The Isley Brothers

Listen To The First New Music From The Isley Brothers & Santana Album

On July 28, the Isley Brothers and Santana collaboration Power of Peace will be released with covers of twelve classics like Higher Ground, God Bless the Child and Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) along with one original.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, rock, Santana, soul, The Isley Brothers, USA

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Santana Teams With The Isley Brothers For ‘Power of Peace’

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Legacy Recordings will release Power of Peace, a new collaboration between Santana (Carlos Santana and Cindy Blackman Santana) and the Isley Brothers (Ronald and Ernie Isley), on August 4.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, rock, Santana, soul, The Isley Brothers, USA

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Damon Harris Of The Temptations Loses His Cancer Battle

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Damon Harris, who had a short but very fruitful tenure with The Temptations in the early 70’s, died last Monday (February 18) after a fourteen-year fight with prostate cancer. He was 62.

Tagged as: Damon Harris, David Ruffin, Dennis Edwards, Eddie Kendricks, Impact, motown, soul, The Isley Brothers, The Temptations, The Young Temps, The Young Vandals, U.S.A.

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Motown Great Frank Wilson Passes Away

by Music-News.com

One of Motown’s bright lights behind the scenes in the 1960’s, writer and producer Frank Wilson, passed away on Thursday from prostate cancer. He was 71.

Tagged as: Blood Sweat and Tears, Frank Wilson, Freda Payne, John Legend, Lenny Williams, Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr., Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, motown, Stevie Wonder, The Four Tops, The Isley Brothers, the Supremes, The Temptations