ISIS was originally formed by the band’s lead singer, Kevin Williams in 1990. ISIS started as an original rock band. Touring the East Coast playing their own songs, the band was asked to learn a few covers because people like to hear songs they are familiar with. ISIS watched as its fan base continued to grow as well as their song list of originals and covers.
Over the next couple years and after two albums, ISIS continued to tour the country, sharing the stage with such musical greats as the likes of Kansas, Three Dog Night, Kool & The Gang, Dr. Hook, Little River Band, KC & The Sunshine Band, Starship, Crowded House, Extreme, Bad Company, The Platter’s, Chubby Checkers, Kenny G, Backstreet Boys and many others.
A few years of extensive touring the band went on Hiatus which is when Kevin began playing with a duo in Biloxi Mississippi where Kevin is originally from. With big economic developments and new casinos being built, he decided to move to Biloxi to pursue the lucrative entertainment opportunities waiting on the coast.
Over the years the exciting addition of Kenny James in 1995, Tia Black in 2007, Mark Smith in 2008, Chris Frazier in 2009(from the band Whitesnake, Eddie Money & Steve Vai), and Ty Taylor in 2010, ISIS became one of the most recognized bands in the region. Isis has been featured as a house band for different casinos on the Mississippi Gulf Coast over the years such as Casino Magic, Treasure Bay, Island View, IP, The President and the Beau Rivage Casino. During these years, ISIS was named “Best Band on the Coast” by Coast Magazine and The Sun Herald five years in a row.
The bands continued success caught the attention of executives from Las Vegas while performing at the Beau Rivage and in 2004 the band moved to Las Vegas. ISIS became the house band at the Mirage casino for 16 months and then moved over to the Bellagio for 2 years. During their stay in Las Vegas, the venue where they were the house band was voted "Best place to see Live music" in the “Whats On” Magazine for 3 years in a row.
After 4 years in Las Vegas, Kevin decided to move the band back to Biloxi Mississippi. These days you can find them mostly on the coast or at Coushatta Casino in Kinder Louisiana. Soon Kevin will be opening up his own place called "Woody's Roadside" In Ocean Springs Mississippi and I imagine you can find Isis performing often at "Woody's".
Each member Isis lends a wide range of musical influences and styles to the ultimate sound, and the band can instantly switch gears from pounding rock to psychedelic funk and everything in between. It helps when each member is good enough to sing lead vocals in any other band according to Kevin.
If you are ever interested in hiring them for a wedding, club, casino, convention or just a great party, ISIS delivers. You do not want to miss what some say is, “the best cover band you will ever hear!”.
“ISIS” Song list
Africa – Toto
Ain’t Nobody – Chakka Khan
Aint No Sunshine – Bill Withers
Another Brick In The Wall – Pink Floyd
Any Way You Want It - Journey
Baby Got Back – Sir Mix-A-Lot
Back In Black - ACDC
Barracuda - Heart
Before He Cheats – Carrie Underwood
Black – Pearl Jam
Black Velvet – Alanna Miles
Blister In The Sun – Violent Femmes
Blue Eyes Crying In the Rain – Willie Nelson
Boogie On Raggae Woman – Stevie Wonder
Boogie Shoes – KC & The Sunshine Band
Brass In My Pocket – The Pretenders
Brick House – Commodores
Bring Me To Life - Evanescense
Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison
Call Me – Blondie
Celebration – Kool & The Gang
Chicken Fried – Zac Brown band
Cold As Ice – Foreigner
Cold Shot – Stevie Ray Vaughn
Come Together – The Beatles
Comfortably Numb – Pink Floyd
Crazy – Gnarles Barkley
Crazy Bitch – Buck Cherry
Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen
Dancing Queen – Abba
Dock Of The Bay – Otis Redding
Don’t Stop Believing – Journey
Double Vision - Foreigner
Drift Away – Doby Grey
Easy – Commodores
Faithfully – Journey
Falling For You – Colbie Caillat
Friends In Low Places – Garth Brooks
Foreplay - Boston
Forget You – Cee Lo
Georgia On My Mind – Ray Charles
Get Down On It – Kool & The Gang
Gravity – John Mayer
Hand In My Pocket – Alanis Morissette
Heartbreaker – Pat Benatar
Here I Go Again - Whitesnake
Hey Soul Sister - Train
Hit Me With Your Best Shot – Pat Benatar
Hold Me Now – Thompson Twins
Hold On Losely – 38 Special
Honky Tonk Woman – Rolling Stones
Hotel California – Eagles
How Much I Feel – Ambrosia
Hurts So Good – John Mellencamp
I Am I Said – Neil Diamond
I Love Rock & Roll – Joan Jett
I Want You To Want me – Cheap trick
I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor
I Won’t Hold You Back – Toto
Jessie’s Girl – Rick Springfield
Jungle Love – Morris Day and The Time
Just a Dream - Nelly
Just Dance – Lady GaGa
Just The Way You Are – Bruno Mars
Kiss - Prince
La Grange – ZZ Top
Ladies Night – Kool & The Gang
Lady Marmalaude – Labelle’s
Last Name – Carrie Underwood
Le Freak - Chic
Lets Get It On – Marvin Gaye
Lights – Journey
Little Sister – Elvis / Dwight Yoakim
Living On A Prayer – Bon Jovi
Liza Jane – Vince Gill
Long Time - Boston
Long Train Running – Doobie Brothers
Love On The Rocks – Neil Diamond
LoveShack – B52’s
Magic Man - Heart
Man I Feel Like A Woman – Shania Twain
Margaritaville – Jimmy Buffet
Matilda – Cookie and The Cupcakes
Mustang Sally – Wilson Pickett
My Girl – The Temptations
My Own Worst Enemy - Lit
Need you Now – Lady Antebellum
Old Time Rock & Roll – Bob Seger
OMG - Usher
Only One – Melissa Etheridge
Piano Man – Billy Joel
Piece Of My Heart – Janis Joplin
Pink Cadillac – Natalie Cole
Play Me - Neil Diamond
Play That Funky Music – Wild Cherry
Plush – Stone Temple Pilots
Point Of No Return - Kansas
Pour Some Sugar On Me – Def Leppard
Proud Mary – Ike & Tina Turner
Purple Rain - Prince
Raise Your Glass – Pink
Rehab – Amy Whinehouse
Respect – Aretha Franklin
Rhiannon – Fleetwood Mac
Roadhouse Blues – The Doors
Rolling In The Deep - Adele
Roseanna – Toto
Rule The World – Teas For fears
Sara Smile – Hall & Oates
Separate Ways – Journey
September Morn’ - Neil Diamond
Sex On Fire – Kings Of Leon
Sharp Dressed Man – ZZ Top
Shining Star – Earth Wind & Fire
Sister Christian – Night Ranger
Smooth – Santana
Stand By Me – Ben E King
Stay With Me – Jeffrey Osbourne
Staying Alive – Bee Gees
Summer Of 69 – Bryan Adams
Superfreak – Rick James
Superstitution – Stevie Wonder
Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond
Sweet Child Of Mine – Guns & Roses
Sweet Emotion – Aerosmith
Sweet Home Alabama – Lynard Skynard
Take My Breath Away - Berlin
Tee Nah Nah – BuckWheat Zydeco
Teenage Dream – Katy Perry
Things Can Only Get Better – Howard Jones
Tush – ZZ Top
Unchained Melody – Leanne Rimes
Under The Boardwalk – The Drifters
Use Somebody – Kings Of Leon
Wagon Wheel – Old Crow Medicine Show
Waking Up In Vegas – Katie Perry
Walk Away – Kelly Clarkson
Walk This Way – Aerosmith
We Are Family – Sister Sledge
What A Fool Believes – Doobie Brothers
What’s Going On – Marvin Gaye
Who Knew - Pink
Wonderful World – Louie Armstrong
Yeah - Usher
You Dropped a Bomb On Me – Gap Band
You Give Love A Bad Name – Bon Jovi
You Shook Me All Night Long – ACDC
Your Love – Outfield
Your Song – Elton John
80’s Ladies Medley
Sweet Dreams, Flashdance, Girls Just Want To Have Fun, Like A Virgin, I Wanna Dance with Somebody, We Got The Beat, Hey Mickey,, Material Girl, It’s Raining Men, Total Eclipse of the Heart, Turn The Beat Around