Band Members: Bruce Napier, Mervin Pierce, Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner, L. David Johnson, Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks, Jimmy Sampson, Clarence Willis, Greg Webster, Walter "Junie" Morrison, Vincent Thomas, Robert "Rumba" Jones, Billy Beck, James "Diamond" Williams, Clarence "Satch" Satchell, Wes Boatman, Marshall "Rock" Jones, Andrew Noland
Influenced by: James Brown, Sylvester "Sly Stone" Stewart, Sly & the Family Stone
Genre: R & B
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Mar 20 2009 13:00PM
by James Sullivan
Filed under: Twisted Tales
Spinner: It was like the funk version of a creepy Alfred Hitchcock mystery. Who was the woman whose horrible scream was embedded in the Ohio Players' No. 1 hit 'Love Rollercoaster,' and why was she screaming like that? At the height of the Ohio Players' ... Read more
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09/30/09
9th Wonder Responds To Gladys Knight's Comments About Hip-Hop I recently read the legend...
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08/25/09
Ohio Players singer doesn't miss hometown The lead singer and guitarist with the 1970s f...
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07/03/09
Free music and fireworks draw crowd to waterfront Mild temperatures, blue skies, an even...
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06/19/09
Rap Recollections Hammer told Shakur, "All right, let's keep it moving. I'm gonna go ups...
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06/04/09
"The Minneapolis Sound" (Feature) Prince made his second television appearance in 1980 o...
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05/19/09
An urban station's loss may be positive Back when I attended junior high school in Wilki...
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05/13/09
You Know I Got Soul: Tanya Morgan Being outside the box is nothing new for Tanya Morgan.
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05/06/09
THIS IS WHAT IT LINKS LIKE: Dallas Penn Dallas Penn is not an old man, but he's certainl...
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04/17/09
Monotrematous Funk: An Interview with Platypus (Feature) There must be something in the ...
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03/19/09
Ohio sends most teams to the Big Dance It's a trivia question, but the answer isn't nece...
Akron Beacon Journal - Akron OH
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01/05/09
Ohio Players Founder Robert Ward Dies Robert Ward, a Georgia blues musician who played w...
Billboard
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12/22/08
NFL blitz package: A look at Sunday's NFL games It's beginning to look a lot like 0-16 s...
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12/09/08
Their Way July 21, 1987, was the day I became a father.
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11/30/08
Warren G: G-Building M usic always came naturally to Warren G. When your best friend is ...
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11/05/08
Prince continues to chart his own course At a celebration/concert for Prince's new book,...
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11/03/08
The author currently known as Prince At a celebration/concert for Prince's new book, lat...
Journal News - White Plains NY
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10/28/08
Prince wishes 'freedom' for every artist NEW YORK (AP) -- At a celebration/concert for P...
CNN International
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10/23/08
Prince Continues To Chart His Own Course At a celebration/concert for Prince's new book,...
Pollstar
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10/20/08
Interview: Of Montreal Or at least, that's the impression you get listening to the lyric...
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08/25/08
Blossom's own Bernstein party Had Leonard Bernstein not died in 1990, he would have reac...
Akron Beacon Journal - Akron OH
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07/25/08
Tomorrow's real guitar heroes My humble suggestion, Willfully Blonde, was probably a tad...
Orlando Sentinel - Orlando FL
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06/28/08
Playtime: June 28 Fun for children is the theme at today's KidsFest.
News Sentinel - Knoxville TN
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06/22/08
Festivals, fairs serve as cheap summer entertainment Hard to believe, but I used to go t...
News Sentinel - Knoxville TN
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06/22/08
Rhythm-filled festival Musical pioneers Lonnie Liston Smith and the Ohio Players and the...
News Sentinel - Knoxville TN
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09/02/09
Book Notes - Matthew Spektor ("That Summertime Sound") In the Book Notes series, authors...
largehearted boy
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08/26/09
Music Review: Eno Moebius Roedelius - After The Heat After The Heat was originally relea...
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06/04/09
BAM R&B Festival at MetroTech kicks off (shows Thursday at noon) - now w/ Allen Toussaint on the schedule
Brooklyn Vegan
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04/07/09
Music Review: Sly & The Family Stone - High On You Sly Stone returned in late 1975 with ...
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04/05/09
Music Review: Sly & The Family Stone - Small Talk Sly & The Family Stone had climbed the...
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01/05/09
Obituaries: Ohio Players Founder, “No Woman, No Cry” Songwriter The Ohio Players founder...
Rock and Roll Daily
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06/30/08
After Images: The Apple (1980) Falling in love with a real atrocity is a mystery for me.
Cinematical.com
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04/25/08
Sly Stone talks about hanging skeletons on his door, packing guns and his improbable comeback
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