While disco was not my favorite music, there ain't a man alive today who came of age in the seventies who does not remember THIS album cover!
Ohio
Players frontman Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner died Saturday in his
hometown near Dayton, Ohio, according to his Facebook page. He was
69. No cause of death was announced.
Bonner
co-founded the Ohio Players in 1964 with former members of The Ohio
Untouchables, and the group scored big hits in the Seventies with "Funky
Worm," "Who'd She Coo?" and most notably "Fire" and
"Love Rollercoaster."
Bonner
toured with a version of the Ohio Players until his death. "Love
Rollercoaster" found new life in the Nineties as a hit for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and the band's songs
have been widely used as samples in rap music.
"Humble yet charismatic, soft spoken and of few words, the
weight of his thoughts, lyrics, and music has influenced countless other
artists, songs, and trends," reads the post on Bonner's Facebook page.
"He will be missed but not forgotten as his legacy and music lives
on."
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I never got into the Ohio Players, but I was born in Ohio and played there for awhile when I was a child before my parents got me out of Ohio. I remember seeing some cool-looking roller coasters in Cleveland back then, but they're all gone now.
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Lee-
DeleteI weas not a fan either, but I used to spend a lot of time studying that album cover in the record stores!
Larry
Bears love honey and I'm a Pooh bear
ReplyDeleteSo I do care, so I'll climb THERE
I'm so rumbly in my tumbly
Time for something sweet
~ D-FensDogg
'Loyal American Underground'
Stephen-
ReplyDeleteWeren't the seventies great? I'm sure this cover would no longer be PC....probably offensive to bees...
LC
Yeah, looking in the rear-view mirror, the Seventies were alright. Wish I could go back.
ReplyDeleteHey, I've been wondering whether or not you got that THIRD DAY album you said had received such rave reviews, and if so, what do you think of it? (I don't even know the title of it, only that it's their most recent.)
~ D-FensDogg
'Loyal American Underground'
I have not seen their new one used or on sale (I'm cheap), but picked up an older one (Revelation) that I liked-the lead singer has a pretty good voice, the songs are not overly preachy and the arrangments are pretty good.
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