The Essential Isley Brothers

For a remarkable stretch of this century, the Isley Brothers have been an anchor, a life raft & the connective thread running through a dynamic soul tradition that embraces rhythm-and-blues, gospel, even jazz. They have been part of every major movement in popular music since the late Fifties. From doo-wop to funk, The Isley Brothers' career is an odyssey that still continues 40 years later. In 1998, the Isley Brothers celebrated 40 years -- forty years -- in the business. Not 40 years on the periphery of the business, but four decades on the cutting edge in the flow of trends that define the music. Few artists in any genre can rival the impact of the Isleys on contemporary music.