This day (May 21, 1941), in Cincinnati, Ohio, is born Ronald Isley, an American artist and songwriter.

The Isley Brothers's 'Givin' It Back' is their ninth album (covering famous songs by white rock acts), released on April 8, 1971 by T-Neck.

The Isley Brothers's 'Go for Your Guns' is their fifteenth album released on March 8, 1977 by T-Neck Records.

This day (March 7, 1952), in Cincinnati, Ohio, is born Ernest 'Ernie' Isley, a member of the American ensemble The Isley Brothers.

Isley Brothers' 'It's Our Thing' is their sixth album released on February 16, 1969 by T-Neck.

The Isley Brothers' 'Live It Up' is their twelfth album, released on August 20, 1974 by T-Neck Records.

The Isley Brothers' '3 + 3' is their eleventh album (the first to officially include younger brothers Ernie and Marvin and in-law Chris Jasper), released on August 7, 1973.

The Isley Brothers' 'The Heat Is On' is their thirteenth studio album released in June 1975 by T-Neck.

The Isley Brothers' 'Body Kiss' is their twenty ninth studio album written, arranged and produced by R. Kelly and released on May 6, 2003 by T-Neck / Dreamworks.

The Isley Brothers' 'Harvest for the World' is their fourteenth album released on May 4, 1976 by T-Neck Records.

The Isley Brothers 'Showdown' is their sixteenth album released on April 22, 1978 by T-Neck Records.

Muddy Waters & The Rolling Stones, Taj Mahal & Gregg Allman, Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis, Joan Baez & John Denver, Lulu & Maurice Gibb, Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds, Rod Stewart & Ronald Isley, Mary J. Blige & Eric Clapton, David Bowie & Damon Albarn, Carly Simon & James Taylor, Melanie C & Natalie Appleton, Foo Fighters, Slash & Tenacious D

Aretha Franklin, Ronald Isley, Dennis Edwards, Isaac Hayes, Earth Wind and Fire, Whitney Houston, Etta James, Dr. John, Allen Toussaint, Les Mccann, Eddie Harris, Narada Michael Walden, Parliament Funkadelic , The Pointer Sisters, Snoop Dogg, Wu Tang Clan, A Tribe Called Quest

Dennis Edwards & Ronald Isley, Luther Vandross, Smokey Robinson, Lou Rawls, The Blues Brothers , Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, George Michael, Michael Mcdonald, Annie Lennox, Mariah Carey, Keith Richards & Whoopi Goldberg

Vanessa Paradis & Lenny Kravitz, Dee Dee Bridgewater & Mike Hucknall, Ronald Isley & Burt Bacharach, Haley Reinhart & Tony Bennett, Oleta Adams & Tears For Fears, Little Steven and The Disciples Of Soul & Bruce Springsteen, Noel Gallagher & Paul Weller, George Harrison & Bob Dylan, Jewel & Beyonce, Rihanna & Britney Spears, Madonna & Stevie Wonder, Marc Anthony, Sheila E & Jennifer Lopez

Marvin Gaye, Desmond Dekker, Levon Helm, Lenny Kravitz, Noel Gallagher, Paul Weller , Morrissey, Bob Dylan, Gil Scott Heron, Thom Yorke, David Crosby, James Blake, Ronald Isley

Santana's 'Santana IV' is their twenty-third studio album (reuniting the almost entire Woodstock lineup) released on April 15, 2016 by Santana Records.

Kendrick Lamar's 'To Pimp a Butterfly' is his third studio album featuring 'Alright' and 'These Walls' and released by Top Dawg Entertainment on March 15, 2015.

Chaka Khan, Deni Hines, SWV, Funkdoobiest, Adina Howard, Horace Brown, Jay-Z, Alfonzo Hunter, Gabrielle, Ja Rule, Az Yet, R. Kelly

Thundercat's 'Drunk' is his third studio album featuring Kenny Loggins, Michael McDonald, Kendrick Lamar, Wiz Khalifa & Pharrell a guests and released on February 24, 2017 by Brainfeeder.

This day (February 8, 2023), in Los Angeles, California, died Burt Bacharach, an American pianist, composer and music producer.

This day (January 10, 1945), in Highgate, London, England, is born James Patrick 'Rod' Stewart, a British rock singer, first the frontman for The Faces, then a solo artist.

Whitney Houston's 'Just Whitney...' is her fifth (and her first in four years) studio album released on December 10, 2002 by Arista Records.

Salt-N-Pepa, Kathy Sledge, The Isley Brothers, Bassomatic, Jeru The Damaja, Mary J. Blige, Buckshot Lefonque, P.M. Dawn, Gerald Levert, Funkdoobiest, Dru Hill, Boyz II Men

The Avalanches' "Since I Left You" is their debut studio album produced by group members Robbie Chater and Darren Seltmann and released on November 27, 2000 by Modular Recordings.

Nas' 'Nastradamus' is his fourth studio album released on November 23, 1999 by Columbia Records.

Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville, Swing Out Sister, Richard Marx, Fairground Attraction, Blancmange, Tina Turner, Rod Stewart, The Adventures, George Benson, The Wonder Stuff, America, Carmel

Link, Keith Murray, Jungle Brothers, Ambassadors Of Funk, Five Star, Sybil, Whitney Houston, Vivienne McKone, Lost Boyz, Soul II Soul, Usher, Kelly Price

Alicia Keys' 'Unplugged' is her first live (recorded by MTV) album released on October 7, 2005 by J Records.

Stevie Ray Vaughan's 'Live at Carnegie Hall' is a live album recorded on October 4, 1984 with Double Trouble and released on July 29, 1997 by Epic.

Jay-Z's 'Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life' is his third studio album released on September 29, 1998 by Roc-A-Fella / Def Jam

Joss Stone's 'The Soul Sessions' is her debut album released on September 16, 2003 by Relentless.

The Notorious B.I.G.'s 'Ready to Die' is his debut studio album produced by Sean 'Puffy' Combs among others and released on September 13, 1994, by Bad Boy / Arista Records

Aaliyah's 'One in a Million' is her second studio album released on August 27, 1996 by Blackground, Atlantic.

Fourplay's 'Between the Sheets' is their second album released on August 17, 1993 by Warner Bros.

Rod Stewart's 'Atlantic Crossing' is his sixth album produced by Tom Dowd and released on August 15 1975 by Riva / Warner Bros..

Stevie Ray Vaughan's ‘Texas Flood' is his debut album recorded with Double Trouble and released on June 13, 1983 by Epic.

Whitney Houston's ‘Whitney' feat. ' I Wanna Dance With Somebody' is her second studio album released on June 2, 1987 by Arista Records.

Barbra Streisand, Jackie Wilson, Sonny & Cher, Jimi Hendrix, The Isley Brothers, Judy Collins, The Rolling Stones, Stevie Wonder, Small Faces, The Byrds, Bob Dylan, Lonnie Donegan

Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Luther Vandross, Soul II Soul, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Patti LaBelle, Donna Summer, Aretha Franklin, Al Green, Minnie Riperton, Jackie Wilson, The Isley Brothers, Marvin Gaye