Isley, Rudolph (1939-2023)

A Playlist to Remember the Musicians We Lost in 2023

Posted by By Lindsay Zoladz December 22, 2023Posted inBacharach, Burt, Beck, Jeff, Belafonte, Harry, Bennett, Tony, Birkin, Jane, Buffett, Jimmy, Crosby, David, Death and Dying, Gilberto, Astrud, internal-sub-only-nl, Isley, Rudolph (1939-2023), Lightfoot, Gordon, Music, O'Connor, Sinead, Pop and Rock Music, Robertson, Robbie, Rodriguez (Singer), Sakamoto, Ryuichi, Shorter, Wayne, Turner, Tina, Verlaine, Tom, Yellow Magic Orchestra (Music Group)

A playlist honoring David Crosby, Wayne Shorter, Sinead O’Connor, Jimmy Buffett and other musicians who died this year.

Rudolph Isley, an Original and Enduring Isley Brother, Dies at 84

Posted by By Jim Farber October 12, 2023Posted inDeaths (Obituaries), Isley Brothers, Isley, Rudolph (1939-2023), Music, Pop and Rock Music, Rhythm and Blues (Music)

He provided harmony vocals and the occasional lead. He also helped write some of the group’s biggest hits, including “Shout,” “Fight the Power” and “That Lady.”