The Isley Brothers Talk Legacy, Originality In Music, Aretha Franklin, R. Kelly + More

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[@DavidRichardson95]

The Isleys are timeless. 60 years of hits. Not too many artists from that time period can say they stood the test of time. The catalog is impeccable.

[@rareforareasontv]

🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@sheltonalexander6785]

The songs they crafted have become earworms for people born in the 1920's to Gen Z.

[@demariusmontgomery9866]

@@rareforareasontv a

[@demariusmontgomery9866]

@@sheltonalexander6785 pppp

[@sheiksharod3914]

The ones that can Change a little Can last forever

[@tarodman]

Ms. Kym was the perfect guest host for this interview. She’s mature & seasoned enough to ask the right questions & follow the stories they’re telling. & she was so respectful & genuinely interested. Loved it!

[@keaton10k]

I love how they revere and respect each other’s accomplishments and dedication to their craft. Much respect to my personal GOATS…

[@thetruthhurts9296]

Exactly!!! Her questions were poised and respectful and on point. The other 2 were okay but some were lowkey disrespectful. This wasn't 2 Rap artists. These are 2 REAL legends in the game.

[@gregorycobb650]

True Queen...❤❤❤

[@gpproductionz]

We are so lucky to have these men still alive, thriving and making incredible music! I can't think of anybody with a longer run than the Isley Brothers!

[@Kendrickthegreat]

Fax plus tax

[@iraford5788]

Fax

[@teemoneysig]

With all their faculties together 👍🏿👍🏿

[@vernonpaigejr.1517]

You know who has a longer run. The McDonald's ice cream machine not working.

[@domk2993]

Facts. Because he’s in his 80s.

[@weready1264]

When my father introduced me to the Isley Brothers my life changed forever.

[@frederickifill3107]

To be honest I didn’t want this interview to end lol…..Kim seemed so happy to be there to interview the Isley brothers

[@koiyadanielle]

I needed this interview.. 38 year old fan here ❤! I absolutely adore when our older living movie and music artists CHOOSE to grace us with interviews.. the stories are always so fascinating 😍

[@Major2219]

1895 baby!! 🩶🎉🎊🎈🎁

[@ejr87r]

Real Icons. 6 decades of music. 14 platinum and multplatinum albums. Real album sales and hits.

[@jayclemons3071]

I forgot how many hits they got sheesh

[@jayclemons3071]

I forgot how many hits they got sheesh

[@koleon06]

Ernie’s guitar is timeless….

[@ceejay1854]

Breakfast Club you out did yourself. Thank you for having the Isley Brothers to sit and talk to us. 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏

[@Rico513]

There's so much history in this 1 hr interview that even if you aren't that big of a music fan you owe it to yourself to take in these absolute LEGENDS. Not just legends in music, Legends in American History...And I'm smiling as I remember my late Grandmother

[@mommasitayoung148]

Yes my Big Momma would listen to “The Isley brothers “ My Dad and Mom would play music in the basement of our house! Thank you for reminding me of beautiful memories.

[@jnels2007]

Legends!!! And the fact that Alex Isley, Ernie’s daughter, makes FANTASTIC R&B music is part of what brings their legacy further with their legendary music as well

[@numanamjad95]

IMO modern R&B is garbage. It has no soul whatsoever. It’s not hit the same since 2006

[@youtubecommenter1000]

I knew she was related to them!

[@lee-pc5jq]

@@numanamjad95 Tank and the Bangas and Lucky Daye

[@Justme12369]

@@numanamjad95 what’s on the radio, yeah I agree. Have you listened to Alex? Tank? Lucky? There’s something for everyone out there

[@jnels2007]

@@numanamjad95 i hate to say it but if you believe its garbage since 2006 then you havent been listening since 2006. There is AMAZING R&B that is being made right now, you just have to listen. Alex Isley, Lucky Daye, Tank, Ari Lennox, Kevin Ross, RINI, Masego, Victoria Monet shit man the list goes on, you just have to go find them

[@libmuse]

I love the Isley Brothers! I'm hoping there will be a documentary on their career.

[@615JOHNLEE]

Did y'all notice how sharp Ernie's memory is? Very impressive 👏🏾👏🏾. I grew up on the Isley brothers, y'all will forever be in my music rotation. Love y'all OGs‼️

[@ScaryHours-m2g]

R.Kelly revived their career in the 2000s that man legend and a beast behind the pen

[@udokee7409]

90's

[@iraford5788]

Agreed.

[@therapsheetpodcast]

Voyage To Atlantis is a timeless gem.

[@lachelle81]

I think it’s probably my all time favorite. It just don’t get better.

[@WillieLewisSmith]

I'm 31 and I will pass the Isley Brothers down to them, they love the sing alongs on their way to school and back💙🤎💜

[@iamsiimply_tye]

Ronald Isley is and has ALWAYS been my ALL TIME FAVORITE Artist ❤ I have so much respect for the Isley’s unique sound, creativity and their abilities to adapt with the culture and times. That Group is LEGENDARY! 🙌🏽💐💗

[@josephgreene4174]

The Isleys wrote the soundtrack to my life! Immensely iconic!

[@Ninergang702]

To all the "too young" to know what's up generation. Let me just say. These brothers are LEGENDARY.....LEGENDARY!

[@djmeekyoutube]

My mom was born in 1959, when Shout came out. I was born when Between The Sheets album dropped. They been making hits for both our entire lives.

[@lehmanxo]

They really are legends and I hate to say it they don’t get full recognition in mainstream. Blessings to them, such classic sound

[@SaintKnowsBest]

Damn this interview was so refreshing with everything that’s going on in the todays world, it was definitely needed. To Ronald showing emotion about family/people he knew who have transitioned to the stories/friends they have had in in the past to Ernie touching on r&b/intimacy not being dead etc, Thank you Breakfast club for this one.

[@3220sunshine]

THISSSSSS!!!

[@rusticization]

After being in the music business for 7 plus decades, the Isley Brothers definitely need their flowers.

[@feliciaholley-loveless2343]

Why was Ernie even there???

[@rusticization]

@@feliciaholley-loveless2343 Ernie joined the group in 1969. The original Isley Brothers were O'Kelly, Rudolph, Ronald and Vernon Isley. Both Vernon and O'Kelly, along with Marvin (who joined in 1970), have passed.

[@TruthBTold-]

The Isley Brothers are the EPITOME of Music, Soul, Love Ballads, Meaningful Lyrics, and Sincerity. I wish They could hear my tribute Song to them. They are THE Ultimate Inspiration. Voyage To Atlantis is my FAVORITE SONG IN LIFE .

[@shontecurry3362]

The absolute epitome of great music, genuis, quality AND quantity 😊

[@rotcl]

This is so beautiful, you just don’t see stuff like this today. Real family, real love, real legacy. Just so precious ❤❤

[@TheCoolSpot]

Protect these men @ all costs!!

[@godumb6038]

To be able to say Aretha Franklin was one of my girlfriends at the time is legendary 😂

[@monicajackson6535]

You know you are talented when you can just go in the studio and record one time a be done. That is pure talent!

[@ezanaadefris1598]

12:29 - Talking about R.Kelly

[@youbettercalltyrone713]

I love to hear Ernie talk!! Yes sir! These are legends. I’m here for it all. 🤎🤎🤎 I didn’t know Ernie wrote At Your Best! Aaliyah remade that so well. I love that Ernie’s granddaughter Alex is still keeping R&B alive. She provides the vibes too. Not Mr. Ron was a player from the Himalayas. 🙌🏾🙌🏾😂

[@feliciaholley-loveless2343]

Yeah. When Ronald let him speak !

[@MrQsabree]

Thank you, Isley Brothers, for the decades of beautiful music. 🙏

[@spice2yurlife74]

Isley brothers are timeless their hits are relevant for generations to come they are aging like fine wine

[@anthonyfloyd8370]

Let me tell you something… as a 16 year old, y’all don’t understand how much I love the Isley brothers. I am so grateful as a young black guy upcoming that I know REAL music & that they’re still here with us! Yeah we talk about the Jackson’s, EWF, Even Maze featuring Frankie Beverly.. but the ISLEY BROTHERS will always be on the top of that list! Hits since 1959 to 2023!??? And the amount of friends & family they have outlived. I have a very strong respect, love and admiration for them!

[@remywhite4377]

When you think of levels to this, these brothers are the epitome of it.

[@sheilawyatt898]

Nothing but respect for the Isley's. They will forever be classic and in heavy rotation on my playlist. 😍😍😍

[@rayraysmoove4823]

The Isley Brothers is the biggest music 🎶 influence on music period. Thank the Breakfast Club for making history today with a beloved group.💯❤️

[@louisianacookingwithkay]

I absolutely love talking to older men and women, they're so wise, they've lived a long time, and have so many great stories to tell. I'm a LPN, and I've worked with the elderly at nursing homes and I loved my little patients. now that I work at a doctor's office I get to work with little children, teenagers, middle-aged people, and the elderly. If you love what you do it's a really fulfilling job. 🤞🏾💯🤞🏾💙😩 SERIOUSLY!!

[@christianclarke2113]

It’s great to see legends live long & reach they’re old age, Salute to Ronald Isley!

[@learningeverdayliving111]

Much love to them. Love that they don’t waiver when it comes R.Kelly. When he gets out hopefully he blesses them. He’s a genius and nobody is taking that but God.

[@SoulOfOle]

Now THIS is LEGENDARY status…. 🔥🔥🔥 Can’t wait to see them at AFRAM Juneteenth in Baltimore 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@colewrld901]

Absolute legends. Still relevant even in the 2020s 🔥 only queston i have is why is there so little live performance footage of them online. Especially from the 60s to 80s, their prime lol

[@lachelle81]

I’m 41 and I ADORE them!! My parents took me to their concert when I was a child. I will never stop listening to them. So happy they are still thriving! God bless em. Good job B Club

[@kaykisses3045]

Love them so much. My dad was a huge fan. He was only 52 when he passed in 2018, but Voyage to Atlantis was one of his favorites ❤❤❤❤❤ Many more blessings

[@cacinabell3369]

This was absolutely so refreshing to watch. Made me think of my Grandpa (RIP ❤) as he was a fan. No words can explain how I felt watching this as an almost 40 year old. Thank y’all Breakfast Club for this. Truly, thank you.

[@AllAboutZippy_]

Perfection at its best. No one could ever top The Isley Brothers. ❤

[@soonerangel3837]

I am glad I grew up on their records....breakfast club thanks for the wonderful interview and giving The Isley Brothers their 💐 🌹 🌸 🏵🌻🪷🥀🌺🌷🪻⚘️🌼 flowers

[@march0202]

Boomer!

[@soonerangel3837]

@@march0202 Sooner!! Lol ☺️

[@3220sunshine]

LOVE THE ISLEYS....LOVE when the LEGENDS come thru. No bling, No pomp and circumstance just the LEGENDS, The BREAKFAST CLUB and CONVERSATION. LOVE IT!! For real no screaming...You have to pay attention to hear them.

[@TerraLyn]

Listening to their voices reminds me soooo much of my dad, whom I miss dearly 2yrs now. Their mannerisms are of distinguished gentlemen who lived a life! I grew up on the Isley's and this is like listening to my dad's brothers talk.

[@annwarner7278]

Same. I lost my father 12 years ago. I got teary eyed thinking of my father watching this. My condolences to you. The love from a father is like no other.

[@imjustd129]

You can tell Ron was hurt by dat question about his brother suing them and his older brother dying!!!🥺

[@detroitkaraoke]

You really have to go into these interviews ready to shut things down that you don't want to discuss.

[@rareforareasontv]

7:00 GET-TAR !! 😂😂😂😂. Old school player For real!! Much love to oje of The BEST FAMILY GROUPS EVER!!! 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@db302003]

My dad's all time favorite band. I got to share this video with my dad, he is gonna flip out watching this. ❤️

[@lachelle81]

My dad too!! I might be a bigger fan than he is ❤

[@sabolou34]

These guys are legends in the game. Truly special at the highest level! Makes me wanna cry seeing these brothers still looking and sounding good. Still remember saturday mornings cleaning the house and hearing Isley brothers in the background. We’ve lost so many people along the way man😞 Keep rolling brothers!

[@topazp.2721]

True living legends❤ every song touches me different each time I listen. Their music is true R&B👏🏽

[@zachariasj2120]

Thank you for speaking highly about Robert Kelly

[@djfoster7588]

I got me a good 1 rolled up for this interview. Legendary band

[@audemars8819]

I just want to salute The Isley Brothers 🫡 on a phenomenal career. You guys blessed the world with some amazing music that will last for an eternity. #Icons #Godfathers #Legends

[@janae7769]

Such a classy interview- they have seen so much of the industry change and have kept up with the times... and so grateful that most of their songs are over 5 mins. long and still not enough.. They are the Quiet Storm... and they just coming out with own liquor - WOW... Timeless😍

[@SuperSavageSpirit]

This lady is a good guest. Shes been doing a great job

[@mommasitayoung148]

Kym 🎉2FMommas..

[@Wyzdom1974]

The Isley are DEFINITELY in my top five R&B. Real Talk 💯

[@lawrencemoore1943]

The wayouts are in my top 5

[@ld4974]

We are all familiar with Aaliyah's "At Your Best, You are Love". Her version is excellence, but let's give the Isley Brothers their due.

[@jimmyewhitfield2004]

The IsleyBrothers are just the best of creating beautiful soul music without the profanity, lewdness, disrespect, violence and hopelessness some of the present artist are putting out! Thank you in all your ways!🎶🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@marybest5502]

My favorite song by The Isley Brothers is MAKE ME SAY IT AGAIN GIRL!!!!!!!!!!

[@nenaandjag2381]

I absolutely love this interview I grew up listening to these guys my mom always played them and earth wind & fire.I love the Isley brothers.

[@Kevincjohnsonstl]

Here go Envy..."for people who don't know you"...just ask the question lol

[@CeeP211]

😂😂😂

[@markedwards3489]

Excellent, Black music history right here. Underappreciated by the media in charge. From "Shout" to the present they made music which is undeniable some of the best record. RESPECT.....

[@lowend8924]

Thanks too kellz keep writing them hits for them 💯#FREERKELLY ❤

[@lovechildtre4961]

Legends…this is my mother’s favorite group. I grew up listening to her records especially on Saturday mornings having to clean the house. She would play the Isley Brothers and Teddy P. in heavy rotation ❤️fond memories 😊

[@curilocs]

“Oh I like the way you receive me” 🎶

[@fjerome5958]

They need a movie they need one for real

[@himothy3699]

Let’s appreciate how sharp these brothers minds are in the elder age. God has really blessed them

[@JimmyCrackCorn_]

I can't believe i have made it this Early to a breakfast shlub interview. Once, I saw "The Isleys", I jumped up out of my seat and CLICKED!!

[@jacobjohn9539]

This was a legendary interview….. Salute to these Living Legends.

[@decacards5250]

Can't believe Ronald will be 82, this month. Still sharp and energetic.

[@TruthBTold-]

Music is Timeless, Faces are Ageless. Ron looks like he could be John Witherspoon's Brother.

[@demetriusrousseau7919]

Can you imagine Ron play the role of Craig's father on Friday?

[@udokee7409]

@@demetriusrousseau7919 Or Craig's other pimp Uncle lol

[@TruthBTold-]

@@demetriusrousseau7919 yes , lol and Craig And Isley revisit their Song Today was a Good Day and let Isley say, Craig, you done stole the beat for my Damn Song, lol...

[@demetriusrousseau7919]

@@TruthBTold- right🎯💯😆

[@cornelljeffery3945]

Voyage To Atlantis and Choosey Lover is my favorite Ernie is a Monster in the guitar 🎸

[@minkki5656]

Love the Isley Brothers!!!! Timeless music, and still performing.

[@DGF2]

36:04 - VERZUZ!!! Their VERZUZ was a musical history masterpiece!! Uncle Steve providing the "fan's journey" over those years was icing on the top!

[@kl.8992]

Icon gets thrown around way too much. THESE men are Icons. Music that will always stand the rest of time.

[@Mary_305]

The Legendary Isley Brothers hands down. Love their music 🎶 🎤

[@krisj827]

I will never tire of seeing the Breakfast Club interview legends. They always drop some gems.

[@Justme12369]

So glad they are making their rounds and we are getting these moments ❤

[@fjerome5958]

Yessss we getting stories and they need their flowers now

[@leemorton1]

The Isley Brothers! Real singing and real music who never tried to pass off threatening Violence and Death in their music towards other black men as Music and Entertainment! Living Legends!

[@TruthBTold-]

Yo, I LOVE Kym. She has been wondering/ asking questions that I LITERALLY have asked myself about them and I WISH I could ask them !!!!

[@oasisfullfilled7617]

This man is 81 years old and he looks good. I will give him 65. This is a blessing

[@resilientred1699]

Class, Gentlemen, LEGENDS, Quality, Timeless, Talent, Skill, Excellence, Icons Living, R&B, Love.❤

[@noble78b]

Ay Ay, I’m gon let y’all finish but In between the sheets break down, is the baddest break down in history!!

[@curilocs]

You ain’t never lied!

[@alwanthony6910]

All Thanks To Chris Jasper.

[@distantquasar5218]

The Isley Brothers, wow they just cranked out huge hits one after the other. Ernie Isley is the greatest guitarist alive today, he's definitely as good as the great Jimi Hendrix, some say he's better but I wouldn't good that far, but he's definitely as good. Here is some of the songs that make people say what they say. Who's that lady part 1,2 Summer Breeze part 1,2 Hope you feel better love, Climbing up the ladder. Those four songs is why people say Ernie Isley is the greatest guitarist alive today. Enjoy the ride.

[@mere2500]

"Take Me To The Next Phase" "Coolin me out" "Groove With You"...These brothas are national treasures..salute

[@naikphillip8157]

I am such a FAN of these gentlemen that I'm literally crying watching this interview. Such legends. True Legends. ❤❤

[@nannynewsviews542]

I love learning about the details behind the song and artist. What a great interview this was ❤

[@Chuck-Morgan]

I absolutely LOVED this insightful interview with two of music's true legends; Ronald Isley, and Ernie Isley. It moved me so much that I shared the link to my 80 year old mom because she loved the Isley Brothers as well. Continued success, and joy to the Isley Brothers and their families, Thanks Breakfast Club staff for paying homage to these fabulous human beings.

[@TeezyRapperTDR]

Real legends 💪

[@BIGWAYNE918]

These are TRULY living legends. They may be the Most legendary to still be living.

[@YusufYuie]

Such a blessing to see these legends continue to receive their flowers.

[@awillis5307]

Such class it's refreshing to see. I love them, and everything they touch. I love to hear them discuss their amazing journey.

[@ofdasunmoon4711]

Somtimes a modest and paced level Of stardom and artistry just is perfection! None of this 6 albums in 4 years stuff! Thats why artist feel compelled to create than inspired and so it just doesnt still for long if at all. Also they keep their target audience but then they keep finding young artists to collab with to keep their work and brand recognisable to the youth of the day! Perfection with a sprinkle of good karma!! No mess no drama! Over exposure makes artists overly vulnerable!

[@terrib5262]

I watched this entire interview with a big dumb smile on my face 🙃 😍 ... so much history, hits and talent!

[@tinamarie5392]

Old school,is the best school.

[@1misskey]

I’m 39 and my dad played the Isley brothers every wknd when I was growing up . I absolutely love them too. They have classics even before I was born.

[@QueenBaha]

🌴☀️I’m in tears…THANK YOU BREAKFAST CLUB for an interview with REAL ARTISTS☀️🌴