O'Kelly Isley
Fun Fact
According to his brother Ernie, it was Kelly who discovered a homeless Jimi Hendrix after hearing of Hendrix’s talents as a guitarist and helped him get a job with the brothers’ band and allowed to live in his mother’s house.
The Isley Brothers’ legacy continues to this day including Ice Cube sampling their song “Footsteps in the Dark” for his hit “It Was a Good Day” and Notorious B.I.G. likewise sampling “Between the Sheets” for his hit “Big Poppa.”
Cemetery Information:
Final Resting Place:
George Washington Memorial Park
234 Paramus Road
Paramus, New Jersey, 07652
USA
North America
Map:
Grave Location:
Section Y/Z, MausoleumGrave Location Description
As you enter the cemetery continue straight and up the middle of the cemetery. Turn on the road towards the first mausoleum you approach. Park in front of the mausoleum and walk through the front doors. Walk straight ahead to the center of large room and look to your right at eye level and you will see the final resting place of one of the original Isley Brothers – O’Kelly Isley.
Grave Location GPS
40.940170, -74.086867Photos:
Read More About O'Kelly Isley:
- Published Obituary
- Wikipedia Entry
- The Isley Brothers broke in 1959 with their first composition “Shout”
- Whose 'Thing' Was It? The Trials and Tribulations of the Brothers Isley
- Official Isley Brothers Biography
- Isley Brothers Headed For Long Court Battle Over Legal Rights to Band Name
- Rock and Roll HOF - The Isley Brothers
- Michael Bolton sued for ripping off The Isley Brothers
- Settling An Old Score? Michael Bolton Lost a Plagiarism Fight but May Win Ronald Isley's Fortune