Ronald Isley may have soul but can he go solo?
The 68-year-old founder and front man of The Isley Brothers is releasing his first solo album on Tuesday, two days after being honored at the 2010 Soul Train Awards on Sunday.
Celebrating its 40th anniversary, the show — which was filmed on Nov. 10 but aired Nov. 28 on BET — honored the careers of both Isley and Anita Baker.
Ronald Isley was born the third of six brothers (O'Kelly Isley, Jr., Rudolph Isley, Ronald, Vernon Isley, Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley) to Sallye Bernice (Bell) and O'Kelly Isley, Sr [1]. 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 Chicago, alongside Dinah Washington and a few other notables.
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