The Ohio Players

Impeccable musicianship displayed through slinky, horn-augmented grooves, combined with animated vocals and eye-popping album covers, made the Ohio Players one of the most distinctive and striking funk bands of the '70s. Although the Daytonians formed in the late '50s as the backing band for the Falcons, and scored their first charting single in 1968, it wasn't until they were over a decade into their existence before they truly hit their stride both creatively and commercially. Starting with Pain (1972), the Ohio Players put together five gold or platinum studio albums in the...