Ronald Isley Biography

Fast Facts

• Won a Soul Train Music Awards Legend Award for his work with The Isley Brothers in 2010
• Began singing in his church gospel choir at the age of three, once winning a $25 war bond in a singing contest at Union Baptist Church
• Formed The Isley Brothers with his older brothers Kelly and Rudy in 1957 and later recorded their hit song "Shout" in 1959 for RCA Records
• Started performing at bigger venues like the Regal Theater in Chicago at the age of seven
• Recorded his first solo album, "Here I Am: Bacharach Meets Isley" in 2003 with Burt Bacharach
• Best known as a singer, songwriter, and lead singer and founding member of The Isley Brothers, who became famous for their song "Shout" in 1959
• Formed T-Neck Records with his brothers in 1969 to take control of their own music production
• Released his solo album "This Song Is For You" in 2013, with its first single being "Dinner and a Movie․"
• Had a recurring role as Pretty Tony on "The Steve Harvey Show" in the late 1990s
• Sang a duet with Rod Stewart of the Isley Brothers song "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)" in 1990