This three-CD set, though, is the best overview of the group’s whole career. There are many compilations of the public-domain recordings of the Isleys. ![]() The information about Bert Berns comes from Here Comes the Night: The Dark Soul of Bert Berns and the Dirty Business of Rhythm and Blues by Joel Selvin. No Mixcloud this week, due to the number of songs by the Isleys.Īmazingly, there are no books on the Isley Brothers, unless you count a seventy-two page self-published pamphlet by Rudolph Isley’s daughter, so I’ve had to piece this together from literally dozens of different sources.įor information about the Isley Brothers the main source was Icons of R&B and Soul by Bob Gulla. Check out Tilt’s irregular podcasts at and Tilt Araiza has assisted invaluably by doing a first-pass edit, and will hopefully be doing so from now on. Patreon backers also have a ten-minute bonus episode available, on “How Do You Do It?” by Gerry and the Pacemakers. ![]() Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of the episode. ![]() Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on October 26, 2020Įpisode one hundred and two of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “Twist and Shout” by the Isley Brothers, and the early career of Bert Berns.
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