The Isaacs | |
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| Origin | Hendersonville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Genres | Southern gospel, Bluegrass, Country |
| Years active | 1987-present |
| Labels | Horizon, Gaither, K-Tel, Spring Hill, Isaacs House |
| Members | Lily Isaacs Ben Isaacs Sonya Isaacs Becky Isaacs |
| Past members | John Bowman Jimmy Yeary Levi Bowman Joe Isaacs Thomas Wywrot Tim Surrett |
| Website | www |
The Isaacs are a bluegrass Southern gospel music group consisting of mother Lily Isaacs (b. September 20, 1947), daughters Becky (b. Aug. 2, 1975) and Sonya Isaacs (b. July 22, 1974) and son Ben Isaacs (b. July 25, 1972), along with John Bowman (husband of Becky Isaacs) as an instrumentalist and songwriter. Joe Isaacs, formerly a singer and banjo player in the group, has left since his 1998 divorce from Lily Isaacs. He now does solo work on a far more localized level.
Former Kingsmen Quartet bass player, lead singer and baritone Tim Surrett was a member of group from 1997 until 2002. Surrett was married to Sonya Isaacs during this time period. Thomas Wywrot was a member from 2008 to 2011. Sonya Isaacs' husband, Jimmy Yeary, took his place.[1]
Currently, the Isaacs consists of Sonya Isaacs Yeary, Lily Isaacs, Becky Isaacs Bowman and Ben Isaacs. On August 10, 2021, they were invited to become members of the Grand Ole Opry.[2]
- ^ "Jimmy Yeary Joins The Isaacs | The Southern Gospel Music Magazine". SingingNews.com. 2011-08-30. Archived from the original on 2011-10-17. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
- ^ "Grand Ole Opry invites the Isaacs to become newest member".