艾斯里兄弟的創(chuàng)始成員魯?shù)婪颉ぐ估锶ナ?，享?4歲
Rudolph Isley, the singer and songwriter best known as a founding member of the chart-topping R&B group the Isley Brothers, has died at 84.
歌手和詞曲作者魯?shù)婪?/font>·艾斯里去世，享年84歲。他最為人所知的身份是高居榜首的R&B組合艾斯里兄弟的創(chuàng)始成員。
A publicist for the group confirmed the news to EW on Thursday and provided a statement from Ronald Isley saying, "There are no words to express my feelings and the love I have for my brother. Our family will miss him. But I know he's in a better place."
該組合的一名公關(guān)人員周四向《娛樂周刊》證實了這一消息，并提供了羅納德·艾斯里的一份聲明:“沒有任何語言可以表達我對我哥哥的感情和愛。我們?nèi)叶紩肽钏摹５抑浪谝粋€更好的地方。”
Rudolph Isley formed the iconic group with his siblings O'Kelly, Ronald, and Vernon as a young man. The fledgling group sang at their local church in a Cincinnati suburb and moved on to perform at churches throughout the region, even winning a competition on Ted Mack's Amateur Hour series. However, they disbanded in 1955 after Vernon, the lead vocalist, was hit by a car and killed at just 13.
魯?shù)婪?/font>·艾斯里年輕時與他的兄弟姐妹奧凱利、羅納德和弗農(nóng)組成了這個標(biāo)志性的樂隊。這支羽翼未久的樂隊在辛辛那提郊區(qū)的當(dāng)?shù)亟烫醚莩?，隨后在整個地區(qū)的教堂演出，甚至贏得了泰德·麥克業(yè)余時間系列節(jié)目的比賽。然而，在主唱弗農(nóng)13歲時被車撞身亡后，他們于1955年解散。
In 1957, the Isley Brothers reformed and moved to New York. By 1959, they had released their first single for RCA, "Shout." The song "was gospel designed as rock‐and‐roll, and a lot of people in my mother's church were not too pleased when it came out," younger brother and lead guitarist Ernie Isley told the New York Times in 1977.
1957年，艾斯里兄弟改過自新，搬到了紐約。1959年，他們?yōu)镽CA發(fā)行了第一首單曲《呼喊》。1977年，他的弟弟兼首席吉他手厄尼·艾斯里在接受《紐約時報》采訪時表示，這首歌“是福音風(fēng)格的搖滾樂，我母親所在教堂的很多人都不太喜歡這首歌。”
Into the 1960s, the group found success with more singles, such as their own twist on Bert Berns' "Twist and Shout" in 1962. It was their first top-40 hit. In 1966, they signed to Motown and had another hit with "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)." That would be their second top-40 hit.
進入20世紀(jì)60年代，樂隊?wèi){借更多單曲獲得成功，比如1962年他們改編了伯特·伯恩斯(Bert Berns)的《twist and Shout》。這是他們第一首進入前40名的單曲。1966年，他們與摩城公司簽約，并推出了另一首熱門歌曲《This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)》。這將是他們第二次進入前40名。
The Isley Brothers continued to perform into the 1970s, bringing in other family members and relatives. More hits followed, like "That Lady," "Summer Breeze," and "Fight the Power."
20世紀(jì)70年代，艾斯里兄弟繼續(xù)演出，并帶來了其他家庭成員和親戚。更多的熱門歌曲緊隨其后，比如《That Lady》、《Summer Breeze》和《Fight the Power》。
The group went on making music, though Rudolph left the group in 1989 to become a Christian minister. He was, however, part of the group inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1992.
盡管魯?shù)婪蛟?/font>1989年離開了樂隊，成為了一名基督教牧師，但樂隊還是繼續(xù)制作音樂。然而，他是1992年入選搖滾名人堂的一員。
