Ronald Isley (/ˈaɪzli/ EYEZ-lee; born May 21, 1941)[3] is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer.

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.[who?]

The youngest of the original four Isley Brothers was Vernon (b: 18 June 1943 - d: 24 Sept 1954); who at the age of 11 was struck and killed by a car while riding his bicycle.

[5] By his early teens, Isley was singing regularly with his brothers in church tours and also first appeared on TV on Ted Mack's Amateur Hour.

In 1957, 16-year-old Isley and his two elder brothers O'Kelly and Rudy then 19 and 18 moved to New York to pursue a music career.

[10] Ronald received a nominees Independent R&B/Soul Artist Performance, at the Soul Train Music Awards.

[11] In 2014, Ronald made a cameo appearance in the music video for the Kendrick Lamar song "i".

He was to owe the Internal Revenue Service over $3.1 million in back taxes[19] and sentenced to three years and one month in prison.

[20] Isley's sentence was affirmed by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

[21][22] Isley was imprisoned at the Federal Correctional Institution at Terre Haute, Indiana, and was scheduled for release on April 13, 2010.