Marvin Isley

Quick Facts

Full Name	Marvin Isley
Occupation	Bass Guitarist
Date Of Birth	Aug 18, 1953(1953-08-18)
Age	71
Date Of Death	June 6, 2010, Chicago, IL
Birthplace	Cincinnati
Country	United States
Birth City	Ohio
Horoscope	Leo

Marvin Isley Biography

Marvin Isley is one of the most popular and richest Bass-Guitarist who was born on August 18, 1953 in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States.

Originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, Isley and his family moved to a home in Englewood, New Jersey in the summer of 1959. Isley eventually graduated from Englewood’s Dwight Morrow High School in 1972. In 1976, he graduated from C.W. Post College with a degree in music.

Marvin began playing bass guitar while in high school and by the end of the decade was being tutored and mentored by his elder brothers alongside elder brother Ernie and their friend, Chris Jasper, who was an in-law. By 1971, Marvin began performing bass guitar on The Isley Brothers’ album, Givin’ It Back. Within two years, he became an official member of the group. In addition to playing bass, he also provided percussion and also wrote or co-wrote some of the group’s hits including “Fight the Power”, “The Pride” and “Between the Sheets”. Breaking away from the Isleys in 1984, he, Ernie and Chris formed the trio, Isley-Jasper-Isley, who had a hit in 1985 with “Caravan of Love”. The group broke up in 1988 after Ernie Isley signed a solo recording deal. Three years later, Marvin and Ernie reunited with Ron Isley to reform the Isley Brothers. Marvin remained a member until complications from his longtime battle with diabetes forced him into retirement in 1997. Having been diagnosed with diabetes in his early 20s, Isley’s condition worsened to the point where he had to have both legs amputated. Isley was inducted as a member of the Isley Brothers to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992.

Marvin Isley Net Worth

Marvin Isley is one of the richest Bass Guitarist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Marvin Isley 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Marvin Isley (August 18, 1953 – June 6, 2010) was the youngest member of the family music group the Isley Brothers and its bass guitarist.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Marvin Isley Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Ranked on the list of most popular Bass-Guitarist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Marvin Isley celebrates birthday on August 18 of every year.

How many of the Isley Brothers have passed away?

Two early members of the group have also died : O’Kelly Isley Jr. in 1996 at age 48 and Vernon Isley, who died back in 1955, at the age of just 13, after being hit by a car on his bicycle. The group’s two best known members – singer Ron Isley and guitarist Ernie Isley – continue to perform under the group’s name.

Did Marvin Isley have children?

Death. Marvin Isley died on June 6, 2010, from complications of diabetes at the Seasons Hospice within Weiss Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, at age 56. Besides his three brothers Ronald, Ernie and Rudolph, Isley was survived by his wife Sheila Felton Isley, a son Cory, and two daughters, Sydney and Jalen.

Which Isley brother just died?

Marvin Isley , a bassist who provided the foundation for his family’s hit- making R&B band, the Isley Brothers, died on Sunday at a hospice near his home in Chicago. He was 56.

How many of the Isley Brothers were actually brothers?

Three brothers, O’Kelly (25 December 1937, d. 31 March 1986), Rudolph (b. 1 April 1939) and Ronald Isley (b.

Which Isley brother went to jail?

Isley Brothers frontman Ronald Isley has been sentenced to three years and one month in prison for tax evasion. The 65-year-old R&B singer was also ordered to pay $3.1 million in back taxes to the…