A three chord song that follows the standard I, IV, V blues chord changes that Chuck Berry used in all his songs. It’s one of the greatest examples of how simplicity in music often leads to greatness. Everyone knows “Twist and Shout.” From The Beatles to Ferris Bueller (by way of The Beatles) “Twist and Shout,” is just one of those celebratory party songs that no one gets tired of. The great Isley Brothers song “Twist and Shout,” is not only one of the most popular rock songs of all time, its one of the most famous songs in history. We close out our top 10 Isley Brothers songs list with one of the most popular rock and roll songs of all time. The group recorded for the label over a four year period from 1966 to 1969. “This Old Heart Of Mine,” is an interesting song because it depicts the Isley Brothers taking part in the Motown Sound or as some might argue helping shape the Motown sound in the same fashion The Temptations and The Supremes did. The two legends had a top 10 hit on their hands as the song peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hit 100. Nonetheless, fourteen years later Rod Stewart recorded a new version of the song with Ronald Isley. Rod Stewart recorded a version of the song in 1975 on his Atlantic Crossing album, but it did not do that well on the charts. It peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 that year. The Isley Brothers scored a Billboard Top 20 hit with “This Old Heart Of Mine,” in 1965 when the song was released on Motown Records.
“This Old Heart Of Mine,” is another great Isley Brothers song that was covered by an artist who had more success with the song than the Isley Brothers did originally ………but not by much. This is pure fifties rock and roll done the Isley Brothers way.
The song was not released on The Isley Brothers’ first studio album entitled Shout! that was also released in 1959. We open up out top 10 Isley Brothers songs list with the great song “I’m Gonna Knock On Your Door.” The song was written by Aaron Schroeder and Sid Wayne, The Isley Brothers recorded the song in the late 1950s and released it as a single in 1959. In 2017, Ernie and Ronald Isley joined forces with Carlos Santana to release a new Isley Brothers album entitled Power Of Peace, which is the last Isley Brothers album released as of this writing in 2020. Over the years, many of the brothers began to age and the group had to deal with sickness and health issues along with the passing of O’ Kelly and Marvin Isley. The band’s sound changed with the new additions as they continued to have great success with their funk and smooth soul records. Chris Jasper who was Rudolph Isley’s brother in law also joined the group. In 1973, the group was joined by younger brothers Ernie Isley and Marvin Isley. The Isley Brothers had great success in the 1960s releasing a huge catalog of music. In the early sixties, the groups guitar player was an up and coming musician called Jimi Hendrix, yes that’s right Jimi Hendrix. During the 1960’s the Isley Brothers recorded for various labels including Motown records. The group moved to New York in the late 50s and formed their own music label called T-Neck records. The group was formed in the mid-1950s by three of the brothers, O’Kelly Isley Jr., Rudolph Isley and Ronald Isley. The Isley Brothers were originally from Cincinnati Ohio.
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