Ohio Players
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 north to the Motor City to back the Falcons on their hit "I Found a Love"; the Ohio Untouchables soon made their headlining debut with "Love Is Amazing," but when Ward subsequently exited for a solo career, the group essentially disbanded.
At that point, the nucleus of Middlebrooks, Jones, and newly added guitarist Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner returned to Dayton; there they recruited saxophonist Andrew Noland and drummer Gary Webster, the latter a somewhat elusive figure whose true involvement in the group's convoluted history has never been definitively answered -- some sources credit him as a founding Untouchable, others even as the band's early leader.
Selected Discography
Skin Tight
1974
i'm so glad i got to hear this music first hand during the 70s......kid s today can't understand .
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The Ohio Players are in my top three funk groups of all times (The others Parliament/F u n k a d e l ic. I just love there attitude and style. Plus the played the tightest horns in the funk game. Funk on Ohio Players
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HEYY!!!!! This song always kept everybody off the walls!!! I just love it!!!
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To me, the Ohio Players are important because they showed how much Jazz, that other American creation, is related to Funk. Some of their best sounds are at the end as they cool down from the simply and yet smart lyrics.
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The Ohio Players are one of the band groups that really got down with their funk sounds and they really can jam!
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I love the Ohio Players. Thirty years later, they are still my favorite group. "Heaven Must Be Like This" is my all-time favorite.
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We love the Ohio Players but,..WHERE IS SUGA FOOT???
Last time I saw them in concert they said Suga was ill..is he alright..is he back with the group. WE LOVE YOU SUGA!!!! |
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I was just coming out from all the love music, and when I hear this tack I had a ball. So when I have the time to get busy,it's the best of the Ohio Players!!! ONE!!!
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The Ohio players come from my husbands home town I enjoyed their music dewd
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I love ya cause you're Honey. Would you love me if I had no money? My god, that's funny! I truly love this group, you honey child! lol
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where r my velvet black light posters? need them and some acapulco gold & my black light
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incredibly solid band. These brothers made their mark on music history. Ya gotta love it, word up!
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These are my boys..... show more of Ohio Players album covers...... Honey was the best one......
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fire up dem trees,turn up da bass,light up some incense and sit back and enjoy a piece of musical history
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I had all the album covers on my wall as a kid..... Ohio Players are in the funk hall of fame....
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When music was music and artist played instruments. Some of the best live performances ever conducted where by the Ohio Players, EW&F, BT Express, Brass Construction and the BarKays. I know I didn't mention them all but you know who they are. Amen to this noise!
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You Don't find the unique Urban funk like that often they are truly miss from
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THE BEST ALBUM THEY EVER RECORDED WAS JASS-AY-LAY- D E E . . B U
T I CANT DOWN LOAD IT FROM ANY WHERE |
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There where none as vesatile as the notorious "Ohio Players".. I saw this group in concert in the early 70's and they where live........ .
Sugar Foot & The fugel horn player where a serious the stage presence. |
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Many years ago I lived next door to some of the Players and a singer with Heatwave; Talk about a party. Dayton truly a funky place. Trust me the Players made music better than any of their albums and was never released. Seems like big business got in the way of creativity.
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Thank you, Players, for the some of the best original funk and one of the greatest horn sections ever! And by no means can I forget the album covers....HO T ! ! ! The best art ever.....cam e during my adolescent days... I developed an addiction, let me tell you! My parents had to take the HONEY cover away from me and I haven't seen it since. Need I say more?
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The Ohio Players is one bad band. In my opinon I think they have the best Horn section during the seventies funk peirod. I love their horn arrangements on their songs.
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Dang! The Ohio Players are one of the most funky fresh R&B groups ev-a. "Fire" and "Love Rollercoaste r " are some of there best songs!
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If u havent listened to Pain, Pleasure and Ecstacy, missing some of the best stuff!
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I wanna be free-best of times in my life-D.T. Moe (Daphne-Clev e l a n d - m e North Carolina)
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OHIO PLAYERS is one of my all time favorites i came listening to real muscians play to there music craft by obtaining real instruments. u n l i k e todays so called enteraniers. T h a t can not produce any music.If it were not for computers most of them cannot read music or play instruments Iwill always listen to the true muscians./LE A M O N FLETCHER BRING THE REAL IN LAS VEGAS/NEVADA
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kjdo2jk@gmai l / b r i n g s me back always loved there sound and the album covers
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