The Ohio Players were an American funk and R&B band, most popular in the 1970s. They are best known for their songs "Fire" and "Love Rollercoaster".
Gold certifications, records selling at least one million copies, were awarded to the singles "Funky Worm", "Skin Tight", "Fire", and "Love Rollercoaster"; plus to their albums Skin Tight, Fire, and Honey.
On August 17, 2013, The Ohio Players were inducted into the inaugural class of the Official R&B Music Hall of Fame that took place at Cleveland State University in Cleveland, Ohio.
History
The band 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). They were best known at the time as a backing group for The Falcons.
Ward had proved to be an unreliable leader, who would sometimes, during gigs, walk off the stage, forcing the group to stop playing. Eventually, the group vowed to keep playing even after he left. Ward and Jones got into a fistfight in 1964, after which the group broke up.
In July 2012, Stalley announced he had begun recording his debut album, saying: "We're workin' on an album right now. I'm in the studio. I just got in there about a week ago, so it's a whole big process. Right now, I'm thinking maybe top of the year would be the album. I definitely just take [Rick Ross and Wale's] energy, and I definitely watch their energy and watch how they do things. I'm very observant of how they set up their albums and set up their singles and things like that, being that it's all new to me. That's great company to keep and great people to watch."
On August 22, 2014, he announced the album would be titled Ohio in a vlog, saying: "The sound of my current music is intelligent truck music. It’s a sound that’s built for the cars. But you can also enjoy it in your headphones, your computer or however you want to listen to it. Me, growing up, I rode around listening to music. It was kind of like the soundtrack my days or wherever I was going."
Ohio is a double studio album, their seventh overall, by Over the Rhine, released in 2003. The album was released as both a double CD and limited edition double vinyl LP set.
One additional song from these sessions, "Last Night On Earth Again" was released on the Discount Fireworks compilation, albeit in a re-recorded version.
Track listing
All songs written by Karin Bergquist and/or Linford Detweiler.
Fopped last night and the night before I had to fopp outside and then I went indoors Fopped so hard I made the people warm They stood back and gave me all the floor I did the fopp, the fopp They wouldn't let me stop Yeah I was foppin and rockin Had the house hoppin Foppin, the way it makes you go, everybody was Foppin, everywhere you go, do all your Shoppin, wiggle to the floor, everybody was Foppin Fopp with me and I'll fopp with you Foppin is the brand new thing to do Fopped so hard that I lost my shoe I fopped so tough they had to make some room Break your leg, don't you fopp your back Do your thing, don't you give no slack Shake your hips and then you turn around Well first you fopp it up And then you fopp it down Fopp me right, don't you fopp me wrong Well be here foppin all night long I'm too short, baby, and you're too tall But when were foppin that don't mean a thing at all Foppin, the way it makes you go, everybody was Foppin, everywhere you go, do all your Shoppin, wiggle to the floor,, everybody was Foppin
Caleb Downs leads 4 OhioState players selected to Associated Press preseason All-America first team. Ohio State safety Caleb Downs is one of the second-ranked Buckeyes’ high-profile transfers.
Caleb Downs leads 4 OhioState players selected to Associated Press preseason All-America first team. Ohio State safety Caleb Downs is one of the second-ranked Buckeyes’ high-profile transfers.
Caleb Downs leads 4 OhioState players selected to Associated Press preseason All-America first team. Ohio State safety Caleb Downs is one of the second-ranked Buckeyes’ high-profile transfers.
Caleb Downs leads 4 OhioState players selected to Associated Press preseason All-America first team. Ohio State safety Caleb Downs is one of the second-ranked Buckeyes’ high-profile transfers.
Caleb Downs leads 4 OhioState players selected to Associated Press preseason All-America first team. Ohio State safety Caleb Downs is one of the second-ranked Buckeyes’ high-profile transfers.
Caleb Downs leads 4 OhioState players selected to Associated Press preseason All-America first team. Ohio State safety Caleb Downs is one of the second-ranked Buckeyes’ high-profile transfers.
Caleb Downs leads 4 OhioState players selected to Associated Press preseason All-America first team. Ohio State safety Caleb Downs is one of the second-ranked Buckeyes’ high-profile transfers.
Caleb Downs leads 4 OhioState players selected to Associated Press preseason All-America first team. Ohio State safety Caleb Downs is one of the second-ranked Buckeyes’ high-profile transfers.
Caleb Downs leads 4 OhioState players selected to Associated Press preseason All-America first team. Ohio State safety Caleb Downs is one of the second-ranked Buckeyes’ high-profile transfers.
In the episode, The Black Keys joined Holland as guests, and broke out a couple of tracks from their latest album ‘OhioPlayers’ ... In a three-star review of ‘Ohio Players’, NME described the Gallagher-featuring ‘On The Game’ as “a honeyed guitar jam”.
... latest album ‘OhioPlayers’ ... In a three-star review of ‘Ohio Players’, NME described the Gallagher-featuring ‘On The Game’ as “a honeyed guitar jam”.
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