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Chris Jasper, Isley Brothers Member and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, Dies at 73
Chris Jasper, a member of the Isley Brothers and a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, has died. He was 73.
Following his tenure as a group member, he formed Isley-Jasper-Isley with Ernie and Marvin Isley in 1984, and as a solo artist released 17 albums. The Isley Brothers, then a trio, signed a distribution deal with Epic Records in 1973 and expanded the group to include Jasper, Ernie and Marvin. As a six-piece, the collective hit its mainstream stride beginning with the 1973 album “3 + 3,” producing smash singles including “Fight the Power,” “That Lady” and “Live It Up.”
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