Ronald Isley
Sign in to saveAmerican recording artist, songwriter, record producer, and occasional actor
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- 1941-05-21
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Ronald Isley (born May 21, 1941 in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States) is an American singer and is known as the lead singer and founding member of the family music group The Isley Brothers. Born the third of six brothers, Ronald, like many of his siblings, began his career in the church. He began singing at the age of three, winning a $25 war bond for singing at a spiritual contest at the Union Baptist Church. By the age of seven, Ronald was singing onstage at venues such as the Regal Theater in
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- Born
- 21 May 1941
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ronald
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Cincinnati
- Spouse
- Angela Winbush
- Sibling
- Marvin Isley
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- soul
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1941 births20th-century American singers21st-century American singersAfrican-American male singersAmerican contemporary R&B singersAmerican male singersAmerican people convicted of tax crimesAmerican rhythm and blues singersAmerican soul singersAmerican tenorsBLP articles lacking sources from August 2020Grammy Award winners for rap music