{"id":122336,"date":"2023-10-13T13:49:03","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T18:49:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=122336"},"modified":"2023-10-13T13:49:21","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T18:49:21","slug":"rudolph-isley-founding-member-of-the-isley-brothers-dies-at-84-entertainment-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=122336","title":{"rendered":"Rudolph Isley, Founding Member of The Isley Brothers Dies at 84 &#8211; Entertainment News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1545664804358300\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"8616314829\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=122336\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=122336\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-122337 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/download-6-300x180.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/download-6-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/download-6.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>By Geoffrey Huchel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Singer-Songwriter Rudolph Isley, one of the founding members of the legendary R&amp;B group The Isley Brothers, passed away October 11, 2023. A cause of death was not disclosed. He was 84.<\/p>\n<p>Isley, a Cincinnati native began singing in church at a young age. In his teen years he was singing as a member of the Isley Brothers with Kelly, Ronnie and Vernon. Vernon died a few years after the group\u2019s formation. The remaining three Isley\u2019s moved to New York to seek a recording deal. After recording with smaller labels, the Isleys signed with RCA Records in 1959. Their first significant recording was the song \u201cShout\u201d. They followed up with \u201cTwist &amp; Shout\u201d and the Grammy Award winning hit \u201cIt\u2019s Your Thing\u201d. The younger Isley brothers, Ernie and Marvin, were included in the group in 1973. Their inclusion turned the trio into a full band and led the band to the height of their success. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The Isley Brothers produced over 30 studio albums and released such singles as \u201cSummer Breeze\u201d, Parts 1 &amp; 2, \u201cThis Old Heart of Mine\u201d, \u201cFootsteps in the Dark\u201d, Parts 1 &amp; 2 and \u201cBetween the Sheets\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Ringside Report sends our condolences to Rudolph Isely\u2019s family during their time of grief.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #808000;\"><a style=\"color: #808000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.authorhouse.com\/en\/bookstore\/bookdetails\/232300-BOXING-INTERVIEWS-OF-A-LIFETIME\">Click Here to Order Boxing Interviews Of A Lifetime By &#8220;Bad&#8221; Brad Berkwitt<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Geoffrey Huchel Singer-Songwriter Rudolph Isley, one of the founding members of the legendary R&amp;B group The Isley Brothers, passed away October 11, 2023. A cause of death was not disclosed. He was 84. Isley, a Cincinnati native began singing in church at a young age. 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