The Isley Brothers' 3+3

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The Isley Brothers' 3+3, dissects The Isleys 50-year-old undisputed masterwork, an album that firmly established their music dynasty on a global scale, as well as heralding the boldest run of genre-defiant albums of their 65-year career. The 1973 watershed was their first multiplatinum release and is significant as a rare, crossover record by a Black act that struck a chord with urban, rock and pop consumers, despite the schisms between audiences due to bias-driven media and industry marketing. The book looks at the album from all angles: From The Isleys early career to their influence on rock and rollers both Black and White, from the twists and turns of having national hits without national recognition, onto their decision to form T-Neck Records and the groups challenges navigating a music industry that racially codified music and hampered Black artists from universal acclaim and compensations--and finally a summation of the decades following The Isleys run and its ups and downs, with a fast-forward to where the group is now after 65 years.

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Darrell M. McNeill is a Santa Barbara-based producer, musician, composer, arranger, contractor, promoter, critic, and journalist. He is director of operations for the Black Rock Coalition (BRC), a grassroots 501c3 advocacy, promotion and production nonprofit for artists of color who defy the music industrys stereotypical constructs regarding Black music, and has written for publications such as the Village Voice, VIBE, SPIN, and RAVERS.