Originally known as the Ohio Untouchables, the Ohio Players formed in 1959 as an instrumental R&B group. Upon the Untouchables breakup, two of the members grouped together and formed a new group, the Ohio Players.
The Ohio Players came into musical prominence in the 1970's as pioneers of 'street funk,' drawing their influences from James Brown, Miles Davis, George Benson and Sly and the Family Stone. Basing their appeal on heavy, insistent, hypnotic rhythms, rather than melody, this style was continued by The Fatback Band, Kool & The Gang and Rick James.
From 1972 through 1977, the Ohio Players landed three consecutive platinum albums ("Skin Tight," "Fire" and "Honey"), three gold albums ("Contradiction," "Pain" and "Ohio Players Gold"), two number one singles ("Fire" and "Love Rollercoaster") and five number one R&B singles including "Funky Worm," "Fire," "Sweet Sticky Thing," "Love Rollercoaster" and "Who'd She Coo."
In 1979, the band decided to take a break and work on individual projects. By 1984, the Ohio Players were back together again. In 1988, they recorded their first album in almost 10 years entitled "Back," a mixture of their trademark sound and the music of the 90's.
The Ohio Players are --
Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner - original member
Marshall "The Bushwhacker" Jones - original member
William "Billy" Beck - long time member
Notable songs include --
Who'd She Coo?
Fopp
Sweet Sticky Thing
Skin Tight
Love Rollercoaster
Fire
O-H-I-O
Jive Turkey
I Want to Be Free
Heaven Must Be Like This
Adrian Jones, Slave Jazz, Arman & Friends: Performing in Dayton this Saturday at the Brian Ware Banquet Center. Show starts at 8:00 pm Don't MISS IT !!! $10 in advance $12. 50 at the door !!!!!!!!
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TO ALL THE REAL OHIO PLAYERS, I DREAM OF THE DAY WHEN YOU ALL CAN BURY ALL OF YOUR DEMONS AND TAKE YOUR RIGHTFUL PLACE IN MUSIC HISTORY. YOUR LEGACY IS VERY IMPORTANT AFTER ALL WE HAVE TWO TIME GRAMMY WINNER 'BILLY BECK' OF 'THE OHIO PLAYERS' IN OUR HOME TOWN AND THATS A BIG DEAL TO ALL OF US. IF YOU GET TOGATHER AND DO A REUNION IT WILL SELL MILLIONS BUT ONLY IF ALL OF YOU ARE THEIR, THE WORLD AND ALL REAL OHIO PLAYERS FANS PRAY FOR THAT DAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL. VDADDY YOUNGSTOWN OHIO HOME OF 'BILLY BECK' TWO GRAMMYS THREE TRIPLE PLATNIUMS, TEN GOLD, 178 SONGS PUBLISHED IN LIBERY OF CONGRESS, HE IS A GENIOUS AND WE LOVE HIM AND WE CONSIDER HIM A TRESURE, WITH ALL DO RESPECT HE IS IREPLACEABLE AND THERE IS ONLY ONE BILLY BECK, NO ONE HAS OR CAN DO WHAT HE BRINGS TO THE TABLE, IF EVERY ONE WOULD TRY TO SEE THINGS FROM A FAN AND A FRIENDS PERSPECTIVE AND STOP 'HATING' YOU ALL COULD BE ON TOP AGAIN. THINK ABOUT IT. VDADDY
Sunday nights come alive with "THE REJOICE HOUR" with Jay Robinson a.k.a Dr. Sweet 'N Low Day. Bringin' you the best in Quiet Storm, Classic Soul, Funk, R&B and on occasion Classic Rock...especially if it's soulful or funky! Keepin' it real to the Organic Soul form, we'll post a new show/playlist every Sunday evening. (But you can check it out anytime you log in!) Like Dr. Sweet 'N Low Day says, "If you stay with me the entire hour, you will declare I am the FUNKIEST!"
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