In 1973, Chris joined The Isley Brothers, formed by Rudolph Isley, Ronald Isley and O’Kelly Isley. His family lived in the same Cincinnati apartment complex as the Isleys, and he later became an ...

A classically trained pianist turned songwriter, he was a cornerstone of the soul group’s sound during its fertile second act ...

While Ronald Isley’s captivating voice and Ernie ... Having family ties to the Isley Brothers through his sister Elaine’s marriage to Rudolph Isley, Jasper joined the group as part of the ...

The group in its first iteration comprised brothers O’Kelly Isley, Rudolph Isley, Ronald Isley and Vernon Isley. Despite the 1955 death of Vernon, the group had risen to prominence in the late ...

The Isley Brothers first rose to fame as a singing trio, made up of the oldest three brothers, Ronald, Rudolph and O’Kelly. But they reached their commercial and musical peak in the 1970s and ...

What music does Ronald Isley listen to when having intimate ... along is good,” said the member of the legendary group The Isley Brothers. He spoke to Billboard in 2022 when the group was ...

The group in its first iteration comprised brothers O’Kelly Isley, Rudolph Isley, Ronald Isley and Vernon Isley. Despite the 1955 death of Vernon, the group had risen to prominence in the late ...

Chris Jasper, the singer–songwriter who helped transform the Isley Brothers from a vocal trio into a hit-making juggernaut in the 1970s and '80s, has died at 73. Jasper's family announced on ...

The group in its first iteration comprised brothers O'Kelly Isley, Rudolph Isley, Ronald Isley and Vernon Isley. Despite the 1955 death of Vernon, the group had risen to prominence in the late '50s ...

and the band split up in 1984 because of what Mr. Jasper described as “financial inequities” between the three older musicians - brothers O’Kelly Isley Jr. and Rudolph and Ronald Isley - and ...

Jr., Ronald Isley, Ernie Isley and Rudolph Isley of The Isley Brothers perform at the Mill Run Theatre in Niles, Illinois in June 1981. (Photo By Raymond Boyd/Getty Images) “Chris’s classical ...