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The Ohio Players
The Ohio Players
Artist Information
Genres: Soul, Funk, Disco, Urban, Smooth Soul
Active: 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's
Formed: 1959 in Dayton, OH
Influences
James Brown, Sylvester "Sly Stone" Stewart, Sly & the Family Stone
Similar Artists
The Average White Band, The J.B.'s, The Bar-Kays, Charles Wright, Graham Central Station, Con Funk Shun, Slave, Parliament, L.T.D., B.T. Express, Bohannon, Earth, Wind & Fire, The Gap Band, Dazz Band, Cameo, Wild Cherry, War, The Falcons, Kleeer
Followers
Dudley Perkins, Chuck Brown, Cameo, Zapp, Brick, Dyke & the Blazers, The Fatback Band, Mass Production, Tony! Toni! Toné!, Bobby, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ready for the World, Concept, Soundgarden, Living Colour, Stetsasonic, Steve "Silk" Hurley, Van Hunt, Prince Charles
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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.
Discography
Release: March 11, 2008
Label: Island/Mercury
Release: October 1, 2007
Label: Universal, Universal Japan
 
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