Singer Chris Jasper, who sang with the Isley Brothers and pursued a solo music career as well, died this week at age 73. He ...

Ronald Isley and Vernon Isley in the 1950s. Vernon Isley died shortly after the group was formed and the remaining brothers went on to have their first hit single with “Shout” in 1959 before ...

Chris Jasper helped the Isley Brothers shape its flamboyant funk-rock sound before the band split into two separate groups.

Chris Jasper had been married to Margie Jasper. Originally, the Ohio-born elder Isley siblings — Ronald, O'Kelly, Rudolph, and Vernon formed the gospel music group Isley Brothers in the early 1950s.

Ronald Isley and Vernon Isley. Despite the 1955 death of Vernon, the group had risen to prominence in the late '50s and early '60s with hits including "Twist and Shout" and "This Old Heart of Mine." ...