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The Ohio Players — 32 — Capitol: Climax: 102 24 — Westbound: 1975 Greatest Hits: 92 22 — Rattlesnake: 61 8 — 1976 Gold: 31 10 28 US: Gold [33] Mercury: 1977 The Best of the Early Years, Vol. 1 — 58 — Westbound 1991 The Best of the Westbound Years — — — 1993 Orgasm: The Very Best of the Westbound Years — — — 1995 Funk ...
24-Carat Black were a soul, R&B, and funk band from Cincinnati in the early 1970s who recorded for Stax Records. Capsoul was a soul and R&B record label based in Columbus in the 1970s. It was formed by local singer William Roger "Bill" Moss and featured himself and other locals including singer Marion Black and Four Mints.
The Oakland Post wrote that "the moment the needle hits the opening notes of the scorching 'Everybody Up', it's clear that their Arista Records debut finds them ready for action, ready to take [their] rightful place among class players from any state."
"Funky Worm" is a song by American funk group the Ohio Players, from their album Pleasure. It peaked at number one on the U.S. Billboard R&B chart in 1973 and also peaked at number fifteen on the Billboard Hot 100. [2] Billboard ranked it as the No. 84 song for 1973.
[14] Spin determined that the band "sound as good as ever, sweet and nasty funk played just right." [10] The Christian Science Monitor called the album "a continuation and expansion of the jazzy powerhouse funk style that popularized the Ohio Players in the mid-1970s." [12] The New York Daily News praised the "live, groove-oriented sound."
Faze-O was a late 1970s funk group based in Dayton, Ohio [1] and produced by Clarence Satchell of the Ohio Players, for whom it was the front band during many live performances. [2] Their 1977 song "Riding High" has been sampled by hip hop artists.
Singer-songwriter-producer Betty Davis, an icon of future-funk, fashion and bold sexuality in the 1970s, died Wednesday at age 76 in her longtime home of Homestead, Pennsylvania. Davis, who was ...
"Fire" is a song by R&B/funk band Ohio Players. It was the opening track from the album of the same name and hit No. 1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the Hot Soul Singles chart in early 1975. [3] It spent two weeks atop the soul chart. "Fire" was the Ohio Players' only entry on the new disco/dance chart, where it peaked at No. 10. [4]