Who's going to win the big Verzuz R&B battle between the Isley Brothers and Earth, Wind and Fire at 8 p.m. EST Sunday, April 4. Put your money on Jersey — Teaneck's Isleys will be victorious. After all, if it weren't for the Isley Brothers, the Beatles would still be Liverpool. That's the word from Paul McCartney, who told guitar legend Ernie Isley of the debt the Fab Four owed the Isleys when they met at the Apollo in the Hamptons benefit in 2012. The Beatles, of course, covered the Isley Brothers hits “Twist and Shout” and “Shout” early in their career.