrote:
June 2009

Buah lo que me gustarán!!!

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shardaisy wrote:
May 2009

enough singin; lets make looooooove <3 CLASSIC SONG.

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groovadelic wrote:
May 2009

is he free yet?

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jay516 wrote:
April 2009

....Then again it may be Don't say goodnight....

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jay516 wrote:
April 2009

ok. I'm going to need for people to start listening to Voyage to Atlantis. It is clearly their best song....

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Soulballads wrote:
April 2009

DANCE

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Vince-Valentine wrote:
April 2009

Neat

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wendell3 wrote:
April 2009

Yes, the other best!

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