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Isley Brothers' Marvin Isley Dead at 56

Posted Jun 7th 2010 6:35PM by Charley Rogulewski
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Marvin Isley, namesake bassist for the soul-funk pioneers the Isley Brothers, died in Chicago on June 6. He was 56.

In the Sixties, Marvin followed in the musical footsteps of his older brothers, first starting a band with his brother Ernie and cousin Chris Jasper. By 1973, the trio had officially merged with their commercially successful family members in the Isley Brothers and produced the album '3+3,' which went gold. Marvin would continue to play with them through the mid-'80s, laying down the funk on songs like 'That Lady,' 'Fight the Power,' 'For the Love of You' and countless others. Eventually the back-up trio would split from the Isley outfit forming Isley-Jasper-Isley, whose biggest hit was the 1985 R&B single 'Caravan of Love.' In 1991, Marvin re-joined the Isley Brothers and, with them, was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1992.

Despite the musical chairs, Marvin's time in the Isley Brothers would inspire hip-hip and R&B for generations to come. Ice Cube sampled their 'Footsteps in the Dark' on 'The Predator' track 'It Was a Good Day.' Sadly, diabetes forced Marvin to retire from music in 1997.

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June 14 2010 at 11:34 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

mswll4

Rest in peace Marvin Isley. Your music and the group ISLEY BROTHERS is the best.

June 12 2010 at 3:08 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

JOEFRENCHGROUP

May God bless you. I met you back in the early 70's with Tanya. We played poqueno and listen to "who's That Lady" over and over. It was me, you, Tanya and Ernie. Chris was there but had just bought a new convertible Cadillac and was going out for a drive. I had so much fun. Thank you for your kindness and for sharing a happy time. I will miss you. joe french

June 10 2010 at 7:35 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

LADYC

for the love of you, im gonna miss ya Marvin, rest in peace, such a terrible waste at such a young age, death knows no age, creed, religion or social classification when its ready to take a victim. God bless your remaining family. Find a cure for all these plagues, diabetes, cancer, lukemia, lou-gehrigs disease, crack cocaine, heroin, etc and the list goes on.

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