Chris Jasper, keyboardist and vocalist with the Isley Brothers, died on February 23, 2005, on the age of 73. His household introduced his passing in a Fb publish and stated that he had been recognized with most cancers in December 2024.
Jasper’s household grew up in the identical Cincinnati condominium complicated because the Isleys, and his older sister Elaine married Rudolph Isley. Jasper fashioned a band with the youthful Isleys, Marvin and Ernie, and in 1973, joined the older Isleys, Rudolph, Ronald and O’Kelly, reworking their band from, in line with this household’s Fb publish, “a vocal trio right into a self-contained six member R&B/Funk group. His songwriting expertise and experience on keyboards and synthesizers turned the cornerstone of the group’s signature sound. Chris was instrumental in writing, arranging, and producing quite a few hits, together with classics like ‘For the Love of You,’ ‘Between the Sheets,’ and ‘Combat the Energy.’”