ET and midnight, re-airing on Sunday, Oct. 25, at 2:30 p.m. As one-half of the country music duo Joey+Rory with his late wife Joey, Feek won GRAMMY Awards and starred in a weekly hit television show on RFD-TV. View wiki Top Tracks View all tracks Albums The Living Years The collection features the four artists serving up their renditions of country, pop and gospel standards. Fans can also hear stories behind the songs onBrotherly Lovewith the groups Pandora StoryHERE. The Isaacs. 3. Click on the Store link @ theisaacs.com. They enjoyed life together and did everything together. The Isaacs are a Nashville-based, multi-award winning family group, consisting of siblings Ben Isaacs, Sonya Isaacs Yeary, and Rebecca Isaacs Bowman, and their mother, Lily Isaacs, who is the daughter of Polish Jewish Holocaust survivors. Gaither Music will host a special premiere on the Gaither Music TV YouTube Channel on Sept.14 at 9a.m. CT where viewers will be able to chat LIVE with Fortune, Walker, Rogers and Isaacs. Daddy Sang Bass As she was grieving the loss of her husband, Mindy feels Jesus came to her in a very tangible way. He was so excited about it, Fortune says. Ben usually sings with three beautiful womenhis sisters and his momand now hes with three old hairy-legged boys like us, Fortune says. Ben says, Weve been married 15 years now [and] the last five years of our relationship has been so great. She started writing songs as a teen and landed her first number one with Stand Still. She often writes with sister Sonya and has had songs recorded by many fellow artists. And Id say its also part of our healing. 1. Ayva, wrapped in a small purple linen cloth, was tiny but perfectly formed. One of the largest independent Christian music companies in the world and a household name for millions offans, Gaither Music Group, in partnership with Primary Wave Entertainment,is known worldwide for its award-winning and top-selling recordings, including the Gaither Gospel Series, of which 133 products have been certified gold, platinum or multi-platinum. So when we got married and my. I couldnt imagine my life without it. They are from Hendersonville, Tennessee. The broadcast finds the four friends sharing their close-knit blends with Rory Feek, who [] 5. Bill Gaither was there and Rory Feek and all those people in the business who mean so much to us. They have a unique style that marries bluegrass harmonies and instrumentation . They also play over 100 dates a year for fans around the world, and have performed on prestigious stages like Carnegie Hall, and entertained fans at CMA Fan Fest, the Michael W. Smith 35th Anniversary Event, on The Huckabee Show, the "CMA Country Christmas" special, and many more. 10. He appears regularly on the Grand Ole Opry, has been featured on Morgans TVshow and has also gained notoriety for his work behind the scenes, penning songs for Morgan (Bonfire) as well as Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, The Lonesome River Band and Fortune. The Isaacs have been performing for almost 35 years. He earned an exhorter's license through the Church of God in Cleveland, Tennessee. Clinton Donaldson Isaacs, better known as Joe Isaacs, is a Jamaican drummer, songwriter and record producer and was an original session drummer at the renowned Studio One record label and recording studio in Kingston, Jamaica. I thought about how I was going to tell my 3-year-old the baby sister he was so excited for was dead.. Formerly with the legendary Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver and currently on the road with Craig Morgan, Rogers is one of the most highly respected musicians in bluegrass music. It taxes them even today when they perform it live. Sonya Isaacs healing from stillborn birth Brad Schmitt brad@tennessean.com 0:00 1:44 She squealed when she saw the tiny, old-fashioned dress with the red-striped bloomers. Not because he didnt love her, but because he just couldnt watch it happen. Together with their parents, they all became The Isaacs. As matriarch Lily and her three children Ben Isaacs, Sonya Isaacs Yeary, and Becky Isaacs Bowman celebrate their 50th anniversary this year, the 2021 Gospel Music Hall of Fame inductees continue to build on the legacy first launched by the family back in 1971, with a newfound excitement and never-waning passion for the music they love to make. Growing up was an adventure. And they encouraged her to give Jesus a chance, to ask him to reveal himself to her and to give it 30 days. He has been singing all of his life, performing with his sisters, Sonya Isaacs Yeary and Rebecca Isaacs Bowman . And before you know it, you wont struggle.. Ben Isaacs, the bass player and vocalist for the group, spends much of his time off the road in the studio producing not only The Isaacs, but also other artists including The Gaither Vocal Band, The Oak Ridge Boys, Karen Peck, and the Cherryholmes, among others. The Crabb Family is a southern gospel group originally from Beaver Dam, Kentucky. 1 hit, Elizabeth, on their 1983 album,Today, and followed that with two more No. He was privileged to perform at the White House on two occasions and also presented a special gift to actress Elizabeth Taylor by singing his song Elizabeth to her for a birthday celebration. In the Ricketts family, Tom Tunney has the best enemies an alderman seeking reelection could have. The family groupwhich features Sonya, brother Ben Isaacs, mother Lily Isaacs and sister Rebecca Isaacs Bowmanactually recorded the song in 2019. I am so in love with my life that I dont want to do anything to wreck it., And Mindy and Bens relationship is healthy. But always songs of hope. Were a little bit contemporary for the bluegrass people, were a little bit too secular for the gospel people. The Isaacs, a multi-award winning family group who began singing 30 years ago, are based out of LaFollette, TN (30 min north of Knoxville). Over the years Ben has leveraged his talents for use in a feature length documentary for Metal Blade records that he scored, produced, edited and directed; a short film on GED funding for the state of Michigan and music for the upcoming film Hellboy 2: The Golden Army.Ben is currently working on several scripts, and continuing to pursue soundtrack work in both the film and video game worlds. Theres a love [and] a healthy dependence that I never experienced before.. The Isaacs family group as we know today has been around since 1986. They are also desired performers of the National Anthem at many professional sporting events, including MLB games, NBA games, NFL games, and Nashville Predators games. They call it Isaacs-style, Ben says as part of an interview American Songwriter conducted with the quartet over Zoom. Keep trying. Its beautiful to be able to feel all these emotions its scary, but its part of being alive.. We thought they were going to be big stars because they were 5, 6, and 8 years old when we recorded this little cassette that they did, Lily recalls. We just cant help but be family with everybody who comes into our lives, Sonya summarizes. It freaked me out, Sonya said. We were singing in the same nightclub. It just tickled me to death to be able to sing on that because I grew up loving that song. Our goal is to bring the message of hope to all seeking the love of our God, says the family. Gerald had four children: Aaron, Adam, Jason and Terah. Which makes her the age of 72 years old as of now. The vocalists are mother Lily Isaacs, and siblings Ben Isaacs, Sonya Isaacs Yeary and Rebecca Isaacs Bowman. Were coming into performing art centers after established country artists or folk acts have been there, Becky says of their current touring schedule. Sonya Isaacs . On top of that, she was named Miss Sarasota and will be competing in the Miss Florida USA pageant later this year. One of the things that I love about this group is the fact that we can all sing lead and we can all sing multiple harmony parts. Becky started writing songs as a teenager and has written songs that many artists have recorded. This was followed by I Feel the Christmas Spirit and by Live: Mountain Praise. We pretty much fell in love instantly, she said with a smile. 1 songs on the national radio charts. The four friends shared their close-knit blends with country music singer/songwriter/storyteller Rory Feek, who hosted the LIVE video recording in his concert barn in Columbia, Tenn. Love Will Keep Us Alive You can keep up with Ben and all the Isaacs at her familys website, or follow them onInstagram,Facebook, andYouTube. The weekend after that, Sonya started hemorrhaging, on the tour bus while the family was going from Dollywood to a gig in Hiawassee, Ga. She sent a text message to the doctor Sunday morning, and the doctor urged her to go to a nearby emergency room. 7. So for me to get to sing on that with him and with Mike and Ben, it was such a thrill.. Bradley might sing with them and then I might come in and sing with them or whatever and then Ben got this big brainstorm, and said, Hey man, I think this would make a great quartet!, It wasnt hard to get the other guys onboard. I said, Lets get you in the studio one day and you can record a cassette. At the 18-week ultrasound, the doctor told Sonya and Jimmy there could be a problem. It opened a lot of doors for us. Lily's parents were two survivors of the Polish-Jewish Holocaust. However, when he returns home to the US, he discovers that she is his girlfriend's older sister. Might as well just stay in bed/Cause it feels like theres nothing left to get up for, the song begins. This is a little dress I bought 20 years ago, Sonya says, voice breaking, and its been hanging in my closet because I prayed that one day, Id have a little girl. So when Im producing an act somebody comes into the studio and says, Make it Isaacs-style, I know its just a mishmash of everything., My three babies grew up with very diverse musical backgrounds, Lily says with pride while her children roll their eyes just a bit. Mike Rogers & Sonya Isaacs), Daddy Sang Bass (feat. Isaacs, a DOVE Award-winning producer who has performed with his mother and sisters for years as the GRAMMY-nominated group The Isaacs and shepherded many of the top names in the industry, producedBrotherly Love. I had chills in a good way. Lighthouse Tom Ford. A photographer on a trip to Japan meets a fellow American woman and they quickly fall in love. And then we could start introducing them to The Isaacs. The Oak Ridge Boys] Bradley Walker feat. The mother and vocalist of . She was never able to put it down. The Isaacs are a family band with gospel in their souls and bluegrass in their hearts. The group has built a reputation for a unique style that blends tight family harmony with contemporary, acoustic. Family is a word with rich and lovingly cultivated meaning for the Isaacs, a clan of musicians who were recently invited to join a new one.