The O'Jays are a Canton, Ohio-based soul/R&B group, originally consisting of Walter Williams (b. August 25, 1942), Bill Isles, Bobby Massey, William Powell (January 20, 1942-May 26, 1977) and Eddie Levert (b. June 16, 1942). The O'Jays were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2004, and The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005. The O'Jays (now a trio after the departure of Isles and Massey) had their first hit with "Lonely Drifter", in 1963.(taken from wikipedia.org) The O’Jays were at the forefront of Seventies soul music. Racking up a lengthy string of modern R&B classics, including “Back Stabbers,” “Love Train,” “For the Love of Money,” “I Love Music” and “Use Ta Be My Girl,” they helped put the “Philly Soul” sound (so named for Philadelphia-based producers, Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff) on the map. In fact, the O’Jays were the backbone of Gamble and Huff’s Philadelphia International label, which released some of the greatest and most influential Seventies records.During a fifteen-year run from “Back Stabbers” (1972) to “Lovin’ You” (1987), the O’Jays placed more than forty singles on the R&B chart, nine of which went to #1. (from http://www.rockhall.com/inductee/the-ojays)
ESSENTIAL HITS (CLICK SONG TO LISTEN)
Love Train
Back Stabbers
For the Love of Money
I Love Music
Use Ta Be My Girl
Message in Our Music
Livin’ for the Weekend
Lovin’ You
Emotionally Yours
I’ll Be Sweeter Tomorrow (Than I Was Today)
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OJAY's ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME PAGE
OJAY'S ON WIKIPEDIA
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