THE Guitarist You MUST Hear - ERNIE ISLEY

An episode dedicated to guitarist Ernie Isley of The Isley Brothers!
Show your love by getting him 10,000 followers on Twitter/X!
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[@walkthnyt2000]

This is crazy. I was JUST telling my buddy that Ernie Isley was never given the props he deserved as a guitarist.

[@amaricommunications4183]

Thanks! That makes my day at the channel! Thanks for checking it out and by all means share the content as well. Ernie and a lot of other musicians need that coverage so they will never be forgotten.

[@guitarz455]

Long, long loooonnnggg overdue, Erinie has always been a force to be reckon with.🎸🎸🎸

[@LPerezDancer]

I thought for sure you were gonna recommend Ernie's album High Wire. He smokes on every track on that one!

[@amaricommunications4183]

I was going to, but I haven’t really heard it. A friend of mine got when it first came out and I haven’t heard it since then. I’ll have to seek it out and give it a review in a future episode.

[@LPerezDancer]

@@amaricommunications4183 Well, you know how all the Isley Bros albums are almost half slow jams. Ernie's solo album is all smoking hot Funk. I haven't heard it in a couple years but I'm not sure it even has one slow jam on it! Eddie Hazel is a legend in my book. Check out the rare trax I posted on my KZbin channel... kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZzHhWufoch8b9k

[@charlesdrake3125]

I LOVE that album. Bought it on cd back in 1990. I grew up loving the Isley's 70s albums and didn't discover Hendrix until the 80s. Backwards lol

[@gregoryprice7464]

Who is this dude, Enrie has always been top of the line. He's trying to find words for this brother...Enrie

[@amaricommunications4183]

This started with Vernon Ried’s Twitter campaign to get Ernie up to 10,000 followers. Which still hasn’t been achieved. So while he means a lot to you, me and my listeners, he isn’t being mentioned enough, especially to a lot of these ‘classic rock’ heads that think that Jimi and some days Prince are the only black guitar players in existence. Right now Ernie only has 9.2k Twitter followers while Eddie Van Halen has over 500k. Top players deserve more than just our memories and the bubble of our music rooms. Spread the word or do your own video if you have to.

[@gregoryprice7464]

I don't need a video bcuz the history is there of the Isley Brothers. History is not lying on the Brother. I understand that every player has a different sound n U like who u like, but the history is set. Enrie didn't need crack to hit a lick. He just play Great. Don't stumble over your words. ( come with the history) half of these sucker's don't know history anyway ....

[@jasonlollar2647]

small amount of views but keep it up and give it time-- you look like my age 60 + or - but when 3+3 came out it got alot of radio play on a few songs and immediatly earne was in all the guitar magazines as the new thing. I just listened to it a week ago on vinyl on a nice tube stereo- great album! Great guitar playing and singing. I love hendrix, sly. bloodstone, temps, marvin, curtiss, bobby womack. johnny guitar. 4 tops, spinners, dramatics, parliament- bar kays-so many! I wouldnt put them all in the same catagory but some amazing music in the late 60s and 70s. Thanks for pointing out the live album- Ill check it out. Might take a while because I only listen to LPs Good albums you brought up as asides. You know what I found I never knew existed was War live- double album I got about a year ago- Killin stuff

[@amaricommunications4183]

Thanks! Keeping it growing and keeping it going! A lot of great mentions. All of whom will get episodes in the future. Stay tuned.

[@davidlynn3631]

They don't give Ernie his props because he,s better than Clapton, SRW, and Eddie Van and they're great guitarist.

[@darylbgood]

Have you ever heard of Roland Bautista, the guitarist for Earth,Wind & Fire?

[@amaricommunications4183]

I have Powerlight and Ronnie Laws Friends and Strangers as well as Morris Day's Color of Success and The Jacksons Destiny. may have to do a video of his highlights.

[@shanerose5348]

❤ subbed, excellent. Love the history perspective.

[@amaricommunications4183]

Thanks for joining Shane! I’m working diligently on new content. Let us know what topics you would like to see on the show!

[@darthslater6077]

No love for Freddy Stone??

[@amaricommunications4183]

In time.

[@GeecheeLionsJourney]

Shit coming out of left field.​@amaricommunications4183

[@emmetttill148]

all the talk about ernie and other black artist being underrated, but we're depending on the opposition for ratings...why? is rolling stone the bible? they will always underrate us and overrate themselves because we don't feel our own perspectives of our artist have any merit. black artist are by far the greatest of all time, so who are they to rank us? we should be ranking them, but what do you think they'd say if we did? why can't we have a discussion about our artist without including them and using them as the pinnacle for comparison? in their music discussions they never mention the isleys, ewf, prince, michael, aretha, marvin etc, unless their topic is about a specific black act.. and even then they mention their ppl thru out. things would change if we stop helping them help themselves and pretending they're as good as we are... because they're NOT!

[@amaricommunications4183]

Some of the other shows I watch since I’ve started episodes on Ernie, Eddie and Jesse have started to acknowledge artists like Prince and Stevie in their episodes. It’s a start. I’ve seen another show that has interviewed Ray Parker Jr and Jobo Smith (Tony Toni Tone). Though some of these hosts aren’t fans of Jann Wenner and this was long before his comments, a lot of favoritism in Rolling Stone has had major influence on the youth in the 70’s and 80’s along with the corporate take over of radio and record labels that created even more division in music.