Ohio Players
USA
Formed: 1959
Died: 01 January 1997
Years Active: 50, 60, 70, 80, 90
Genres: R&B, Electronic
Styles: Funk, R&B/Soul, Urban, Hip-Hop/Urban, Smooth Soul, Soul, Disco, Dance
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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...
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