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Isley Brother Died

June 8, 2010 by · Comments Off on Isley Brother Died 

Isley Brother DiedIsley Brother Died:The Isley Brothers have lost their groovemaster.

Marvin Isley, the youngest of the brothers R & B bass lines provide the punch that helped propel the success of the band success in the 70s and early 80s, died on Sunday morning. He was 56.

Cousin and keyboardist Chris Jasper Isley told the New York Times that Marvin died in a hospice inpatient at Weiss Memorial Hospital, where he had been residing after suffering complications from diabetes.

The illness forced him to retire Isley in 1996 and it took the legs, which had to be amputated, and the use of his left hand. He had also been affected in recent years by high blood pressure and stroke.

In his days as a major player, however, Isley bass could be heard in the classics of the past few days the whole band, like “Fight the power part 1,” “The Pride (Part 1)”, “I Want to Be With You (Part 1) “and” Between the Sheets. ”

Marvin was born August 18, 1953, and grew up in Englewood, New Jersey. After striking out as part of a trio with brother Ernie and cousin Chris, the trio joined his older brothers in 1973, had had success with such seminal tracks like “Shout,” “Twist and Shout” and “It’s Your Thing” in the 60s.

The new lineup would release 3 + 3, his first platinum album. After years of touring and recording, the Isleys fractured with Marvin, Chris, and forming the group Ernie Isley-Jasper-Isley, who manages the charts R & B hit, “Caravan of Love.”

Marvin returned to the main group in 1991 and continued to play up until his diagnosis. The Isley Brothers were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1992.

Marvin Isley

June 7, 2010 by · Comments Off on Marvin Isley 

Marvin IsleyMarvin Isley:Marvin Isley, bassist of the legendary R & B / funk-infused the Isley Brothers’ group died Sunday night in Chicago at the age of 56 years, Chicago has already reported for the first time. While Isley was too young to join his older brothers in the group in the 60s, was taken to the band in early 1970 after signing with Epic and began work on “3 +3 album, first medal gold.

While the days before the letter was Marvin Isleys with songs like “Twist and Shout”, “Heart of This Old Mine (Is Weak for You)” and “is your thing,” Marvin’s playing helped usher the low in a cooler, more funky side of the group, known as staples “Fight the Power”, “That Girl” and “For the Love of You.”

Along with the rest of his brothers, Marvin was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992 and eventually retired from active play in 1997 due to complications from diabetes. Both legs were amputated due to his condition finally.

Marvin separated from the Isley Brothers for a short time, forming the trio Isley-Jasper-Isley, scoring a No. 1 hit with “Caravan of Love” in 1985. The Isley Brothers and Marvin output was not the commercial success in the 80 and 90, however, left their mark on the world of hip-hop, with many of his songs sampled over the years by people like Ice Cube, NWA, Jim Jones and Lily Allen.

By LA Weekly, Isley see the clip playing with his band on “Soul Train” in 1974

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