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Marshall Jones (born Marshall Eugene Jones; January 1, 1941 – May 27, 2016), professionally known as Marshall "Rock" Jones, was an American bass player. He is best known as a founding member and bassist of the funk, soul music and R&B band Ohio Players.Marshall "Rock" Jones was born in Dayton, Ohio. He was with the band, when it was first formed in Dayton 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). They were best known at the time as a backing group for The Falcons. Jones was known for wearing a turban on stage. With the Ohio Players he had #1 hits "Fire" (1974) and "Love Rollercoaster" (1975) on the Billboard Hot 100. He stayed with the band through 1984. He was the last surviving member from the Ohio Untouchables line-up, and died of cancer in Houston, Texas, at age 75.
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20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Ohio Players [2000]
| Song | Duration |
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| Who'd She Coo? | 4:32 |
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