… a bout with diabetes forced him to have both of his legs amputated in 1996, and he died in 2010. Rudy retired in 1989 to go into the ministry. Ron was forced into bankruptcy and the IRS snatched his homes, his cars, his yacht and his money. He has had a long running legal battle with them ever since. But in 2007, he was jailed for 36 months for tax evasion. He was released in April 2010. He suffered a stroke while in London for a show in 2004, and has also had part of a kidney removed. A crippling back issue saw him undergo major back surgery.
Despite personal and professional setbacks, Ron Isley is doing better than ever.
In 1993, Isley married producer/composer/singer Angela Winbush in Los Angeles, California. They quietly divorced in early 2002. When Winbush received chemotherapy following her ovarian cancer diagnosis, Isley was by her side giving her his support in her recovery.
Now, the 76-year-old is married to his new wife as of 2006 and they both have a son together. Just last year, the internet falsely reported that Isley was dead. But the singer abruptly popped up on video singing and showing that he’s still got it years later. He’s not dead, he’s the truest definition of a ‘soul survivor.’