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Article: Isley Brothers: Bigger Than Biggs
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- November 23, 2001
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IT'S BEEN a good eternity for the Isley Brothers. In September,
their 40th album, the aptly titled "Eternal," entered the Billboard
charts at No. 3 pop and No. 1 R&B, a remarkable achievement given
that the first Isley Brothers single, the classic "Shout," charted in
. . . 1959!
In fact, "Eternal's" first single, "Contagious," made the Isley
Brothers the artists with the longest chart span on the Top 100 in
Billboard history at 42 years. In pop music, that's as close to
eternal as you can get.
Now, group founder Ronald Isley is about to embark on a second
career as Mr. Biggs, movie star.
Mr. Biggs was created by Isley and R. Kelly in the latter's 1996
video for "Down Low (Nobody Has to ...