It dies Chris Jaspersinger, producer and keyboardist of the group The Isley Brothers and subsequently of training Isley-Jjasper-Isley. He has been the victim of a serious illness.
Chris Jaspersinger, producer and keyboardist has died at the age of 73, victim of cancer that was detected at the end of last year, the family has reported. Jasper was part of The Isley Brothersthe group formed by 6 brothers and Chris Jasper, which would subsequently go to Isley-Jjasper-Isley.
Born in 1951 in Cincinnati, Ohio was a basic musician and composer, who served him in the future to lay his bases next to the R&B, the funk and the soul. In 1973 with two of the Isley brothers (Marvin and Ernie) they joined the other three brothers transforming The Isley Brothers From a trio to a sextet, signing classics such as “For The Love of You” (75), “Fight the Power” (75) and “Between The Sheets” (83).
In 1984 together with Ervie and Marvin they formed Isley-Jjasper-Isley with successes such as “Caravan of Love” (85). Already in his solo career he took several albums, the last one “It started with a kiss” In 2023. It has been such impact that it has been sample by artists such as Whitney Houston, Aaliyah, The Notorious Big, Tupac Shakur, Jay-Z, Snoop Dogg and Gwen Stefani.
In 1992, it was included in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with the rest of The Isley Brothers, in 2014 he won Grammy for his career. In 2022 he was part of the Composers Hall of Fame, but six years before he received the National R&B Society Trajectory Prize and in 2020 the Sourtracks Trajectory Award.
