Rudolph Isley, founding member of the Isley Brothers, dies aged 84

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Rudolph Isley, a founding member of the Isley Brothers who helped perform such raw rhythm and blues classics as Shout and Twist And Shout and the funky hits That Lady and It’s Your Thing, has died at the age of 84.

“There are no words to express my feelings and the love I have for my brother. Our family will miss him. But I know he’s in a better place,” Ronald Isley said in a statement released on Thursday by an Isley Brothers publicist.