Musician. Original bassist for The Ohio Players from 1959 to 1984. He was the only surviving member from the Ohio Untouchables lineup. He is best known for their songs "Fire" and "Love Rollercoaster", "Jive Turkey" and "Heaven Must Be Like This". The Ohio Players were an American funk and rhythm and blues band that was most popular in the 1970s. The band formed in 1959 in Dayton, Ohio as the Ohio Untouchables, and included members Robert Ward (vocals/guitar), Marshall "Rock" Jones (bassist), Clarence "Satch" Satchell (saxophone/guitar), Cornelius Johnson (drums), and Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks (trumpet). They were the first American band from the Dayton area to go gold with an album earning over $1 million, and the first to go platinum with an album selling a million copies. On August 17, 2013, The Ohio Players were inducted in the inaugural class of the Official Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame that took place at Cleveland State University in Cleveland, Ohio.
Musician. Original bassist for The Ohio Players from 1959 to 1984. He was the only surviving member from the Ohio Untouchables lineup. He is best known for their songs "Fire" and "Love Rollercoaster", "Jive Turkey" and "Heaven Must Be Like This". The Ohio Players were an American funk and rhythm and blues band that was most popular in the 1970s. The band formed in 1959 in Dayton, Ohio as the Ohio Untouchables, and included members Robert Ward (vocals/guitar), Marshall "Rock" Jones (bassist), Clarence "Satch" Satchell (saxophone/guitar), Cornelius Johnson (drums), and Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks (trumpet). They were the first American band from the Dayton area to go gold with an album earning over $1 million, and the first to go platinum with an album selling a million copies. On August 17, 2013, The Ohio Players were inducted in the inaugural class of the Official Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame that took place at Cleveland State University in Cleveland, Ohio.
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