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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...