Ohio Players Band Member List

last updated: 6/28/99

"Ohio Untouchables"

1959-1964 Detroit

Robert Ward --------------------------- guitar, vocals
Clarence "Satch" Satchel -------------- sax
Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks ----- sax, trumpet
Marshall "Rock" Jones ---------------- bass
Cornelius Johnson --------------------- drums

backing band for The Falcons, Benny McCain. Took centerstage, recording "Love Is Amazing" as The Ohio Untouchables in 1963


1964-1967 New York

Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner ------------ guitar
Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks -------sax, trumpet
Marshall "Rock" Jones ----------------- bass
Clarence "Satch" Satchell--------------- sax
Gary Webster --------------------------- drums
Joe Harris ------------------------------- vocals
Bobby Lee Fears ----------------------- vocals
Dutch Robinson ------------------------ vocals

house band for Compass Records, NYC. Satch often went by alias of "Andrew Noland"


"Ohio Players"

1968-1970 NYC

Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner ------------ guitar
Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks -------sax, trumpet
Marshall "Rock" Jones ----------------- bass
Clarence "Satch" Satchell--------------- sax
Greg Webster --------------------------- drums
Joe Harris ------------------------------- vocals
Bobby Lee Fears ----------------------- vocals
Dutch Robinson ------------------------ lead vocals
Edmond Weeden------------------------??????
Dale Allen ---------------------------------lead vocals

Released "First Impressions" and "Observations In Time" in 1968.


1970-1972 Dayton

Leroy "Sugar" Bonner ------------------ guitar, vocals
Clarence "Satch" Satchell--------------- sax, vocals
Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks ------- trumpet, sax
Marshall "Rock" Jones ----------------- bass
Greg Webster ---------------------------- drums
Walter "Junie" Morrison --------------- keyboards, lead vocals
Dale Allen ---------------------------------lead vocals

released "Pain" and "Proud Mary" as singles on Rubber Town Sounds. Signed deal with Westbound.


1972-1974 Dayton

Leroy "Sugar" Bonner ----------------- guitar, vocals
Clarence "Satch" Satchell -------------- sax, flute, vocals
Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks ------ sax, trumpet
Marshall "Rock" Jones ----------------- bass
Greg Webster --------------------------- drums
Walter "Junie" Morrison --------------- piano, lead vocals
Bruce Napier ---------------------------- trumpet, vocals
Marvin "Merve" Pierce ---------------- trumpet, trombone, vocals

released "Pain", "Pleasure", "Ecstacy" LP's


1974-1977 Dayton

Leroy "Sugar" Bonner ----------------- guitar, lead vocals
Clarence "Satch" Satchell -------------- sax, flute, vocals
Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks ------ sax, trumpets
Marshall "Rock" Jones ----------------- bass
Marvin "Merve" Pierce ----------------- trumpets
William "Billy" Beck ------------------- keyboards, vocals
James "Diamond" Williams ----------- drums, vocals

released "Skin Tight", "Fire", "Honey", Contradiction", and "Angel" LP's


1977-1979 Dayton

Leroy "Sugar" Bonner ----------------- guitar, lead vocals
Clarence "Satch" Satchell -------------- sax, flute, vocals
Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks ------ sax, trumpets
Marshall "Rock" Jones ----------------- bass
Marvin "Merve" Pierce ----------------- trumpets
William "Billy" Beck ------------------- keyboards, vocals
James "Diamond" Williams ----------- drums, vocals
Clarence "Chet" Willis ----------------- rhythm guitar, vocals
Robert "Kuumba" Jones --------------- congas

released "Mr. Mean" and"Jass-Ay-Lay-Dee" LP's


1979-1980 Dayton

Leroy "Sugar" Bonner ----------------- guitar, lead vocals
Clarence "Satch" Satchell -------------- sax, flute, vocals
Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks ------ sax, trumpets
Marshall "Rock" Jones ----------------- bass
Marvin "Merve" Pierce ----------------- trumpets
William "Billy" Beck ------------------- keyboards, vocals
James "Diamond" Williams ----------- drums, vocals
Clarence "Chet" Willis ----------------- rhythm guitar, vocals
Reubens Bassini ------------------------percussion
Azzedin Weston ------------------------percussion

released "Everybody Up" LP


1980 - 1981 New York

Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner -------------guitar, lead vocals
Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks --------sax, trumpet
Marshall "Rock" Jones -----------------bass
Marvin "Merv" Pierce -------------------trumpet, trombone, vocals
"Dr." David Johnson --------------------piano
Michael "Slyde"Jennings----------------trombone, vocals
Dean Sims---------------------------------trumpet
Shawn "Shawny Mac" Dedrick-------- vocals
Floyd "Raw Dog" Bailey---------------drums (?)
Wes "Duck Army" Boatman-----------keyboards

released "Ouch!" LP


1981 - 1982 Dayton

Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner -------------guitar, lead vocals
Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks -------sax, trumpet
Marshall "Rock" Jones -----------------bass
Marvin "Merv" Pierce -------------------trumpet, trombone, vocals
"Dr." David Johnson --------------------piano
Jimmy Sampson -------------------------drums, vocals
Vincent "Vennie" Thomas --------------percussion, vocals

released "Tenderness" LP


1984 Dayton

William "Billy" Beck --------------------synthesizers, lead vocals
Marshall "Rock" Jones ------------------bass, vocals
Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks --------sax, reeds
Dean Sims ---------------------------------trumpet
Ronny "Diamond" Hoard ---------------guitar, vocals
Bryan Clemmens -------------------------vocals, brass
Glynn Sewell -----------------------------bass
Ronnie Cochran --------------------------drums
Less Pell ----------------------------------trumpet, flugel horn
John Woods -----------------------------trumpet, flugel horn
Mark "T-Bone" Casper -----------------trombone, bass

released "Graduation" LP in 1984


1988 Dayton

Leroy "Sugar" Bonner ----------------- guitar, vocals
William "Billy" Beck ------------------ keyboards, vocals
James "Diamond" Williams ----------- drums, vocals
Clarence "Chet" Willis ----------------- rhythm guitar, vocals
Robert "Kuumba" Jones --------------- congas, percussion
Darwin Dortch -------------------------- bass, vocals
Ronald Nooks -------------------------- keyboards

released "Back" LP in 1988.


1996 Dayton

Leroy "Sugar" Bonner ------------------guitar, vocals
William "Billy" Beck -------------------keyboards, vocals
James "Diamond" Williams -----------drums, vocals
Clarence "Chet" Willis ------------------rhythm guitar, vocals
Robert "Kuumba" Jones ----------------percussion
Darwin Dortch ---------------------------bass, vocals

released "Ol' School" in 1996.



1996 - present


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