Old German music program '''Beat Club''' was a superb program back when it was on (before my time though). There's now a website My Beat Club which has tons of live footage from the show, interestingly much of it shot abroad in the UK like The Ohio Players - Fire . I highly recommend MC5 - Kick Out The Jams , one of the many Ramones tracks, Eric Burdon & War - Spill The Wine , the Equals - Baby...
This project is straight crack. There are cuts with Herbie Hancock , David Porter , The Ohio Players and more. A good piece for any true, Biggie fan...
Ever wonder who was originally supposed to sing Toni's "Love Shoulda Brought You Home" or Whitney's "How Will I Know"? [CC]Macy Gray is blogging on AllHipHop. Macy Gray is blogging on AllHipHop? [AHHA]Get to know Robert Glasper and his...
R+B star ROBERT WARD died on Christmas Day (25Dec08), according to his wife. Ward, a staple session man at Motown, was 70. The vocalist/guitarist suffered a stroke ...
Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty The Ohio Players founder Robert Ward passed away on Christmas Day at his home in Georgia. He was 70. Ward, a noteworthy blues guitarist, is credited with forming the Ohio Untouchables, who later changed their name to the Ohio Players after Ward left the band in 1965. Without Ward, the group went [...]
The song begins with the lone twang of an electric guitar pulling you toward the dance floor. Your two left feet scoff and think, So what? You can't get me going with one stupid axe. Then the electric bass boom-de-booms its way into the groove, the drums tis-tis-tis, and a trombone piles on top...
When I was about 9 or 10, me and my best friend were cracking each other up by trying to sound black. We had heard the Ohio Players for the first time in our lives and were in awe, didn’t quite know what to make of it yet. So we were trying to say “Ow!” like the singer, taking blind stabs at this idea and attitude of funk. When we were busted moments later by my oldest brother, we...
2009 NEW ORLEANS FIREFIGHTERS LOOK HOT CALENDAR ON SALE NOW! Only $20.00, the proceeds go toward the purchase of a mobile command van like the one the NYFD loaned NOFD for Katrina rescue co-ordination. The Denis Leary Firefighters Foundation has committed to contribute toward the cost of the van. Yay, Denis! YaY, NYFD! The 2008 calendar [...]
a special note from andrew broder: Tonite! All right! 7 PM at the Bryant Lake Bowl. The 4th installment of GMG… a series of plays by Mark Erickson, starring him, me, Kristen Kvalsten and Jeremy Ylvisaker… with special guests! C’mon down and bring a friend for total entertainment experience. awww yeah…. plays and shit…. Good Morning, Gentlemen is Mark Erickson, [...]...
It's "highly unlikely" United Way of the Greater Dayton Area will face any fines because its benefit concert at Fraze Pavilion went until 11:45 p.m. — past the neighborhood's normal 11 p.m. curfew.
It's "highly unlikely" United Way of the Greater Dayton Area will face any fines because its benefit concert at Fraze Pavilion went until 11:45 p.m. — past the neighborhood's normal 11 p.m. curfew.
LTD — Loved Togetherness and Devotion — was a group that was led by Jeffrey Osborne in the late 70s and early 80s. They had the successful formula of a great lead singer, outstanding baseman and a hot horn section. This formula was used by groups like the Ohio players And Earth Wind [...] ShareThis