Ohio Players 20th Century Masters the Millennium Collection the Best of Ohio Players Download
| Ohio Players | |
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| Also known equally | The Ohio Untouchables |
| Origin | Dayton, Ohio, Us |
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| Years active | 1959 (1959)–present |
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| Past members | Cornelius Johnson Ronnie "Diamond" Hoard Walter "Junie" Morrison Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner Marshall "Rock" Jones Robert "Kuumba" Jones William "Billy" Brook Wes Boatman Ronnie "Diamond" Hoard Michael "Slyde" Jennings Dean Simms Marvin "Merv" Pierce Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks Jimmy Sampson Vincent Thomas James "Diamond" Williams Clarence "Chet" Willis Shaun "Shaunie Mac" Dedrick Ronald "Nooky" Nooks Odeen "Deeno" Mays Greg Webster Bruce Napier Andrew Noland Clarence "Satch" Satchell Bobby Lee Fears Dutch Robinson Robert Ward Charles Dale Allen Paul Machowsky Randolph Harvey |
Ohio Players is an American funk ring, most popular in the 1970s. They are best known for their songs "Fire" and "Honey Rollercoaster"; as well as for their erotic album covers that featured nude or nearly nude women. Many of the women were models featured in Playboy.
The singles "Funky Worm", "Skin Tight", "Fire", and "Love Rollercoaster"; as well as their albums Pare Tight, Burn down, and Beloved, were awarded Golden certifications.
On Baronial 17, 2013, Ohio Players were inducted into the countdown class of the Rhythm and Dejection Music Hall of Fame that took place at Cleveland State Academy in Cleveland, Ohio.
History [edit]
The band formed in Dayton, Ohio, United States, in 1959 as the Ohio Untouchables and initially included members Robert Ward[4] (vocals/guitar), Marshall "Rock" Jones (bass), Clarence "Satch" Satchell (saxophone/guitar), Cornelius Johnson (drums), and Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks (trumpet/trombone).[five] They were all-time known at the time as a backing group for The Falcons.[six]
Ward had proved to be an unreliable leader, who would sometimes walk off the stage during gigs, forcing the grouping to stop playing. Eventually, the grouping vowed to keep playing even afterwards he left. Ward and Jones got into a fistfight in 1964, later on which the grouping bankrupt upwardly.[7]
Ward plant new backups, and the group's core members returned to Dayton. They replaced Ward with 21-year-erstwhile Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner (guitar), who would become the group's front human being, and added Gregory Webster (drums).[6] [7] To accommodate Bonner'southward musical fashion preferences for the group ("R&B with a piffling flair to information technology") and to avoid competing with Ward, the grouping inverse their format.[7] By 1965, the grouping had renamed themselves the Ohio Players, reflecting its members' self-perceptions as musicians and as ladies' men.[7]
The group added two more than singers, Bobby Lee Fears and Dutch Robinson, and became the house band for the New York-based Compass Records. In 1967, they added vocalist Helena Ferguson Kilpatrick.
The group disbanded again in 1970. After again re-forming with a line-upwardly including Bonner, Satchell, Middlebrooks, Jones, Webster, trumpeter Bruce Napier, vocalist Charles Dale Allen, trombonist Marvin Pierce, and keyboardist Walter "Junie" Morrison, the Players had a modest hit on the Detroit-based Westbound label with "Pain" (1971), which reached the Top 40 of the Billboard R&B chart. James Johnson joined the group at this fourth dimension as vocalist and saxophonist. Dale Allen shared co-lead vocals on some of the early on Westbound material, although he was not credited on their albums Pain and Pleasure.[8] [ix] It was at Westbound Records where the grouping met George Clinton, who admired their music. The two albums' avant-garde covers featured a spiked-blackness leather-bikini clad, bald model Pat "Running Bear" Evans, who would after grace additional Ohio Players albums, including Climax, Ecstasy, and Rattlesnake.[seven] [10] [eleven] [12] [thirteen]
The band's first big hitting single was "Funky Worm", which reached No. i on the Billboard R&B chart and peaked at No. 15 on the Hot 100 on 26 May 1973. It sold over one million copies and was awarded a gold disc past the R.I.A.A. in May 1973.[fourteen] The band signed with Mercury Records in 1974. By then, their line-up had changed again, with keyboardist Baton Beck instead of Morrison and Jimmy "Diamond" Williams on drums instead of Webster. On after album releases, they added second guitarist/vocalist Clarence "Chet" Willis and conguero Robert "Kuumba" Jones. Meanwhile, keyboardist Walter "Junie" Morrison recorded three albums on his own earlier joining Funkadelic as the strength behind their hitting I Nation Under a Groove. An internet story in accelerate of a June, 2017 concert indicated that Billy Beck, Jimmy "Diamond" Williams, Clarence "Chet" Willis, and Robert "Rumba" Jones are still performing.[fifteen]
The band had vii Pinnacle twoscore hits betwixt 1973 and 1976. These included "Fire" (No. 1 on both the R&B and pop chart for 2 weeks and 1 week respectively in February 1975 and another million seller) and "Love Rollercoaster" (No. 1 on both the R&B and pop charts for one calendar week in January 1976; another gold disc recipient).[fourteen] The grouping likewise took on saxophonist James Johnson. The group'south last big hit was "Who'd She Coo?" a No. i R&B hit in August 1976. It was their but success in the Great britain, where information technology peaked at No. 43 on the UK Singles Chart in July 1976.[16] Their championship track "Ecstasy" from the 1973 anthology Ecstasy was sampled by Jay-Z on "Brooklyn'due south Finest", featuring The Notorious B.I.K. from the 1996 album Reasonable Doubt.[17]
In 1979, three members of the grouping went on to form Shadow,[5] [18] which released three albums. A reconfigured Ohio Players recorded across the 1980s, enjoying a minor hit unmarried with "Sweat" (1988). They also released iii albums in that decade, Tenderness, Ouch! and Graduation. Another collection, Orgasm, followed in 1993.[5]
In August 2013, the Ohio Players were inducted into the Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame at the Waetjen Auditorium of Cleveland State Academy as part of the countdown class.
Personnel [edit]
Classic lineup
- Marshall "Rock" Jones – bass guitar (1959–1984)
- James "Diamond" Williams – drums, chimes, percussion, lead & bankroll vocals, timbales, congas (1974–1980; unknown–nowadays)
- William "Baton" Beck – pianoforte, grand pianoforte, organ, Hammond B-3 organ, Rhodes piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, RMI Electra pianoforte, clavinet, ARP Odyssey, ARP cord ensemble, percussion, lead & groundwork vocals (1974–1980; unknown–present)
- Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner – guitar, percussion, lead & groundwork vocals (1964–1997)
- Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks – trumpet, trombone & groundwork vocals (1959–1984)
- Clarence "Satch" Satchell – baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, flute, percussion, lead & background vocals (1959–1980)
- Marvin "Merv" Pierce – trumpet, flugelhorn, valve trombone & background vocals (1972–1982)
Other members
- Robert Ward – guitar (1959–1964)
- Cornelius Johnson – drums (1959–1964)
- Gregory "Greg" Webster – drums (1964–1974)
- Bobby Lee Fears – vocals (1964–1970)
- Dutch Robinson – vocals (1964–1970)
- Helena Ferguson Kilpatrick – vocals (1967–unknown)
- Charles Dale Allen – vocals (1970?–unknown)
- Bruce Napier – trumpet (1972–1974)
- Walter "Junie" Morrison – keyboards (1970–1974)
- James Johnson – vocals, saxophone (1971?–unknown)
- Clarence "Chet" Willis – guitars (1977–1980; unknown–nowadays)
- Robert "Kuumba" Jones – congas (1977–nowadays)
- Wes Boatman – keyboards (1980–1981)
- Jimmy Sampson – drums (1981–1982)
Timeline [edit]
Deaths [edit]
- Clarence Satchell (April xv, 1940 – December 30, 1995) died afterward suffering a brain aneurysm at the age of 55.[19]
- Ralph Middlebrooks (August twenty, 1939 – Nov 15, 1997) died of cancer.[20] [21]
- Vincent Thomas ("Venny Wu") (Jan 26, 1958 – February 16, 2008) died of cancer in his hometown of Lubbock, Texas.
- Robert Ward (October xv, 1938 – December 25, 2008) died at habitation.[22]
- Cornelius Johnson (July 12, 1937 – February 1, 2009).[23]
- Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner (March fourteen, 1943 – January 26, 2013) died at age 69 of cancer.[24]
- Marshall "Stone" Jones (January 1, 1941 – May 27, 2016), the concluding surviving member from the Ohio Untouchables line-upwardly, died of cancer in Houston, Texas, at age 75.[half dozen] [25] [26]
- Walter "Junie" Morrison (1954 – January 21, 2017) died at the age of 62.[27] [28]
- Shaun Dedrick died on May ii, 2018, at age 55, following an illness, in Dayton, Ohio.
- Greg Webster, who was the final surviving member of the original Ohio Players lineup, died on January fourteen, 2022, at the age of 84.[29]
Discography [edit]
Studio albums [edit]
| Year | Anthology | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | Record label | ||||||||||
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| Us Pop [xxx] | US R&B [31] | CAN [32] | ||||||||||||
| 1969 | Observations in Time | — | — | — | Capitol | |||||||||
| 1972 | Hurting | 177 | 21 | — |
| Westbound | ||||||||
| Pleasure | 63 | 4 | — | |||||||||||
| 1973 | Ecstasy | 70 | 19 | — | ||||||||||
| 1974 | Skin Tight | 11 | one | 15 |
| Mercury | ||||||||
| Burn down | 1 | 1 | 17 |
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| 1975 | Honey | ii | 1 | 36 |
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| 1976 | Contradiction | 12 | 1 | 26 |
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| 1977 | Angel | 41 | 9 | 58 | ||||||||||
| Mr. Mean | 68 | 11 | 65 | |||||||||||
| 1978 | Jass-Ay-Lay-Dee | 69 | 15 | — | ||||||||||
| 1979 | Everybody Up | 80 | xix | — | Arista | |||||||||
| 1981 | Tenderness | 165 | 49 | — | Boardwalk | |||||||||
| Ouch! | 201 | — | — | |||||||||||
| 1984 | Graduation | — | — | — | Century Vista | |||||||||
| 1988 | Dorsum | — | 55 | — | Track Tape | |||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was non released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Live albums [edit]
- Ol' School (1996, Essential Music)[34]
- Jam (1996, Mercury)[35]
- Live 1977 (2013 Goldenlane records)[36]
Compilation albums [edit]
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | Record label | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.s. Pop [thirty] | U.s.a. R&B [31] | CAN [32] | ||||||||||||
| 1972 | Commencement Impressions | — | — | — | Trip | |||||||||
| 1974 | The Ohio Players | — | 32 | — | Capitol | |||||||||
| Climax | 102 | 24 | — | Westbound | ||||||||||
| 1975 | Greatest Hits | 92 | 22 | — | ||||||||||
| Rattlesnake | 61 | eight | — | |||||||||||
| 1976 | Gilded | 31 | 10 | 28 |
| Mercury | ||||||||
| 1977 | The Best of the Early Years, Vol. 1 | — | 58 | — | Westbound | |||||||||
| 1995 | Funk on Fire: The Mercury Anthology | — | — | — | Mercury | |||||||||
| 1998 | Orgasm: The Very Best of the Westbound Years | — | — | — | Westbound | |||||||||
| 2000 | 20th Century Masters: Millennium Collection - The Best of Ohio Players | — | — | — | Mercury | |||||||||
| 2008 | Gold [2008] [37] [38] | — | — | — | Island/Mercury | |||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Singles [edit]
| Twelvemonth | Unmarried | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.s. [39] | US R&B [39] | CAN [32] | UK [forty] | |||||||||||
| 1967 | "Neighbors" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1968 | "Trespassin'" | — | fifty | — | — | |||||||||
| "It'due south a Crying Shame" | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1969 | "Bad Bargain" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Find Someone to Love" | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1971 | "Hurting (Part ane)" | 64 | 35 | 91 | — | |||||||||
| 1972 | "Pleasance" | — | 45 | — | — | |||||||||
| "Varee Is Dear" | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1973 | "Funky Worm" | fifteen | i | 50 | — | |||||||||
| "Ecstasy" | 31 | 12 | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Sleep Talk" | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1974 | "Jive Turkey (Part 1)" | 47 | 6 | 71 | — | |||||||||
| "Skin Tight" | 13 | ii | xix | — | ||||||||||
| "Fire" [A] | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | ||||||||||
| 1975 | "I Want to Be Free" | 44 | 6 | 51 | — | |||||||||
| "Sugariness Viscid Thing" | 33 | 1 | 60 | — | ||||||||||
| "Love Rollercoaster" | one | one | 2 | — | ||||||||||
| 1976 | "Fopp" | 30 | 9 | 43 | — | |||||||||
| "Rattlesnake" | 90 | 69 | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Who'd She Coo?" | xviii | 1 | 63 | 43 | ||||||||||
| "Far East Mississippi" | — | 26 | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1977 | "Feel the Beat (Everybody Disco)" | 61 | 31 | — | — | |||||||||
| "Trunk Vibes" | — | nineteen | — | — | ||||||||||
| "O-H-I-O" | 45 | 9 | 88 | — | ||||||||||
| "Merry Go Round" | — | 77 | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Good Luck Charm (Office one)" | 101 | 51 | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1978 | "Magic Pull a fast one on" | — | 93 | — | — | |||||||||
| "Funk-O-Nots" | 105 | 27 | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Time Slips Away" | — | 53 | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1979 | "Everybody Up" | — | 33 | — | — | |||||||||
| 1981 | "Try a Little Tenderness" | — | 40 | — | — | |||||||||
| "Skinny" | — | 46 | — | — | ||||||||||
| "The Star of the Political party" | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1984 | "Sight for Sore Eyes" | — | 83 | — | — | |||||||||
| 1988 | "Sweat" | — | 50 | — | — | |||||||||
| "Let's Play (From Now On)" | — | 33 | — | — | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Notes
- A "Burn down" as well peaked at No. 10 on Billboard's Disco Activeness nautical chart.
Meet also [edit]
- List of artists who reached number 1 in the Usa
- Unsung
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External links [edit]
- Ohio Players at Wenig-LaMonica Associates
- Ohio Players at AllMusic
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