Interview with Ernie Isley, Isley Brothers

[@brotherhood302]

I wish black guitar players would start playing guitar like Prince and Ernie again!

[@pookiemartinez3909]

Jimi and Eddie Hazel, Mike Hampton, Gary Shider, Glen Goins, Jimi Hazel,( Wayne Richardson), Dr Know (Gary Miller).

[@Steve-mp7by]

guitar is a hard instrument to master. I can play bass easily

[@g.marksman1769]

Jessie Johnson of ‘The Time’ is a guitar monster who plays with heavy influences from Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix, Prince and Albert King! He’s ONE BAAAAAD DUDE ON THAT AXE, who needs more recognition!! The other is Eric Gales , who is one of the greatest blues guitar virtuosos on this planet today! Very respected by the greats who are living today. Ah, I’m sure you probably know those two dudes, but I love sharing info. Rest In Peace to Prince, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix, Albert King

[@ASSman864]

They still do but alot of black singers arent singing like ron or smokey anymore, harder for bands to connect

[@leahflower9924]

and jimi hendrix

[@cheryla786]

Love Ernie. Such a soft spoken, humble, extremely talented man.

[@blackthorne1497]

"Who Love You Better" than I do...nobody! I play them all the time, for most of my life for the past 40 years. Until now, I had never seen an interview with Ernie Isley.

[@MarvinSheats]

Ernie's Fender Strat is BEAUTIFUL!!!

[@kjwilkguitar]

He has 3 of them built for him by the Fender Custom Shop. All Zeal Strats. The one he's pictured with is Zeal #2

[@eletonjohns8361]

Ernie one of the greatest rock and soul guitarists ever. StTILL!

[@paulettewillis7547]

The Isleys Brothers ! Simply the Best Band of my life !!! No group to me , can top them ! Funk and sensual . You guys got that ! Always and forever.

[@Lisa_Evers]

same here. no other soul/funk group comes close. ernie is a god to me!

[@WickBeavers]

Fantastic interview, thanks! Man, for the longest time, I never knew- the Isley Brothers coulda been purple for all I knew or cared. “But we got Jimi” would always handle all guitar parts! Long live the Isley Brothers!

[@Dreday12344]

I was a baby in 1969 dancing to their music 🎵🎶 when I was ga ga and goo gooing lawd... True legends...💯🤣👆🏾👆🏾👌🏾

[@57muzic]

Going to the same high school, with the younger brothers, Marvin and Ernie was very cool, and having the opportunity to hear some of their music before the masses, was off the hook!

[@tedkay3750]

You didn't know it was SUMMER Until you heard a ISLEY BROTHER SMASH! then it was official!!!

[@HB-pg9sc]

For sometime in the 60s Jimi Hendrix was a homeless traveling musician that spent sometime living with the Isley family in Cincinnati & was an early influence on Ernie Isley as a guitar player.

[@ASSman864]

@Dat Hollywood Kidd preach it

[@Glenda-nt7ij]

Alright now cool ❤❤❤

[@blossom1643]

Nice interview. I “discovered “ them in 1971 & Always Loved em! They got a Sound like Nobody else.❤✌️

[@jm_1214]

Isley brothers are the best. I grew up in Philly with their best songs.

[@surfgod509]

Brilliant, Amazing History and Lenage ....

[@vontebrown1284]

Legends

[@MichaelHenderson-c6d]

I would love to get one like that but I would like to have a left handed maple neck and wide head stock and white neck.if you are reading this Mr lsley l would like to have a copy of your guitar 🎸 and I just want to let you know that you and Jimi are my heros

[@waynemcdaniel7405]

Great guitarist and very underrated songwriter 🔥

[@robertadams6184]

Iloveerniessunglasses

[@TukaMonet]

They remind me of the Jackson 5 because when they talk their all so soft spoken.

[@Dante-qf9yd]

My guitar playing started from Earnie Isley. His style also birthed Prince and many others who didn’t give him credit.

[@leahflower9924]

the host didn't realize he was playing fight the power, lame lol

[@logicalcritik2144]

Yes! He deserve his flowers

[@theethnicist5678]

Actually; You'd have Jimi Hendrix to thank for ALL of their inspiration. Quite sure they'd tell'ya that as well.

[@Dante-qf9yd]

@@theethnicist5678 That is very true. But I heard Summer Breeze before I heard of Hendrix and before I knew what a Fender Stratocaster was. I’m telling people how I got started on guitar and what I noticed by other’s style of f playing.

[@kennydee9346]

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[@robertadams6184]

Risingfromtheahesisagreatsong

[@ddave7026]

Diamond in the rough. Underrated song.

[@ladawnemalone2955]

I miss real music.. absolute excellence ✨

[@theethnicist5678]

Exactly!!! Thaaank goodness, for LPS and CD's. Because 2days R&B, SOUL POP ETC,, STUFF OR WHATEVER YOU WANNA CALL-IT ISN'T 🎶 MUSIC All that's let is: Jazz, Rock and Classical grateful for the ppl who keep those genre's pure.

[@markmeyer4907]

I'm a "white boy" from "the South"... THE ISLEY Brothers moved me through the 70's till now(2023)...my only question is...how the hell did Ernie learn how to shred an Axe?...I'm so sorry I missed that "schooling"....MAN o MAN!!!!!!

[@free-hawk5112]

It's really strange Ernie never mentions Chris Jasper who wrote a lot of the Isley Brother slow sensual songs that became big hits.

[@Steve-mp7by]

Chris told me they wrote them together

[@celestematthews3266]

@@Steve-mp7by Chris wrote some by himself

[@celestematthews3266]

Chris Jasper wrote alot by himself plus he wrote all of the songs on the last album.

[@Steve-mp7by]

@@celestematthews3266 I thought so too for decades but he told me himself. Maybe the songs where Ernie didn't write the music he helped with the lyrics

[@celestematthews3266]

@@Steve-mp7by Ok

[@mildredperez5412]

Love ❤️ Ernie

[@skippergoat]

Oh me too!!!

[@jersajavis5012]

My guitar hero.

[@jersajavis5012]

-Drumming was awesome too.

[@leahflower9924]

i remember seeing them in Atlantic City because my dad wanted to see them i wasn't even a fan back then so i didn't pay attention, but now i'm a fan

[@byrongipson2866]

I play all your Songs Bro for years

[@rosenettepaddio2142]

MR. Biggers a Awesome man 💋💯👣🤲🏿❤

[@graylina1317]

While I am also a fan of the Jackson 5/Jacksons; I still don't understand how the Jacksons get the title of 'America's First Family of Music'... The Jackson 5 played an Isley Brothers song for Berry Gordy! Ijs...

[@stuartperry8141]

Because they were the biggest and best , I love Ron Isley but he never made it like Michael Jackson

[@jeremywashington4889]

@@stuartperry8141 not many did, to be fair.

[@ASSman864]

@@stuartperry8141 any single isley member is 100× more talented than all the jacksons combines yes even tito

[@MusicWorldWonder]

@@ASSman864 Both families are talented, no need to be messy.

[@ASSman864]

@@MusicWorldWonder its not messy. Theres a reason little micheal was covering isley brothers songs and not the other way around

[@robertadams6184]

Finallyrecognized

[@roslynmccoy9115]

All of the isley brothers they are hamsome they be dressing nice

[@rgordon2691]

Why The Heck didn't they have an Amp set up And Ernie Plugged in?? I'm asking For a Friend

[@jsamc]

local tv

[@Hakim.X]

Chris Jasper was the architect behind The Isley Brothers sound...

[@sygmoore]

🙄

[@Glenda-nt7ij]

Smooth talker alright now 👌

[@robertadams6184]

Ernieissoreal

[@iamv482]

Victor Wooten gears are wonderful to have as well. I know he well play like a power house 🏆👏🏾.

[@robertadams6184]

Erniealwayshadhisownstyle

[@tboyz1]

No mistaking Jimi Hendrix @:41 💕

[@theonecalledvino8165]

Cold part was that was Jimi Hendrix on the left in that B&W pic.

[@leahflower9924]

what do you mean cold part

[@jsamc]

Cold part is that the picture probably has nothing to do with the Isley Brothers. I don't think that was their band,

[@Repunza]

A lot of the questions about the older days were before Ernie's time. So he couldn't answer them as straight forward as Ronald or Rudolph could have.

[@quanettebolden3609]

Ernie my Babi..

[@robertadams6184]

Preachernie

[@arthurking5938]

EXCUSE ME SIR? WHY YOU DIDN'T SHOW THE FRONT ABLUM 😕 THANK YOU...

[@paulsmith9524]

Footsteps in the dark guitar tutorial

[@alfredngodinez1903]

Here in Chicago,we have a Lead Guitarist named Ricky Baker.His band, RICO the Band is THE FOREMOST Santana Tribute band in the WORLD! Catch him on KZbin!!!

[@cameron6249]

what's that got to do with the isleys?

[@jsamc]

@@cameron6249 promotion

[@andreguinn288]

Why chris jasper not there

[@LouisJr]

He so desperately wanted the interviewer to stop singing when he played “footsteps in the dark” lol

[@SpfySpaceJam]

Why did the host say ernie is 55 when google says he's 69? what's his real age?

[@shaynepatrick6918]

he was joking, he hit his leg as he was saying it. Ernie is 69 and he looked great!!

[@celestematthews3266]

@@shaynepatrick6918 Right

[@celestematthews3266]

He was playing with Ernie

[@leahflower9924]

people say black don't crack which as a white woman i would never say but i think its true lmao

[@theethnicist5678]

He was being complimentary.

[@robertadams6184]

Axemaster

[@robertadams6184]

Mostoftheirmusicwaswrittenwasbyernie

[@michaelhenderson1687]

Devine spark check out fishbone Tony Mac alpine micki free jesse Johnson and greg Howe

[@robertadams6184]

Zealguitarismyfavorite

[@bettyrundles9295]

How did Devin looking at wrong

[@bretterry1347]

Now I have to call Martha! lol

[@Hakim.X]

Also Jimi Hendrix taught Ernest to play

[@cameron6249]

also he didn't teach ernie to play

[@robertadams6184]

Paulmccartneygavethemprops

[@rebeccafraser9584]

Does anyone know if Ernie Isley has/had gold trimmed front teeth? As a student at Sac State a guy Identifying himself as Ernie Isley took me out to his stables in Sacramento. This was around 1978/9. I’m kind of thinking he might’ve been an imposter. I was so young and gullible.

[@theethnicist5678]

You should've made him prove-it on 🎸 then you'd known if you're an Isley fan.

[@cameron6249]

he was an imposter

[@phillipkingsford]

This dude doesn't know any Isley bros songs smh

[@leahflower9924]

"is that its your thing"? meanwhile its fight the power lol

[@lynwoodme8558]

the interviewer talked too much! he would ask a question, then cut him off..shut up, dang!!

[@robertadams6184]

Dudecanplaytheguitar

[@charlesjackson3433]

@TheDivineSpark. I'm curious to know why you wish black guitar players start playing like Prince and Ernie.

[@I90west]

He’s a terrible interviewer

[@davidirons6113]

Not cool that he and Ron are trying to erase Chris Jasper. Not cool at all !!!

[@jeromejackson3632]

My uncle told me a story that jimmi taught him well