Rudolph Isley

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Rudolph Isley
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
DiedOctober 11, 2023(2023-10-11) (aged 84)
Olympia Fields, Illinois, U.S.
GenresRhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul, gospel
Years active1954–1989
Formerly ofThe Isley Brothers

Rudolph "Rudy" Bernard Isley (April 1, 1939 – October 11, 2023) was an American singer-songwriter and Christian minister and one of the founding members of The Isley Brothers.

Life and career

Rudolph "Rudy"

Shout".[2] By the summer of that year, the Isley family had moved from Cincinnati to a home in Englewood, New Jersey.[3]

Following "Shout", the brothers recorded for other labels with modest success with exceptions including the top 40 hit, "

Spend the Night, Rudy Isley left the group and the music industry for good in 1989 to follow a lifelong goal of being a Christian minister. Rudy was inducted as member of the Isleys to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992.[citation needed
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Personal life and death

Isley married Elaine Jasper in 1958.[3] At first, Isley and his family settled at a house he bought in Teaneck, New Jersey, where they lived for ten years.[4][self-published source] By the mid-1970s, Isley was living in Haworth, New Jersey.[3] [5] He and his wife were long-term residents of Otisville, New York before moving to Olympia Fields near Chicago in 2013, buying R. Kelly's former house to be near their children and grandchildren.[6]

Rudolph Isley died from an apparent heart attack at his home on October 11, 2023, at the age of 84.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ Beckerman, Jim (October 12, 2023). "Rudolph Isley dies; he was a founder of the Isley Brothers, who had deep ties to Bergen". northjersey.com.
  2. ^ a b Farber, Jim (October 12, 2023). "Rudolph Isley, an Original and Enduring Isley Brother, Dies at 84". The New York Times. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Wilner, Paul (March 13, 1977). "Isley Brothers: A Family Affair". The New York Times. Retrieved September 18, 2011. WHEN Sallye Isley moved her brood of children from Cincinnati to Englewood in the summer of 1959, she was participating in a show-business phenomenon.... While their older brothers toured America, the younger Isley boys enrolled successively in Englewood Junior High and Dwight Morrow High School.... Right now, the brothers reside near enough to each other to keep in close touch. Ronald lives in Teaneck, Kelly Jr. in Alpine, Rudolph in Haworth and Ernie in Englewood.
  4. ISBN 978-1-4568-6980-9
    . Retrieved November 20, 2011. My father eventually bought a house in Teaneck, New Jersey, where we lived for ten years. Teaneck, New Jersey, in the sixties was a relatively quiet white community.
  5. ^ Grein, Paul (June 13, 2022). "Here Are All the Recipients of BET's Lifetime Achievement Award". Billboard. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  6. ^ Goldsborough, Bob (December 5, 2013). "R. Kelly's former mansion sold". Chicago Tribune. Archived by the Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on November 4, 2015. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  7. ^ Amorosi, A. D. (October 12, 2023). "Rudolph Isley, Founding Member of the Isley Brothers and Co-Writer of 'Shout!', Dies at 84". Variety. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  8. ^ Kreps, Daniel (October 12, 2023). "Rudolph Isley, Founding Member of the Isley Brothers, Dead at 84". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 12, 2023.

External links

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