Ohio Players live performing “Honey”

Ohio Players live on Don Kirshner

[@eileenjohnson3021]

I'm 67 years old and the Ohio players is one of the baddest groups I heard.

[@snnxcpln]

sugarfoot is one of the most underrated guys in music history! Love his singing at least as much as his playing.

[@carldaleavery2344]

I love hearing “Sugar-foot’s” voice. One of the most unique voices of all time.

[@ladygemini5967]

Love him too

[@jayskywalker5049]

THERE'S NO WAY IN THE WORLD YOU CAN TELL ME THAT PRINCE WASN'T INFLUENCED BY THE BACKING VOCALS OF BILLY & DIAMOND

[@abaachi13]

One of the coldest ballads ever.

[@saj8]

I'm more partial to Together.

[@RoLPeace]

@@saj8 Damn, I thought I was the only one that loved Together. Record should have been longer.

[@ladygemini5967]

Frfr

[@brotherfugue]

This AND Can You Still Love Me

[@RoLPeace]

Kinda hurts to see how much music has changed. Excellent performance.

[@marcellinejackson3826]

I'm 62 and I certainly hope this isn't my first time viewing this fantastic performance. I love the Ohio Players.

[@thepromiseman7745]

Baddest group ever in history of music ..... The Ohio players. Period

[@skinnyman1434]

Ironic to see the photo of Fred Williamson, just yesterday l was looking for an old Western our Pop's took us to see when we were shorties, The Stranger starring Tony Anthony. Right under it was Fred's Boss N-word and Joshua. I wound up watching both of em. Man Fred was a Baad mutha...you know the rest. Got a feeling a lot of movie exec's and good ole boys hated his guts in the 70's.

[@skinnyman1434]

In a Battle of the Bands who do you like, The Westbound era Ohio Players with Junie or the Billy Beck era Ohio Players ?

[@thepromiseman7745]

@@skinnyman1434 omg you and I are going to be the best of friends Fred Williamson is my favorite actor i seen those movies you were talking HELL up in Harlem is my favorite and I'm glad you brought up Fred Williamson because The Ohio players did the soundtrack for his movie called Mr.Mean

[@thepromiseman7745]

@@skinnyman1434 umm I actually heard Junie first as a kid but when Billy...diamond.....Sugar foot....Satch.....Merv......Jones......pee wee they always been original to me and I'm a very very big fan of them I also met them to

[@lazlokovacs2263]

They are bad guys. It's a lot of talent together.

[@ericrobinson1789]

These dudes were so cool. They musicianship was 2nd to none!

[@sbm_in_atl3291]

So much talent in these old school groups! RIP Sugarfoot.

[@charlestrane]

This may be the most RIDICIULOUS exclusion from the Rock Hall of Fame. The Players

[@versatilethearcane]

You know we always gotta jump through extra hoops....it's acts that don't have half the catalog the Players do but they're in smh

[@RoLPeace]

@@versatilethearcane so true. It like people screaming for heavy metal groups to get in so many funk acts are just being ignored. Kool and the Gang, The Commodores, War and obviously The Ohio Players!

[@proplayer566]

F the Rock Hall of Fame. If it was legit, the Players would have been in it a long long time ago.

[@robedmonds9588]

Yup. Omission, omission,, omission quite fowl!

[@tianzi49]

these cats were the essence of blues funkdafied to the nth degree!

[@Onlythetruth247]

OMG!!! Imma watch this a million times...Sugar Foot, please!!!

[@linbonn4749]

And Sugar never wanted to sing😮

[@JESUSISLORDforevermore888]

Onlythetruth247 That AFRO....WOW.

[@yvonneoliver4564]

Me too... I just can't stop....

[@elizabethdixon1009]

Ohio Players made the Funk Funkier! Those Dayton Ohio guys had it going on in the 70s! What's Funk without the Players!😊♥️

[@kurtpatterson1296]

All the bands in the 70's sounded even better live than on their studio recordings!Plus you got some great live performances and energy!

[@rjam1974]

Yes most of these groups live performances were better than the LP VERSIONS. More organic

[@debiluv4704]

Glad I got to interview these guys before Sugafoot passed.

[@alvin1039]

This the first band I was ever crazy about. The first album I brought was Ohio Players Fire. Really a jazz band that was funky as hell. Just a tight tight band

[@daryljordan7591]

Never get tired of them

[@brodocbetty4856]

Talent at its best.

[@terrence8059]

The Ohio Players were the best at what they did,soul,funk,R&B a very talented group of singers and musicians.💯🌟💥✊

[@wesgriffin6081]

This song Still gives me L I F E !! Billy Beck on keyboards wrote it. He wrote "Heaven Must Be Like This" too. Billy Beck wrote most of the love ballads they did. The "Honey" album is my favorite album.

[@musicnauts]

Keyboard genius!

[@Onlythetruth247]

Me too.

[@davidmalik9821]

For my money the greatest funk album ever.

[@yvonneoliver4564]

BILLY Beck notes pulls everything together... YESSS

[@wesgriffin6081]

@@musicnauts 😎

[@yvonneoliver4564]

Why I can't stop coming back to this.....smh yesss

[@wesgriffin6081]

Words are not enough to appreciate Sugarfoot's lead vocals.. Then Chet, Billy Beck and Diamond on them background vocals 💯💯💯 And Diamond hitting that final note ❤❤❤

[@ladygemini5967]

Dam Diamond and the guy on the keyboard forgive me I forget his name we’re FINE

[@wesgriffin6081]

@@ladygemini5967 that's Billy Beck on keyboard. A lotta people think that's Junie - but there are hardly any performances of when Junie was with OP except Soul Train. He stepped back to solely produce the OP's and chose Billy Beck to handle keyboard. Billy ended up being a master on keyboards. Junie left grouo and Sugarfoot, Diamond & BIlly Beck took reign writing, arranging and producing the majority of the hits the OP are known for. Diamond, Billy and Chet (guitarist far left on stage) killed background vocals...especially on recordings. And Sugarfoot...a legend .

[@ladygemini5967]

@@wesgriffin6081 junie Morrison had a song called stick it in that was fire in Dallas

[@wesgriffin6081]

@@ladygemini5967 .... y'eah he left the OP"s to go solo. Then he hooked up with P-Funk. Junie was a music producing genius. Ima check out that song. Thanx for sharing 😎😎😎

[@kittykatz4001]

@@wesgriffin6081 So the OP signature falsetto harmonies were Billy, Diamond, and Chet? Chet was a falsetto too? Was it the 3 of them singing on Sweet Sticky Thing? I’m sorry for the Barrage of questions. I have searched the Web trying to find an article on these harmonies! So unique. In some of these performance videos I have seen, I thought the higher singing might be Billy and Diamond, but I wasn’t certain. Please tell everything you know. This so unique. I love Sugar’s vocals, but the high harmonies for backing vocals are amazing! Not duplicated anywhere.

[@jeannie20001]

I really miss these guys together this was one of the funkiest band. Love some SugarFoot and the players. 💞🙏💞

[@garysmith8073]

I met Diamond and Sugarfoot REALLY COOL GUYS !!!!.

[@michaledavissr.4661]

The best

[@musicnauts]

My favorite PLAYERS track...STELLAR!

[@yvonneoliver4564]

Go head BILLY and sugar 💕

[@davellbruton1901]

OMG. I remember watching this back in the when this came on TV. The Ohio Players had one of the hottest Album out that was called HONEY!! That was back in 1975. Yes, I did say Album! This was back in the when 45 records, and the 8-Track tape was the hot media out at that time. And the Cassette tape came out and replace the 8-Track tape. And then CD came out and replace the Cassette tape...

[@rickistephens5483]

I used to couldn't wait to see their next album cover man...

[@skinnyman1434]

KNOWyouright!! Me and the boys used to listen to Ecstasy album and pass it around wishing we were those twins. Honey album cover just didn't make much sense at all. "Hey Daddy, have you seen my Honey album?!!?" Aaaa yeah..... I've got it. "Can I get it back?!!?" Aaaaa yeah.

[@angelafisher299]

@@skinnyman1434 That's what the Ohio Players won their Grammy for back in '76. I didn't know that an artist could win a Grammy for album covers, but the OPs were an exception. ❤😊

[@CBrown9758]

Lord i must thank u for the gift u gave and that gift is The Ohio Players 🙏🏼🙏🏾🙏🏻🙏🏽🙏🏿🙏🏼🙏!

[@clydereid2976]

Man this brings back memories. Love the Players!

[@henrymartin4083]

I haven't seen this since I was a kid, when I use to watch Don Kirshner Rock Concert show late Saturday nights. I love this song so much, I still play it at least three times in a row.

[@Eighty8Keyze]

The Arp String Ensemble, while somewhat cheesey in comparison to the realistic orchestral string sounds and samples of today. The instrument was masterfully used in totally different ways by Billy Beck, and Parliament Funkadelics Bernie Worrell. Beck used it orchestrally and primarily in the upper registers to approximate a violin section, Worrell on the other hand used it in a way that lent an etheral other worldly quality and tonality to Parliament Funkadelics compositions. A truly classic instrument in the hands of two mastsr musicians!

[@loosescrews2440]

Pee Wee's double trumpet and Sugar's double neck guitar were standard fare for the Ohio Players style.

[@Cocoatreat]

This is my favorite song by them! I could listen to this over & over every day!

[@reg7000]

One of the OP's greatest hits ever!

[@BAYBEKDL]

You're 100 correct best song they ever made

[@wesgriffin6081]

I totally agree 😎

[@eileenjohnson3021]

I love. The ohio players there a bad group.

[@sandrasgotvoice]

I had to watch this twice. RIP Sugarfoot. I had this album; a classic. Saw them in Chicago in the '90s (with AWB) and they were still fire! Don Kirshner's Rock Concert was on in my house every Saturday night back in the (real) day!

[@dianeharris8020]

love this song'

[@nancyconyers5802]

I played their music over and over!

[@shawnglover2829]

It's time to put the players in the RRHOF

[@stevebradshaw797]

Ohio Players in excellent form! Great funk musicianship and album covers!

[@patriciabennett5728]

Absolutely!!! YES!!!

[@lorettabooker5116]

OHIO PLAYERS FOREVER AND EVER I cried when I heard Sugar foot pass away ❤️‍🩹💝

[@yvonneoliver4564]

C'mon here sing it...😍😍😍

[@kittykatz4001]

I’m so happy this appeared in my feed! When I was kid in the 70s, OP was an “auto buy” starting with the FIRE album! Ty KZbin GODS!

[@jamesporter100]

Honey was their best LP. From the music, to the album cover!

[@kittykatz4001]

I beg to differ! Their best LP was “Contradiction!”

[@jamesporter100]

Did you like the, Angel album? Contradiction had a kind of bluesy vive to it. I appreciated it more when I reached my 20's !!

[@charlesbrazell2136]

Yes I agree; it's quite obvious that the "Honey" album was their best album ever and it brings back memories for me to hear and see them do this song on Kirschner's Rock Concert. 1-23-23.

[@jamesporter100]

@@charlesbrazell2136 That was the show! I loved the 70's!

[@charlesbrazell2136]

@@jamesporter100 I miss that music man-and thank you for your reply-God bless! 1-24-23.

[@___sabr]

2021 Still rocking Old School Musicians....(Harlem is listening 🎧 l

[@anthonywestjr1063]

Time well spent! ✊🏾🍻👍🏾

[@MichaelHBrown-lr1lv]

Still sending "Chills". Pioneer s.

[@kayandaeddings4803]

I don’t know if anyone will agree with me on this. People like Maurice White, Larry Dotson, Larry Blackman, and Michael Cooper took the style of Leroy Sugarfoot Bonner. Oh! How can I forget Lionel Richie?

[@rodharris1997]

You really gotta start w Sly cause after James Brown he and The Fam Stone was fonkin before everybody lol But when you break it all down it's still blues with a little preach from the pulpit

[@kayandaeddings4803]

@@rodharris1997 true.

[@waynefoote3781]

This is HISTORICAL! Thank you!

[@randyeno]

Bootsy Collins never made a secret that he admired the Ohio Players. Definitely can see the influence Sugarfoot had on Bootsy's showmanship. 💯

[@ladygemini5967]

Love this sooo much

[@josephturner6012]

Talent at best good soul music

[@PhilMoskowitz]

One of the few classic R&B bands I didn't see back in the day.

[@dexxtur]

SUGAR!!!!

[@Nina513]

This is right on time, diggin’ it! 💙

[@artistlovepeace]

This is so awesome! Thank you for posting!

[@jeromejackson2455]

I remember my mom brought me the album at 6 years old

[@ladygemini5967]

Ohhhh yessss very beautiful present

[@garysmith8073]

Thank You for posting this . I would love to see them do Contradiction. The way it so constructed.

[@angelahall7372]

Feeling this hypnotic classic in 2022. Real music 🎶 🎵 💜💜💜💜

[@donnaparrish6248]

Sugarfoot is Ottah sight!!!

[@Steve-mp7by]

Amazing band

[@saritasamples100]

So smooth. One of the many favorites that they had. Luv u guys.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤thanx for upload.

[@yvonneoliver4564]

Yessssss sir. 🥰

[@dianeharris8020]

just don't make music like this anymore a keeper love it.......

[@jakelee1357]

Sugar!,….you will not be forgotten!🤎🤎🤎🤎

[@serpentinefire77]

The Ohio Players are the baddest. All those self contained funk/r&b groups that had success after them have to bow in their presence, they created the prototype with that extra sauce.

[@ezedikeohamadike9003]

Billy Beck and Satch are from Warren and the Warren area. Tight Band. They were one of the keys to the Dayton music scene. The other was the factorys.

[@darrylslaughter649]

West side Arlington Courts,Dunbar Manor,Summit Courts,Parkside,West third and Broadway

[@cehayes74]

Thank U Dayton, Ohio 4 all the great & wonderful music 🎼 they gave us !!!

[@annewoodcock8526]

I’m so glad I got to see these guys in concert. I think it was 1976 or 1977. My favourite group ❤

[@TheWisdomWitch]

Real gifts

[@cheechee80]

Memories

[@lorettabooker5116]

I cried when I heard sugar foot pass ❤️‍🩹

[@ronalynjohnson1489]

Amen!!✨🎹🎼🎤💥💯!!!

[@williamparker3328]

TIGHT! LADIES AND GENTLEMEN THE OHIO PLAYERS LIVE AND LOWDOWN!

[@soulmuchsoul]

I played this on Soul much soul radio!

[@Ston247]

Sugarfoot is the master of tones. He also had a W.C. Fields and Al Jolson vocal.

[@garrisonthad]

Golden Era of Funk.

[@ladygemini5967]

My top 5 favorite BANDS 1.EWF 2.Ohio Players 3.AWB 4. Mint Condition 5. TonyTonyTone,

[@josephturner6012]

This is A nice groups Ohio players

[@skinnyman1434]

Diamond, Billy and Chet were killin' it. Think I'll find my Shadow album and see if my Bose Speakers still sound proper.

[@brotherfugue]

How do you know I love you? When I look into your eyes and sing "I wanna tell ya you a lovin thannng!"

[@dianeharris8020]

o my love honey honey just bad......

[@odeskoo]

I wanna b a PLAYER!!!

[@JESUSISLORDforevermore888]

Anyone listening 2024? 8/4/2024.

[@yvonneoliver4564]

Oh YESSS honey......

[@dwaynejones1146]

Smooth.

[@daphnerodriguez9980]

AMAZING LOVELY OHIO PLAYERS ❤️🖤💚🤎 FAMILY DAPHNE COTTON ALWAYS 💜 AWESOME,

[@rjam1974]

That Preacha voice Sugafoot perfected other groups copied including Commodores Lionel Richie & EWF's Maurice White

[@nelfoster4301]

Ain't no funk like they funk was just absolutely da'funky stuff show'nuff u'dig now can u'dig itttttttt from da'conductor nelfoster from the chocolate city cle ohio chocolate u'dig

[@nelfoster4301]

Funk'a-teerz don't dey multiply baby now u'dig dat...baby,baby

[@nelfoster4301]

Funk don't die we multiply keep your head to da sky....u'dig

[@ER211ful]

My song!!

[@ER211ful]

1975

[@queenofswords8888]

💖😍😘

[@toddtollfree5659]

Love OP 4life..pains me to say that they were horrible in concert

[@dianeharris8020]

so funky' so sexy!

[@lorettabooker5116]

I Love you Sugar 💝

[@nathanrogers4018]

Sugar was a bad brother shut yo mouth.

[@alessandrosouzzasouzza7881]

ALESSANDRO DE SOUZA

[@Realmusiclover1957]

In 1975, you had to have real talent. You had to know how to sing. Not talk!(Rap) You had to know how to play instruments live. So-called stars today are just manufactured illusion. I'm glad I know what real music and talent is.😐

[@rufusthompson3055]

And still not in the RnRHOF

[@clintonflynn815]

Means nothing... it's very subjective and run by fools.

[@funkpill]

😳