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.
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30-430: A female householder with no husband present, and 37.6% were not families. About 34.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.5% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.24, and the average family size was 2.86. In the city, the age distribution was 22.0% under 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 21.2% who were 65 or older. The median age
45-651: A major fire that started in the Cumberland Inn burned down most of the downtown area, with a reported 31 businesses destroyed. LaFollette is located near the geographic center of Campbell County at 36°22′30″N 84°7′39″W / 36.37500°N 84.12750°W / 36.37500; -84.12750 (36.375006, −84.127623). The city is situated in Powell Valley, where the Appalachian Ridge-and-Valley province gives way to
60-573: A recording contract with Columbia Records and started performing in night clubs. While performing with his Kentucky band at the Gerde's Folk City , Joe met Lily and they were married in 1970. After Joe's brother died in an automobile accident, Joe and Lily became Christians, and the group began to perform only bluegrass gospel music. The group was initially named the Calvary Mountain Boys and later became Sacred Bluegrass before settling on
75-480: Is 8 mi (13 km) to the southwest, beyond Jacksboro. Jellico is 23 mi (37 km) to the north via US 25W, over the Cumberland Plateau. As of the 2020 United States census , there were 7,430 people, 2,797 households, and 1,821 families residing in the city. As of the census of 2000, 7,926 people, 3,422 households, and 2,135 families were residing in the city. The population density
90-414: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages The Isaacs 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. Currently,
105-536: The Cumberland Plateau region. Cumberland Mountain, a 50 mi (80 km) ridge stretching from Cumberland Gap in the east to Bruce Gap in the west, rises north of LaFollette. Norris Lake dominates the area to the south. Jacksboro lies adjacent to LaFollette to the southwest. A leg of the Cumberland Trail is accessible off Tennessee Avenue at the north end of LaFollette. According to
120-623: The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States for outstanding achievements in the music industry. The awards were established in 1958. The Isaacs have been nominated three times. †Honorary former member; was scheduled to be invited, but died before the invitation was extended LaFollette, Tennessee LaFollette is a city in Campbell County, Tennessee , United States. Its population
135-492: The United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 4.9 sq mi (12.7 km ), all land. The elevation varies around the city, around 1,050 ft (320 m) in the valley areas to 1,500 ft (460 m) on ridge tops. The average elevation is around 1,150 ft (350 m). U.S. Route 25W and State Routes 9 and 63 run concurrently through the community. Interstate 75
150-653: 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 . The group's roots go back to 1971, when Joe and Lily Isaacs began a bluegrass band. Lily's parents are Polish Jewish Holocaust survivors. A few years after they were liberated from a concentration camp in Germany in 1945, her parents moved two year old Lily to New York City, where, in 1958, she got
165-498: The city's name with two words ("La Follette"). Harvey and Grant LaFollette purchased 37,000 acres (150 km ) at Big Creek Gap, where the present community lies, around 1890. They founded the LaFollette Coal, Iron, and Railway Company to exploit mineral resources they had found. Although the business failed during the 1920s, the community continued to grow. The city of LaFollette was incorporated in 1897. On May 10, 1904,
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#1732779575167180-564: The family name, the Isaacs. The group performed primarily on weekends, part-time, until 1986. As their son and daughters became old enough, they joined the group. In 1992, the Isaacs moved from Morrow, Ohio , and settled in LaFollette, Tennessee . As the Calvary Mountain Boys and Sacred Bluegrass, the group recorded for Pine Tree and Old Homestead labels. As the Isaacs, they had more success with Morning Star Records and Horizon record labels. The Grammy Awards are presented annually by
195-448: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Isaacs . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Isaacs&oldid=1216652161 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
210-454: Was 1,624.7 people/sq mi (627.1/km ). The 3,779 housing units averaged 774.6/sq mi (299.0/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 97.89% White, 0.54% African American, 0.40% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.22% from other races, and 0.77% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 0.42% of the population. Of the 3,422 households, 26.5% had children under 18 living with them, 39.8% were married couples living together, 17.9% had
225-583: Was 7,456 at the 2010 census , with an estimated population in 2018 of 6,737. It is the principal city of the LaFollette, Tennessee micropolitan statistical area , which includes all of Campbell County, and is a component of the Knoxville Metropolitan Area . While the city's official spelling is one word ("LaFollette")—after its founders, Harvey Marion LaFollette and his younger brother Grant LaFollette—several federal agencies spell
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