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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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Baritone Tim Surrett, a former Kingsmen Quartet bass player and lead singer, was a member of The Isaacs from 1997 until 2002. Surrett was married to Sonya Isaacs during this time period. They were able to hire Jesse Stockman, a fiddle player from NM (who had been playing with the prestigious bluegrass band Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver) from 2005-2010. From 2006-2008, they hired Kevin Haynie to play banjo and guitar (Kevin is brother to Aubrey Haynie, fiddler extraordinaire who is an A-list session player in Nashville having played on hundreds of recordings). Kevin and Jesse were able to raise them to new heights instrumentally, as is evident on the "Live from Norway" DVD recorded when the two were in the group. With already unequaled vocal harmonies and now top tier instrumentalists, they recorded their first crossover album at StarStruck Studios (owned by Reba McEntire) in Nashville, with Mark Bright (Carrie Underwood, Rascal Flatts) as producer. This album garnered the group their first Dove Award. Thomas Wywrot was a member from 2008 to 2011. Sonya Isaacs' husband, Jimmy Yeary, took his place.
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. The group were also inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2021.
Members
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John Bowman additional
Discography
Albums
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Very Best of the Isaacs
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Increase My Faith Apple Music
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Pieces of Our Past Apple Music
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Stand Still Apple Music
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Eye of the Storm Apple Music
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Christmas Spirit Apple Music
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Songs of the Faith Apple Music
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Heroes Apple Music
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Bluegrass Preserved Apple Music
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Isaacs Bluegrass: A Cappella
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Big Sky Apple Music
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...Naturally: An Almost a Capella Collection
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The Isaacs Naturally
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Christmas Apple Music
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The Living Years Apple Music
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Praise & Worship: More Than A Hollow Hallelujah Apple Music
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Why Can't We Apple Music
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Songs of the Faith: Eye of the Storm
Singles
Links
Official
Concerts
Reference
Also known as
Isaacs
Identifiers
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Data from MusicBrainz, saved 11 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.