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The Ohio Players formed in 1959 in Dayton, Ohio, USA. Originally named [a1041403], they were the studio house band at [l186272] Renamed the Ohio Players, the group signed to Capitol Records in Los Angeles in the mid '60s. In 1972, the band signed to Westbound Records in Detroit and achieved commercial success, after which it recorded for Mercury Records. Original band members are: Leroy Bonner, Billy Beck, Clarence Satchell, Ralf Middlebrooks, Marshall Jones and Jimmy Williams.

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Ohio Players

Members

Junie Morrison

Joe Harris

Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner

Billy Beck

Michael Jennings

Clarence Satchell

Marshall Jones

Marvin "Merv" Pierce

Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks

James "Diamond" Williams

Robert "Kuumba" Jones

Clarence "Chet" Willis

Gregory Allen Webster

Norman Napier

Edmond Weeden

Theodore Robinson (3)

Bobby Lee Fears

Links

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio_Players

http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p5062

https://www.facebook.com/OhioPlayers

http://www.whosampled.com/Ohio-Players/sampled/

By Kyle Larson