The Ohio Players
The Ohio Players
Latest Release
- Observations In Time: The Johnny Brantley/Vidalia Productions
- April 2024
- • 24 Songs
Top Songs
| 1 | Fire | ||
| 2 | Love Rollercoaster | ||
| 3 | Skin Tight | ||
| 4 | Heaven Must Be Like This | ||
| 5 | Sweet Sticky Thing |
Albums
Mar 2024 • 1 song
Feb 2024 • 1 song
Feb 2024 • 1 song
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About
Biography
With their slinky, horn-powered grooves, impeccable musicianship, and eye-popping album covers, the Ohio Players were among the top funk bands of the mid-'70s. Emerging from the musical hotbed of Dayton in 1959, the group was originally dubbed the Ohio Untouchables, and initially comprised singer/guitarist Robert Ward, bassist Marshall "Rock" Jones, saxophonist/guitarist Clarence "Satch" Satchell, drummer Cornelius Johnson, and trumpeter/trombonist Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks. In late 1961, a relative of Ward's founded the Detroit-based Lupine Records, and the group traveled ...