The Ohio Players at Yoshi's Jazz Club
Yoshi's Jazz Club and Restaurant, Between Eddy and Ellis (1330 Fillmore Street San Francisco, CA 94115)
- Full Price:
- $25.00
- Our Price:
- $12.50*
* Additional fees apply.
All offers for The Ohio Players have expired.
The last date listed for The Ohio Players was Wednesday January 5, 2011 / 10:00pm.
Currently at Yoshi's Jazz Club and Restaurant:
The Temptations Review Featuring Dennis Edwards at Yoshi's
- Full Price:
- $40.00
- Our Price:
- $20.00
See a R&B legend live in concert when Dennis Edwards brings his group, The Temptations Review, to Yoshi's Jazz Club in San Francisco. The lead singer of the Temptations from 1968 to 1977, and again from 1979 to 1983, Edwards was heard on such classic recordings as "Cloud Nine," "I Can't Get Next to You," "Ball of Confusion" and "Psychedelic Shack," as well as the singles "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" and "Masterpiece." He's won five Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame in 1989. These days, he's touring the country with his own group, singing the Temptations' classic songs. Learn More
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The Ohio Players are still GREAT!!! The music was HOT!! The people young and mature had a GREAT time. There were smiles on folks faces and you feel the Joy in their Hearts and see the Dance in thier feet.Written on Jan 06 2011
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cherylpenn
The Ohio Players were funky, fun, and high energy. I absolutely love how full their sound is. The crowd was interacting with the band and everyone was on their feet at the end. Fantastic show!Written on Jan 06 2011
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maria eugenia
excellent show...sounded like they had a tough day of travel but it did not reflect in their performance...everybody was grooving at the 10pm show and it would always be great to have a longer set...but worth every penny! They still got it!Written on Jan 06 2011
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Description
The Ohio Players 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). The Ohio Untouchables broke up in 1963 with Ward leaving for a solo career, but the core members of the group returned to Dayton and added Gregory Webster (drums) and Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner (guitar) in 1964. The group added two more singers, Bobby Lee Fears and Dutch Robinson, and became the house band for the New York-based Compass Records in 1967.
The band's first big hit single was "Funky Worm," which reached #1 on the Billboard R&B chart and made the Top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the spring of 1973. The band signed with Mercury Records in 1974. By this time, their lineup had changed again, with keyboardist Billy Beck instead of Morrison and Jimmy "Diamond" Williams on drums instead of Webster. On later album releases, they added second guitarist/vocalist Clarence "Chet" Willis and conga player Robert "Rumba" Jones.
The band turned out seven Top 40 hits between 1973 and 1976. These included "Fire" (#1 on both the R&B and pop charts) and "Love Rollercoaster" (#1 on both the R&B and pop charts). The group's last big hit was "Who'd She Coo?" a #1 R&B hit in August 1976.