The youngest of the R&B siblings, Marvin Isley died Sunday night at an age of 56 in Chicago. He provided the thumping bass lines that helped drive the band’s chart success in the ’70s and ‘80s.

Marvin Isley died at an inpatient hospice at Weiss Memorial Hospital, where he had been residing after suffering complications from diabetes. Famous songs such as “Twist and Shout” and “Shout “ are the  Marvin’s super hits.

Some of his other hits included “Fight the power”, “For the love of you” and “Between the sheets”. His album Platinum Three + Three made fans stand on their feet and was one of their all time famous albums.

Born in1953, suffered complications from diabetes.

The disease forced Isley to retire in 1996 and cost him his legs, which had to be amputated, and the use of his left hand. He had also been stricken in recent years by high blood pressure and a stroke.