Ronald Isley - Lay You Down

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Ronald Isley - Lay You Down

• Released in: 2013
• Genre: Funk / Soul, Pop
• Written by: Patrick Hayes, Tremaine Neverson, and Troy Taylor

"As a preteen, Ronald Isley joined siblings Rudolph, O'Kelly, and Vernon to form the earliest incarnation of the group. After Vernon's 1955 death in a bicycling accident, Ronald was tapped as the remaining trio's lead vocalist."

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