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Dayton OH, United States (1959 – present)

The Ohio Players are a funk and R&B band whose heyday was in the mid- to late 1970s. They formed in Dayton, Ohio in 1959 as the Ohio Untouchables, and initially included members Robert Ward (vocals/guitar), Marshall “Rock” Jones (bass), Clarence “Satch” Satchell (saxophone/guitar), Cornelius Johnson (drums), and Ralph “Pee Wee” Middlebrooks (trumpet/trombone). The Ohio Untouchables broke up in 1963, with Ward leaving for a solo career, but the core members of the group returned to Dayton and added Gary Webster (drums) and Leroy “Sugarfoot” Bonner (guitar) in 1964. The group added two more singers, Bobby Lee Fears and Dutch Robinson, and became the house band for New York City-based Compass Records in 1967. They soon became one of the better known R&B bands of the 1970’s.

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Top Tracks

1	Love Rollercoaster full track	854
2	Fire full track	440
3	Funky Worm	368
4	Skin Tight full track	200
5	I Want to Be Free full track	123
6	Fopp full track	119
7	Sweet Sticky Thing full track	110
8	Body Vibes full track	58
8	O-H-I-O full track	58
10	Heaven Must Be Like This full track	56
11	Jive Turkey full track	47
12	Who'd She Coo	41
13	Honey full track	40
14	Far East Mississippi full track	34
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kriskolano wrote:
Thursday morning

When I want people to know how I define "The Funk"... I make them listen to OP!

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wooz wrote:
yesterday evening

ain't nothing better than the ohio players

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EmpressEricka wrote:
Tuesday evening

I WANT TO BE FREE!

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Phroggystyle wrote:
9 days ago

yeah... shake ya funky ass!

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nikrok1 wrote:
29 days ago

Groovin' bass stylings and that funky Dayton Ohio sound! Fire!!!

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brasmeta01 wrote:
December 2008

Take a trip to the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s! Go now: http://www.youtube.com/brasmeta01 http://brasmeta01.blogspot.com http://www.lastfm.com.br/user/brasmeta01 http://www.lastfm.com.br/user/brasmeta01/personal http://www.imeem.com/brasmeta01 http://www.youtube.com/playtv10 My MP3 Shared Virtual Disk on 4shared Site: http://www.4shared.com/dir/10428534/42b27ca7/sharing.html Jr. and sons

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brasmeta01 wrote:
December 2008

Take a trip to the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s! Go now: http://www.youtube.com/brasmeta01 http://brasmeta01.blogspot.com http://www.lastfm.com.br/user/brasmeta01 http://www.lastfm.com.br/user/brasmeta01/personal http://www.imeem.com/brasmeta01 http://www.youtube.com/playtv10 My MP3 Shared Virtual Disk on 4shared Site: http://www.4shared.com/dir/10428534/42b27ca7/sharing.html Jr. and Sons

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BottaBass wrote:
November 2008

Hey there! Listen to: http://www.lastfm.it/music/Alessandro+Bottura and leave a comment on my brand new tracks! Hope you enjoy them!

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OSCARCHOICE-CHI wrote:
November 2008

COMO DISC JOCKEY EL MEJOR TEMA QUE PASE EN LAS DISCOS DE URUGUAY FUE SWEET STICKY THING-UNA OBRA DE ARTE-------------------------------------------------------------

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jamesfamous wrote:
November 2008

uuhh ahhh baabay. oopee ddooppe wuuh. oohh wooo woo woo!

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schubox wrote:
September 2008

"Backbone's gone, you can't do nothin'."

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n0seCandy wrote:
August 2008

Skin Tight.

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congaplayer wrote:
August 2008

Pure funk best describes the output of this dynamic and soul stirring group. One of my most memorable nights as a musician, came on New Years Eve, 1987, or so, when they dropped in to hear the Charles Carlton Quartet at the Saloon in Georgetown, Washington D.C., having apparently finished their own gig earlier. They said they enjoyed what we were doing - A jazz set. I treasure those comments!

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JL3001 wrote:
July 2008

Hey all, I want to start listening to these guys since I love Funky Worm and Rollercoaster of Love. Where should I start?

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Gymeni wrote:
July 2008

NativesMan, I DEFINITELY AND TOTALLY AGREE with you about "Pain". As a native Daytonian, I'm obliged to give props to my home groups. ;-)

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NativesMan wrote:
July 2008

I see very little respect for the Greatest Ohio Players song made..."PAIN"....C'mon now that one made me stop the car on the highway to dance....yet most services don't even list the album....give the song it's props....if you haven't hear it..then you haven't heard the Ohio Players.

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trapped_inside wrote:
May 2008

Boogie Nights baby.

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roysgirl82 wrote:
May 2008

LOVE ROLLER COASTER..... OLD SCHOOL RULE

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roysgirl82 wrote:
May 2008

OH OH OH OHHHH

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khbostic wrote:
April 2008

The guys in my platoon in bootcamp used toplay this in the barracks back in the 70s ,is where I heard this one on 8 track at that time,grtst hits ,a great album.

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