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Ernie Isley
Ernest Isley (born March 7, 1952) is an American musician, best known as a member of the musical ensemble The Isley Brothers, and also the splinter group Isley-Jasper-Isley. Biography Ernie was born in Cincinnati, where his older brothers formed The Isley Brothers, first as a gospel group, then as a secular singing group. In 1960, his family moved to Englewood/Teaneck, New Jersey. He attended Dwight Morrow High School. He resides in St. Louis, Missouri. Ernie started playing drums at 12. His first live gig as a member of his brothers' band was as a drummer in 1966 at the age of 14. Ernie was influenced by José Feliciano's version of "Light My Fire" and in 1968 got his first guitar. He is a self-taught musician. In 1968 he did his first professional recording, playing bass on the Isley Brothers' breakthrough funk smash "It's Your Thing", released in 1969. He played electric guitar, acoustic guitar, and drums on the group's early 1970s albums '' Get Into Something'', '' Givin' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cincinnati
Cincinnati ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line with Kentucky. The city is the economic and cultural hub of the Cincinnati metropolitan area. With an estimated population of 2,256,884, it is Ohio's largest metropolitan area and the nation's 30th-largest, and with a city population of 309,317, Cincinnati is the third-largest city in Ohio and 64th in the United States. Throughout much of the 19th century, it was among the top 10 U.S. cities by population, surpassed only by New Orleans and the older, established settlements of the United States eastern seaboard, as well as being the sixth-most populous city from 1840 until 1860. As a rivertown crossroads at the junction of the North, South, East, and West, Cincinnati developed with fewer immigrants and less influence from Europe than Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cars
The Cars were an American rock band formed in Boston in 1976. Emerging from the new wave scene in the late 1970s, they consisted of Ric Ocasek ( rhythm guitar), Benjamin Orr (bass guitar), Elliot Easton (lead guitar), Greg Hawkes (keyboards), and David Robinson ( drums). Ocasek and Orr shared lead vocals, and Ocasek was the band's principal songwriter and leader. The Cars were at the forefront of the merger of 1970s guitar-oriented rock with the new synthesizer-oriented pop that became popular in the early 1980s. Robert Palmer, music critic for ''The New York Times'' and ''Rolling Stone'', described the Cars' musical style: "They have taken some important but disparate contemporary trends—punk minimalism, the labyrinthine synthesizer and guitar textures of art rock, the '50s rockabilly revival and the melodious terseness of power pop—and mixed them into a personal and appealing blend."Palmer, Robert. "Pop: Cars Merge Styles" ''The New York Times'' August 9, 1978: C17 T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Wire (Ernie Isley Album)
''High Wire'' is the debut album by the American guitarist and singer Ernie Isley, released in 1990. The album peaked at No. 174 on the ''Billboard'' 200. The title track was the album's first single. Production The album was produced by Davitt Sigerson, with Isley playing most of the instruments himself. It was recorded in Los Angeles and New York. Critical reception ''The Washington Post'' wrote: "Not surprisingly, Isley's guitar playing is def and deft; surprisingly, it's Isley's songwriting and emotionally direct singing that makes the album more than a showcase of knife-sharp riffs and roiling grooves." The ''Chicago Tribune'' thought that Isley's "keening intro on 'Rising From the Ashes', the snakelike soloing on 'Song for the Muses', the brief glimpse of country blues on 'In Deep' all demonstrate he belongs with the guitar giants." ''The New York Times'' called ''High Wire'' "the surprise pop album of the year," writing that "if it doesn't make it on radio ... it is becau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choosey Lover
"Choosey Lover" is a 1983 soul song by The Isley Brothers (Originally titled "Juicy Lover"). Released on their T-Neck imprint, the song was their second consecutive top ten R&B hit after their seminal " Between the Sheets" hit No. 3 on that chart. It was the second of two chart-topping singles the Isleys released off their aptly titled '' Between the Sheets'' album. "Choosey Lover" was also the last charting single to feature the ''3 + 3'' lineup of the band. A year later, younger brothers Ernie Isley (who played the memorable guitar solos on the song and co-wrote the lyrics), Marvin Isley and their brother-in-law Chris Jasper left to form Isley-Jasper-Isley while older brothers Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley and O'Kelly Isley continued on under the "Isley Brothers" name. The song has similarities to the Earth, Wind & Fire song "Devotion". The song was covered by R&B singer Aaliyah as "Choosey Lover (Old School/New School)" on her 1996 album '' One in a Million'', with the "Old Schoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Summer Breeze (song)
"Summer Breeze" is a song written and originally recorded by American soft rock duo Seals and Crofts. Released in 1972, it reached No. 6 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in the US. In 2013, it was ranked No. 13 in ''Rolling Stone''′s "Best Summer Songs of All Time". The song also became a hit for The Isley Brothers in 1974. Original Seals and Crofts version Released nine days ahead of their 1972 '' Summer Breeze'' album, Seals and Crofts' original version reached No. 6 on the ''Billboard'' Pop Singles chart in the US that same year. Bruce Eder of AllMusic referred to it as "one of those relentlessly appealing 1970s harmony-rock anthems ... appropriately ubiquitous on the radio and in the memory". Seals and Crofts performed the song live on the ''Bobby Darin Amusement Company'' variety show in 1972. Harvey Brooks played bass on this recording. Chart performance Weekly charts Year-end charts Isley Brothers version The song was covered in a harder rock- s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Between The Sheets (song)
"Between the Sheets" is a quiet storm- funk song released by American band The Isley Brothers in 1983 off their album of the same name on the T-Neck imprint. Covers Jazz band Fourplay recorded a hit cover version of the song in 1992 with Chaka Khan as the vocalist. In popular culture It appears in the 2004 video game '' Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas ''in the fictional radio station ''Bounce FM. '' Samples of this song *"I Don't Want To Treat You Wrong" by MC Shy D (1988) *"The Questions" by Audio Two (1988) *"For the Easy Listeners" by DJ Magic Mike (1990) *"Bonita Applebum (Hootie Mix)" by A Tribe Called Quest (1990) *"Breaker 1/9" by Common (1992) *"Cramping My Style" by UGK (1992) *"I Don't Even Trip" by Totally Insane (1992) *"Solo per Te" by Articolo 31 (1993) *"Another Day" Mac Clan-Livin the Life (1993) (edited by KILLA E) *"Lips" by Dre Dog/Andre Nickatina (1993) *"Break of Dawn" by Rob Base (1994) *"Time To Get My Drank On" Thug Life (Unreleased Demo) (1994) *"Big ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
That Lady (song)
"That Lady" is a song by the Isley Brothers, made famous in 1973 when it was reworked in a funk rock style. The song was originally performed as "Who's That Lady?" in a classic R&B vocal style by the Isley Brothers in 1964, inspired by the Impressions. In 1973, the core Isley Brothers vocal trio had recently expanded, picking up guitarist Ernie Isley, bassist Marvin Isley and keyboardist Chris Jasper to form their ''3 + 3'' configuration. Guitarist Jimi Hendrix had supported the Isley Brothers on tour in the mid-1960s, and Ernie Isley had been strongly influenced by Hendrix's playing methods. At the Los Angeles Record Plant in 1973 recording the new version of "That Lady", Ernie laid down a searing guitar line with heavy Hendrix-style sustain carrying a soft fuzz distortion. The recording project included other musicians on organ and congas to establish a funk/rock fusion sound. The song debuted at # 89 on the Hot 100 on July 14, 1973, as "Meet The Lady", then the title would ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
(At Your Best) You Are Love
"(At Your Best) You Are Love" is a song by the Isley Brothers, originally a radio hit in 1976. It was originally dedicated to their mother. Personnel *Ronald Isley: lead vocals, background vocals *O'Kelly Isley, Jr.: background vocals *Rudolph Isley: background vocals *Ernie Isley: electric guitar, acoustic guitars, drums, background vocals *Marvin Isley: bass played by, background vocals *Chris Jasper: acoustic piano, electric piano, keyboards, synthesizers, background vocals *Produced, written, composed and arranged by The Isley Brothers and Chris Jasper Aaliyah version "(At Your Best) You Are Love" was covered by American singer Aaliyah for her debut studio album, ''Age Ain't Nothing but a Number'' (1994). The cover, titled "At Your Best (You Are Love)", was released as the second single from ''Age Ain't Nothing but a Number'' on August 22, 1994, by Blackground Records and Jive Records. A commercial success, it peaked at number six on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and nu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harvest For The World (song)
"Harvest for the World" is a 1976 single released by American musical group The Isley Brothers on their T-Neck imprint. It was the title track from their 1976 album ''Harvest for the World''. Background and composition One of their socially conscious singles (about world peace), the song was composed by Ernie Isley, who wrote most of the lyrics, together with Marvin Isley and Chris Jasper, with additional lyrics and musical arrangements added by the three original members O'Kelly, Rudolph and Ronald. The song was recorded on the same day as Fight the Power (Part 1 & 2) and was originally intended to go on The Heat Is On (album) as the lead single but Fight The Power ended up being the lead single by a group vote and was saved to go on the harvest for the world LP, and as on many Isley Brothers records, Ronald sang lead on the song while his older brothers O'Kelly and Rudolph usually backed him up. Chart performance The song became a top ten R&B hit, peaking at No. 9, and peaking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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