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 ...

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 ...

Interviewed by music journalist Bill Buckley in 2013, Mr. Jasper said he had little contact with the remaining Isley Brothers, who now include only Ronald and Ernie. But he remained proud of the ...

Chris Jasper, a celebrated singer-songwriter who helped steer The Isley Brothers during some of their most successful years, died Sunday, People Magazine and the Independent report. He was 73.

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 ...

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 ...

Chris Jasper, a former member of the Isley Brothers who helped define their classic sound, died at the age of 73. Jasper’s family announced his death on social media, stating that he passed away ...

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 ...

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 ...

Chris Jasper, formerly of The Isley Brothers and Isley-Jasper-Isley, in 1988. CREDIT: Raymond Boyd/Getty The Isley Brothers‘ Chris Jasper has died at the age of 73. The songwriter, producer and ...