How many artists have a body of work so deep that their boxed set holds an amazing 23 CDs?
The Isley Brothers!
They’ve been recording since the late 50s, back when oldest Boomers among us were just entering Jr. High.
And they are still performing—just last Saturday, at the legendary Apollo Theater, in a show that was broadcast on OWN.
Their most famous song—“Shout”— has crossed generational boundaries thanks to its exposure in “Animal House” (performed by Otis Day & The Knights), and is a bona fide cultural icon, just recently written about in the Wall Street Journal–“Anatomy of a Song: How the Isley Brothers created ‘Shout’” http://on.wsj.com/1iAS31e
“Shout” was the anthem of all anthems, and here’s the real deal, from Dick Clarks “Saturday Night Beechnut Show”—a memorable November 10th 1959.