Article: MUSICAL FAMILY CLASHES OVER NEWFOUND MILLIONS

Article: ISLEY BROTHER SETTLES LAWSUIT FOR $250,000
The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  August 4, 2000 ;     601 words ......to court. Now, Marvin Isley is hoping to patch...interest in brother O'Kelly Isley's estate -- and...royalty payments. O'Kelly Isley died of a heart...surviving brothers, Marvin Isley contended that...one-fourth of O'Kelly Isley's estate. Ronald...longtime ...

Article: STORY OF THE SONG `CARAVAN OF LOVE' Isley, Jasper, Isley (1985).(Features)
The Independent (London, England);  March 25, 2005 ;     300 words ...Byline: Robert Webb In 1973, The Isley Brothers vocal trio expanded to embrace three younger relatives, the brothers Ernie and Marvin Isley and their brother- in-law Chris Jasper. A decade on, with a succession of modern soul classics behind them, the family split...

Article: TODAY IN MUSIC: A LOOK BACK AT POP MUSIC
United Press International;  December 25, 2002 ;     415 words ......Chris Kenner was born in 1929; Little Richard Penniman, who uses Christmas Day as his birthdate, in 1932 (age 70); the late O'Kelly Isley of the Isley Brothers was born in 1937; guitarist Henry Vestine of Canned Heat and the Mothers of Invention in 1944 (age 58...

Article: New music follows old Isley tradition
Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  November 1, 2003 ;     488 words ......For the Love of You," "Summer Breeze" and "Who's That Lady." After leaving the Isleys in 1984, Jasper teamed with Ernie and Marvin Isley and formed the group, Isley-Jasper-Isley. Their first album, "Broadway's Next to Sunset Boulevard" was a marginal success...

Article: Isley Bros. Set To Perform Locally
Sacramento Observer;  December 28, 2005 ;     688 words ......Your Thing." The Isley Brothers later expanded to include Marvin Isley and brother-in-law Chris Jasper; the title of their "3...the Isley Brothers mantle was carried by Ronald and Ernie. (Kelly Isley passed away in 1986.) After The Isley Brothers left their...

Article: Isley Brothers continue to do their thing
Post-Tribune (IN);  October 6, 2000 ;     700+ words ......In 1985, after the release of the album "Masterpiece," O'Kelly Isley died. Shortly afterward, Rudolph Isley left to join the ministry. The younger contingent -- Ernie and Marvin Isley and Chris Jasper -- meanwhile formed their own group, Isley...

Article: Today's people
Charleston Daily Mail;  August 5, 2000 ;     407 words ......Isley settles suit against brothers HACKENSACK, N.J. - Marvin Isley has settled a lawsuit against his singing siblings stemming...should have received from the estate of his late brother, O'Kelly Isley. Marvin contended he was due a quarter of O'Kelly's estate...

Article: Isley-Jasper-Isley are a team that's very focused very
Chicago Sun-Times;  March 25, 1986 ;     514 words ......the musical family of Isley-Jasper-Isley. "The next year, Marvin (Isley) was playing bass and we had a trio. But there was always...the first time they have hit the road in about two years. Marvin Isley said the show will include some of their hits from the Isley...

Article: TODAY IN MUSIC
United Press International;  December 25, 1999 ;     410 words ......Kenner was born in 1929...``Little Richard'' Penniman, who uses Christmas Day as his birthdate, in 1932 (age 67)... the late O'Kelly Isley of the Isley Brothers was born in 1937... guitarist Henry Vestine of Canned Heat and the Mothers of Invention in 1944 (age...

Article: Jury convicts R&B singer Isley of tax evasion
Charleston Daily Mail;  November 1, 2005 ;     134 words ......homes and a yacht in the names of his then-wife or corporations, and cashed royalty checks belonging to his late brother, O'Kelly Isley, according to the government. Isley's latest albums, released last year, were a collaboration with Burt Bacharach, titled...

Article: DEATHS IN THE NEWS
Chicago Sun-Times;  April 6, 1986 ;     700+ words ......Academy" comedy series. Mr. Paris acted in the films "The Wild One," "The Caine Mutiny," "Marty" and "The Naked and the Dead." O'Kelly Isley, 48, whose backup vocals helped the Isley Brothers sell more than 12 million records, including the Grammy Award winner "It...

Article: ISLEYS GET LOST IN THE PRODUCTION.(Entertainment/Weekend/Spotlight)(Review)
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  May 9, 2003 ;     556 words ......Ronald Isley's 1998 collaboration. Busted rehashes the same operatic back-and-forth at the end of that remix - and in the Kelly-Isley hit Contagious and in the Kelly-produced Sparkle single Be Careful and so on. Even in one of the better ballads here, Lucky...

Article: 'Mr. Bigg' Convicted
Los Angeles Sentinel;  November 9, 2005 ;     319 words ......singer hiding homes and a yacht under the name of his former wife and cashing royalty checks belonging to his late brother, O'Kelly Isley. During the trial, IRS officials said Isley tried to further avoid taxes by asking to be paid in cash only for performances...

Article: Jury convicts singer Ronald Isley of tax evasion
AP Worldstream;  November 1, 2005 ;     148 words ......homes and a yacht in the names of his then-wife or corporations, and cashed royalty checks belonging to his late brother, O'Kelly Isley, according to the government. Isley's latest albums, released last year, were a collaboration with Burt Bacharach, titled...