Ronald Isley – Bio, Net Worth, Wife, Age, Family, Siblings, Awards

Ronald Isley is an American recording artist, songwriter, record producer, and occasional actor who is renowned for being the lead singer and founding member of the family music group “The Isley Brothers“. He started his music career singing regularly with his brothers on church tours. He along with his brothers, O’Kelly and Rudy released their debut single “Shout”. In 2003 Ronald recorded a solo album, “Here I Am: Bacharach Meets Isley”, with Burt Bacharach. He released his first solo album “Mr. I” on November 30, 2010. He is nicknamed Mr. Biggs. 

What is Ronald Isley Known For?

• Ronald is a singer, songwriter, and actor.
• Isley is best known as the lead singer and founding member of the family music group “The Isley Brothers“.

What is Ronald Isley’s Ethnicity?

Ronald Isley took birth on 21st May 1941 in Cincinnati, Ohio, the USA to Sallye Bernice (née Bell) and O’Kelly Isley Sr. He was the third of six brothers (O’Kelly Isley Jr., Rudolph Isley, Vernon Isley, Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley). Ronald, like many of his siblings, began his career in the church. He is American by nationality and his ethnicity is African-American. He celebrated his 81st birthday in 2022. 

Isley started singing at the age of two, winning a $25 war bond for singing at a spiritual contest at the Union Baptist Church. By the age of seven, Isley was singing on-stage at venues such as the Regal Theater in Chicago, alongside Dinah Washington and a few other notables. 

How was the Career of Ronald Isley?

• Isley first appeared on TV on Ted Mack’s “Amateur Hour”. 
• In 1957, when he was 16, Ronald along with his two elder brothers O’Kelly and Rudy then 19 and 18 moved to New York to pursue a music career. 
• At New York, Isley and his brother began recording doo-wop for local labels before landing a major deal with RCA Records in 1959, where the trio wrote and released their debut single “Shout”. 
• By the summer of 1959, the Isley family had moved from Cincinnati to a home in Englewood, New Jersey.
• He has been the Isley Brothers’ most longstanding member as well as the main lead vocalist. 
• In 1969, he reformed T-Neck Records with his brothers.
• In 1973, the group’s style and sound changed following the release of the “3 + 3” album. 
• By the mid-1970s, he was living in Teaneck, New Jersey. 
• After Kelly Isley’s death in 1986 and Rudy Isley’s departure to the ministry in 1989, he has carried on with the Isley Brothers’ name either as a solo artist or with accompanying help from younger brothers, particularly Ernie. 
• In the year 1990, he scored a top-ten duet with Rod Stewart with a cover of his brothers’ hit “This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)”.
• In 2003, he recorded a solo album, “Here I Am: Bacharach Meets Isley”, with Burt Bacharach. 
• He became a sought-after hook singer for R. Kelly, Warren G, 2Pac, and UGK.
• He released his first solo album “Mr. I” on November 30, 2010. 
• In 2013, he released his second solo album “This Song Is For You”.
• In 2014, he made a cameo appearance in the music video for the Kendrick Lamar song “i”. 
• His 2015 appearance on Lamar’s “How Much a Dollar Cost” peaked just under the Hot 100 at 109, and his 2021 Isley Brothers track “Friends and Family” failed to hit the main Billboard chart (although it was a Top 50 hit on the R&B and Hip-Hop chart).
• He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992 as a member of the Isley Brothers.

Ronald Isley Awards and Achievements

• In 2010, he received a “Legend Award” at the Soul Train Music Awards. 
• Honorary doctorate of music, awarded by the Berklee College of Music, May 7, 2016.

Who is Ronald Isley’s Wife?

Ronald Isley is a married man. He tied the knot to his beautiful wife, Margret Tinsley in 1960. After nine years of their marriage, their daughter Tia Isley was born. Later, they split due to some reason. 

In 1993, he married singer Angela Winbush in Los Angeles, California. They quietly divorced in early 2002. 

In September 2005, he married background singer Kandy Johnson of the duo JS/Johnson Sisters. Their son, Ronald Isley, Jr. was born in December 2006. Isley is currently residing in St. Louis with his wife, Kandy. His sexual orietnation is straight. 

What is Ronald Isley’s Net Worth?

Ronald Isley is an American singer, songwriter, and occasional actor who has a net worth of $3 million dollars as of 2022. His annual salary is in thousand of dollars and his main source of wealth comes from the music industry. He is living in a lavish house and he is leading a luxurious lifestyle from his career earnings. 

How tall is Ronald Isley?

Ronald Isley is a handsome singer with a height of 5 feet 8 inches or 1.75 m. His body weight consists of 78 KG. His hair color is black and his eye color is also black. He suffered a mild stroke in London in 2004, which halted an Isley Brothers tour. In 2007, it was reported Isley had kidney problems. Today, he is living a healthy life.