Ernie Isley - Wikipedia
Ernest Isley (born March 7, 1952) is an American musician best known as a member of the musical ensemble The Isley Brothers, [2] and also the splinter group Isley-Jasper-Isley. Biography. Ernie was born in Cincinnati, where his older brothers formed The Isley Brothers, first as a gospel group, then as a secular singing group.
“Paul said, 'Ernie, if it were not for the Isley Brothers, the Beatles ...
Nov 5, 2024 · News “Paul said, 'Ernie, if it were not for the Isley Brothers, the Beatles would still be in Liverpool.'” Ernie Isley tells how a chance meeting with Paul McCartney led them to perform the 1960s hit that helped launch the two groups to fame ... Ernie Isley and Paul McCartney would cross paths — in a vineyard of all places. “A few years ...
Ernie Isley on the time he met Paul McCartney - MSN
Ernie Isley on the time he met Paul McCartney – and jammed on Twist and Shout. B efore the British Invasion, which brought The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and a whole host of British acts to ...
The secrets behind Ernie Isley’s guitar tone on The Isley …
Oct 29, 2021 · The lead guitar sounded like a psychedelic fusion of Jimi Hendrix and Carlos Santana, but with a distinctive voice that was all Ernie Isley. The new version was a huge hit single for the band, reaching Number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Number 21 on Billboard’s 1973 year-end chart.
Ernie Isley talks living with Hendrix, lost solos and That Lady
Jan 14, 2016 · As guitarist with psychedelic soul pioneers The Isley Brothers, Ernie Isley’s solos on tracks such as Summer Breeze seemed to shimmer like heat haze, amid blissed-out waves of phaser and fuzz. Ernie grew up in the same house as Jimi Hendrix and says he owes his success on guitar to Jimi’s early guidance.
The Isley Brothers bring over 7 decades of music to The Dell in ...
Aug 7, 2024 · Commenting on his own beginnings with the band, Ernie Isley remembers he started playing the drums with his brothers when he was 14 years old. Speaking during a telephone interview, he recalls some of the many highlights …
Vernon Reid: Isley Brothers’ Ernie Isley is overlooked - Guitar World
Sep 13, 2024 · Vernon Reid says he is astonished that Isley Brothers’ guitarist Ernie Isley doesn’t get more recognition for his playing, despite being what he calls a “near direct tonal descendant of Jimi Hendrix”.
Ernie Isley Receives Honored by Guitar Center Music Foundation - Billboard
Apr 6, 2024 · Ernie Isley, master guitarist and member of legendary group The Isley Brothers, received much-deserved roses from The Guitar Center Music Foundation this week.
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Oct 29, 2024 · The Strat-wielding Isley Brothers guitarist Ernie Isley has etched his name in the upper echelons of funk, soul, and rock, famously introducing fuzz guitar to a new generation of R&B aficionados.
The Isley Brothers' Ernie Isley : Bullseye with Jesse Thorn - NPR
Sep 11, 2020 · Ernie Isley is a member of the legendary soul band The Isley Brothers. Formed by his older brothers in the late 1950s, The Isley Brothers had early hits like "Shout" and "Twist...