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The Ohio Players are a funk/soul band best known for their 1970's hits,
"Fire" and "Love Rollercoaster."
Early Years With their slinky, horn-powered grooves, impeccable
musicianship, and eye-popping album covers, the Ohio Players were among the
top funk bands of the mid-'70s. Emerging from the musical hotbed of Dayton,
Ohio in 1959, the group was originally dubbed the Ohio Untouchables, and
initially comprised singer/guitarist Robert Ward, bassist Marshall "Rock"
Jones, saxophonist/guitarist Clarence "Satch" Satchell, drummer Cornelius
Johnson, and trumpeter/trombonist Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks. In late
1961, a relative of Ward's founded the Detroit, Michigan-based Lupine
Records, and the group traveled north to the Motor City to back the Falcons
on their hit "I Found a Love"; the Ohio Untouchables soon made their
headlining debut with "Love Is Amazing," but when Ward subsequently exited
for a solo career, the group essentially dis
Discography
Fire
Gold Soul
Jam
Ouch!
Tenderness
Original Artist Hit List
