Rudolph Isley Dies: Founding Member Of The Isley Brothers Was 84
deadline.comRudolph Isley, a founding member of the Grammy-winning Isley Brothers who helped create some of the most memorable songs in American musical history, has died.
His brother Ron confirmed the news to Deadline. Rudolph Isley was 84. In a statement provided to Deadline, Ron Isley said of his brother’s passing, “There are no words to express my feelings and the love I have for my brother.
Our family will miss him. But I know he’s in a better place.” The Isley Brothers have had various lineups through the years, but Rudy was with the band from its beginnings in the late 1950s to his retirement from music in 1989, when he took up a Christian ministry.
During that time, they recorded such classics as “Shout,” cowritten by Rudy, which in 1959 became their first single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100.
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