Ohio Players

Genres:	Blues, Funk, Pop / Rock, R&B / Soul
Descriptive "tags":	funk
Decades Active:	1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s
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Biography

Formed in Dayton, Ohio, USA, this multi-talented unit originated from four members of the Ohio Untouchables, saxophonists Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks and Clarence "Satch" Satchell, bass player Marshall Jones and guitarist Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner. The Ohio Untouchables forged a reputation as a powerful instrumental group by providing the backing to the Falcons, whose R&B classic "I Found A Love" (1962) featured singer Wilson Pickett. They began recording in their own right that same year, and with the addition of Bonner to the line-up became the house band for Compass Records. In 1967 they began recording as the Ohio Players, but did not achieve any notable success until the following decade when they embarked on a series of striking releases for the Westbound label, after brief sessions for Compass, Capitol Records and RubberTown Sounds. The group's experimental funk mirrored the work George Clinton had forged with Funkadelic for the same outlet and in 1973...

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