And YES!! That was actually played LIVE . No lip synching . Using real instruments! no auto tune or computer enhancement. And that folks , is how it is done.!
@caracasboogie
3 жыл бұрын
They can do it today but they are a bunch of lazy money grabbing ignoramus smugs
@viencellprice9532
2 жыл бұрын
We used to bump to this music 🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵
@dionnepadgett2225
Жыл бұрын
I agree.Also they are in tune.No sour notes.Ive seen the Jackson 5 live and was disappointed.Flat notes and all.Being a musician myself with perfect pitch. How James Brown said" Can't Stand It.
@donnykohler7208
Жыл бұрын
Yeah unlike the shit these days. Music's the only thing has hasn't advanced since the 70s
@derbinhamler2103
Жыл бұрын
The epitome of tight!
@derekgharris
11 ай бұрын
The Midnight Special gave us so many iconic performances in the 70’s! It was one of those original gems that just can’t be replicated. I’m so glad I was able to see it! Loved the 70’s, you just had to be there and those of us that were are so lucky 💯
@areguapiri
5 жыл бұрын
Back when you had to be true, musically trained musicians to be successful. Great to see this.
@footballlegend8249
4 жыл бұрын
That was my daddy song, he loved those Ohio players R.I.P pops ! My dad had good taste for music he loved zapp & Roger more bounce to the ounces heard through the grapevine and there was one more song and it was Parliament night of the thumpasourus people with Bernie worrell on the keyboards !
@blackcosmos
4 жыл бұрын
Ohio Players, The Isley Brothers, Earth Wind n Fire, Sly n the Family Stone all gave us nothing but Soulful, Funked out Psychedelic vibes.💕
@williamjackson5357
5 ай бұрын
Don’t forget PFunk, they took funk to heaven in 77
@ILoveGod06
3 ай бұрын
@@williamjackson5357 You mean they killed it or they brought it to even higher heights than it was already? 😂
@mmjaljs
11 жыл бұрын
Sugar was a underrated guitar player 4 sure! mmj
@battleofthebeatswiththerealog
5 жыл бұрын
Cincinnati's own Leroy Sugarfoot Bonner from the Evanston neighborhood! Klassik!! Dayton/Cincinnati ruled RnB and Soul in the 70's & 80's!!
@crispycashchedda4350
4 жыл бұрын
I should of been born in 60s in of the late 90s..cause I'm a old soul,ya'll had real music to grow up to.
@imbees2
5 күн бұрын
One of the greatest Soul Bands and Singers of all time, The Ohio Players!!!!!!!
@frankievernon99
3 жыл бұрын
Now this is the Ohio Players at their finest!
@MikeHF
10 жыл бұрын
The definition of "Cool" is Sugarfoot! He is a great guitarist as well!
@catboyzee
7 жыл бұрын
Sugarfoot, killing on lead vocals, guitar, chewing gum, and Afro. Respect and RIP...
@roquey44
7 жыл бұрын
Suga Foot, baby. Big tight 'fro with the left eye covered. Larry Graham, Michael Cooper copied his style as did Lionel Ritchie when he was with The Commodores. "Aww, aww gurl" He, I couldn't dance to save my life. Poor as hell. Lived in a house where dad abused Mom some. But I'll tell you what, I could always look forward to the music.
@mj8275
5 жыл бұрын
He's still living.
@fcrawford8615
4 жыл бұрын
YES! The Showmanship was Incredible...Second to None! Sugar Foot was Spectacular! Those Awesome Outfits!
@gixxer750cc
4 жыл бұрын
@@roquey44 Let's not forget Larry Blackmon from Cameo too...
@patriciaoreilly8907
4 жыл бұрын
Afro is sure out there. Lol. Love it & fab musicians. RIP
@williewilliams6714
4 жыл бұрын
Just think of the Great Music OHIO has blessed us With..... Isley Brothers...Ohio Players.... Lakeside....Roger Troutman and Zapp... Bootsie Collins...The Dazz Band.... Midnight Star(1 of the founding member is from Cincinnati Ohio).... Heatwave...The O'Jays...Slave...Faze O....Bones Thugzs and Harmony...etc.. Shoutouts to Cincinnati...Dayton and Cleveland Ohio....
@williewilliams6714
4 жыл бұрын
@Marshall L Smith You've been Misinformed..The Dazz band began in Cleveland Ohio....As for Heatwave..the Wilder brothers(Lead Vocals)are from Dayton Ohio...
@deniseflores5637
Ай бұрын
Ohio is Ohio
@emill61
11 жыл бұрын
When funk ruled the airwaves. There was none better than SUGARFOOT. One of the coolest to ever sing or play guitar and as you can see he could do both at the same time with ease. The Ohio Players where one of the main reasons I picked up a bass and guitar. Sugarfoot stayed true to his art all his life. And his legacy will live on FOREVER. RIP.
@caracasboogie
3 жыл бұрын
Many front men can't do that even with Rock bands...few were successful at it... Sister Rosetta Thorpe was Great at it; she was said to have pioneered American Rock & Roll
@Antoinette70
10 жыл бұрын
Where did the good music go?? Now, we have to reminisce the good old days when what is known now as old school funk was the best thing going. I will forever be an old school lover of the oldies but goodies in music.
@casualobserver3145
4 жыл бұрын
Sister....good music has left the building.
@Antoinette70
4 жыл бұрын
@@casualobserver3145 LOL!! Yep!
@mrtyreus0
3 жыл бұрын
Ohio Player's weren't even respected enough back in the day.
@anushanush2254
6 жыл бұрын
All instruments and vocals - little bit of wa wa pedal, Leslie amp spinning up on a beautiful big Hammond and that's it - no autotune, overdubbing blah blah - raw real funk - RIP Sugarfoot
@JerkVegas86
11 жыл бұрын
WOLF MAN!!! R.I.P BROTHA!!!!
@mhm33lp
11 жыл бұрын
What a band! Sugarfoot is a true genius, plus he is too cool for school.
@supreme1096
3 жыл бұрын
This song popped into my head while I was driving. Some songs are just timeless. It was also great to see the Late Wolfman Jack on Midnight Special. Another one of my favorite tv shows growing up in the 1970s.
@noreik57
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for confirming that, I'm from UK, thought it was Wolfman Jack, wasn't sure
@VeraHannaford
3 жыл бұрын
Capes, collars, and ruffled shirts with velvet bows. I ❤ the '70s.
@cobbie000
11 жыл бұрын
R.IP Sugarfoot! My wife was born in 74! Possibly because of Ohio Players music! Can never be duplicated!
@feliciabutler4625
7 жыл бұрын
Even though I grew up listening to the Ohio Players, I STILL Get UP listening to them NOW. PHENOMENAL!!!
@annewoodcock8526
7 ай бұрын
Me too. Still think I’m 17 when I’m boogieing around the house 😂😂
@madmikeastoria
6 жыл бұрын
You'll never see this stuff again. Thats why Im stuck in it....
@DaddyKoolPop
4 жыл бұрын
I still push this heat every day in my car... and it's still hot. Respect!
@keithfr7095
2 жыл бұрын
It really is STILL hot, I wish something would come up like this stuff. The talented live musicians even on the studio albums makes the difference. Band chemistry and live playing talent man!!
@tainyaross2842
4 жыл бұрын
OH My goodness Sugarfoot!! High school Memories ❤️❤️❤️
@michaelvaughn9020
4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely one the greatest bands of their era. Not only musicians but song writer's. Never gave a bad live performance. A true rarity.
@ronstewart4749
7 жыл бұрын
sugar foot kicks ass
@lisabradford8180
7 жыл бұрын
with cuts like this, old skool will never die.
@patriciadoughty7739
4 жыл бұрын
@@kellyholguin4208 Yes
@gumballrally427
10 жыл бұрын
Sugarfoot ruled!!
@wrlpierce
11 жыл бұрын
Just love the Players sound! Love the horns,, keyboards, bass and especially Sugar's voice and guitar riffs. He will be sadly missed, but will live on through his legacy!
@bigdukepod
10 жыл бұрын
Burt Sugarman had the wisdom to share this music with the world!! Thanks Burt!!!
@jerbojones
10 жыл бұрын
Those were some bad boys right there!!! Them mugs could play!!!
@terencestrong7516
10 жыл бұрын
RIP Clarence "Satch" Satchell, The Original Ohio Player and one of the baddest on a saxophone!
@babayaga1767
4 жыл бұрын
pee wee was on sax. satch was trumpet
@barroningram7286
4 жыл бұрын
Terence you're right
@lonelyman1967
4 жыл бұрын
@@babayaga1767 Pee wee isn't even in the video. That's Satch on sax and Marvin Pierce better known as Merv on the trombone.
@allen6924
4 жыл бұрын
Satch was the leader of the group, named all their songs. Handled their finances, and lost all their money to the IRS (failure to pay taxes, because he was skimming). But he was a great musician.
@linbonn4749
4 жыл бұрын
@@lonelyman1967 Yes...thats Satch on the sax....he also played the flute...I think on Pain
@jeannie20001
4 жыл бұрын
Damn it I couldn't have said it better. Nothing but pure funk. Sugar Sugar Sugar Foot and Ohio Players. 😎🎸
@Luevernon
11 жыл бұрын
All you wanna be artists take note. This is how real artists perform!!!
@marquesgivens9048
6 жыл бұрын
Luevernon Cross oi
@caracasboogie
3 жыл бұрын
Live too. Sounds better than the studio version
@Nu-Kreation
3 жыл бұрын
@@caracasboogie Yes it does! U can hear all those instruments playing. Live music is the best way 2 listen 2 a song.
@AdvocatePower
10 жыл бұрын
Remember this song., and OHIO Players!! PLUS Wolfman Jack!!!
@Lstevens324
10 жыл бұрын
God I remember The Midnight Special and Don Kirshners Rock conert
@adc2327
3 жыл бұрын
Don't forget In Concert. It didn't come on every week.
@m.b.2153
2 жыл бұрын
Thank GOD for my sister that introduced me to all kinds of music when I was 10 years old ! She loved The Ohio Players and so do did my parents !
@m.b.2153
2 жыл бұрын
Seriously! Look at all those people just sitting there and Not Moving!! When it use to DON Kirshner's Midnight SPECIAL, All the kids were dancing !!! That's how I know im not from this world !!! But The Ohio Players still sound GREAT !!! 💃
@shawnrollins7002
7 жыл бұрын
Love them groups back than.
@Femalecommaman
10 жыл бұрын
The Ohio Players are great! "Skin Tight" and "Fire" were two of my favorites in High School! Wolfman Jack was only 57 when he died of a heart attack. He wanted to see his wife, Lou after touring to promote his autobiography. He got home, went to hug her and collapsed. RIP Wolfman!
@Kemet3.0
7 жыл бұрын
I bet you were wearing those skins jeans back thing?
@jeannie20001
4 жыл бұрын
Lady Suzette thanks for sharing. I was working a 2nd shift job back in those day couldn't wait to get off on a friday night because wolfman jack was soon be on the tube I would shower eat get my glass if 🍷 my puff puff pass we be ready for wolfman jack to hear wolfman Jack to tell us who his guest going to be and wait for the howl. Let The Midnight Special Shine Its Ever Loving Light On You.
@janiceaviles2226
4 жыл бұрын
Thank You Very Much! For Sharing This!😢💔🙂✌
@randybarnett2308
4 жыл бұрын
Wolfman was one of a kind ,miss hearing the Wolfman👍😎
@davidmiranda7842
4 жыл бұрын
I remember them in jr high always loved their music i remember that girl that got stabbed at the love rollercoaster concert great soul music Ohio Player's best music that i still listen too
@jesussaves3565
11 жыл бұрын
Sugarfoot was real funky, I'm goona miss this brother. the only brother who played a double neck Mosrite ( I wonder if the guitar was custom made for Leroy). In this clip he's chewing gum...I think when you chew gum and play guitar your timing gets funky and nasty. RIP my brother..your playing was "Skin Tight". YA BOY!!
@bigfinewomanful
11 жыл бұрын
I LOVED Sugarfoot....that cool as shit 'Fro, the way he sang., that funky guitar.......part of my teenaged years are pained again with the loss of this brother. RIP Leroy "Sugarfoot" Bonner.
@jeannie20001
4 жыл бұрын
Me too.
@toddmitchell7701
5 жыл бұрын
This is what's missing in black music today these dudes was the truth
@a.c.6475
3 жыл бұрын
I used to break my neck trying to play drums like "Diamond" Williams, the baddest drummer I had ever heard!
@tronicvision-misic
5 жыл бұрын
1974, in The Checkmate Club, Rochester NY. My band, "The Nth Degree Odyssey" opened for them for a week. Great times.
@madcurls9655
4 жыл бұрын
Back in the day when sporting the fro was boss and no one wore it harder than Sugarfoot.
@FromUR2UB
11 жыл бұрын
Sugarfoot's afro is still one of the coolest of all times.
@yippee1999
9 жыл бұрын
omg...that opening bass!!!!!!
@whiketurner6249
9 жыл бұрын
Lyn Evans It's fun to play.
@babayaga1767
4 жыл бұрын
listen to the album cut. this tempo is a little fast funky AF on the record
@reynaldomadridi7238
Жыл бұрын
True musical geniuses! There craft spoke for it's self! I was alive and saw this original broadcast! It was definitely late and my pops... let me stay up to watch it! 1974! YES!
@tammystwilson1763
8 жыл бұрын
This always came on too late when I was young. I would be sleep by the time it came on. I would have stayed awake for this. I listened to all of their albums.l
@wallieke
7 жыл бұрын
AWESOME!!!!
@whiketurner6249
9 жыл бұрын
Skin Tight "Skin Tight" is track #3 on the album 20th Century Masters. It was written by Bonner, Leroy/Williams, James L./Jones, Marshall/Pierce, Marvin R./Middlebrooks, Ralph/Satchell, Clarence. Yeah, yeah You are a bad bad Mrs. In them skin tight britches Runnin' folks in ditches Baby about to bust the stitches, yeah Skin tight, skin tight Skin tight, skin tight Hold tight You are a real fine lady Though your walks a little shady Step on the strip on time There's money you're bound to find, yeah Skin tight, skin tight Skin tight, skin tight Skin tight, skin tight Hold tight Gone, gone, gone with your bad self Walk that walk, talk that talk mama Skin tight Hold me barely back girl Keep on steppin' to me baby
@poopsieguillory7416
10 жыл бұрын
SugarFoot had that Fro SKINTIGHT!
@detaipay
11 жыл бұрын
I said the same thing!! Man I cried when I heard of his passing...dynamic frontman!
@gusmartins1660
3 жыл бұрын
That was absolutely killing. Great band. Great sound and superb repertoire. I’m so happy to have been old enough to consider them one of my favorites during their heyday.
@dudeseriously57
4 жыл бұрын
Ohio Players were a great band. This is a great live performance. My favorite love song of all time is Angel.
@jrumm
9 жыл бұрын
True Talent
@BKHoliwell
Жыл бұрын
I so remember doing the bump( dance) on the dance floor often with two young lady students simultaneously at UCLA in the 70s to this song, and the OHIO PLAYERS cuts were many of my favorites as I commanded the record player at our housing parties/dances!!!!!!!
@jazzfusioner9840
Жыл бұрын
Beautiful witness....the bump.....the original busta move.....
@Ston247
6 ай бұрын
These were my guys! They inspired me to learn guitar, trombone and trumpet. When the horn section era declined in the 80s, I discovered I had a voice. Great times !
@KuttyJoe
4 жыл бұрын
The lead singer had a really great voice.
@WillieBization
12 жыл бұрын
Amazing group. And that was one serious afro the lead singer was sporting
@PatriciaFlores-zb6vm
6 жыл бұрын
pure talent and natural music. love it 🎤🎵🎶🎸🎺🥁
@adrianmitchell8586
2 жыл бұрын
The way Sugarfoot turns his head to the right after he acknowledges the band and saying Skintight!!!!
@bigfrank1010
5 жыл бұрын
Gotta luv the funk great drums bass and oh my god the horn section
@vickipatterson2
10 жыл бұрын
SUGARFOOT...come back today....miss you bro
@lesliehuggins1423
4 жыл бұрын
I was so happy when this band came on the scene. Classic song "Skin Tight."
@decacards5250
9 жыл бұрын
The platform shoes and 'fros they were sporting back then.
@bigtee82969
7 жыл бұрын
Sugarfoot is da man
@priscillaramirez5498
7 жыл бұрын
Anthony Solomon
@priscillaramirez5498
7 жыл бұрын
Anthony Solomon
@thomasmalatesta7331
7 жыл бұрын
The best frontman ever -and a badass guitar player!
@michaelnorman2967
6 жыл бұрын
He sure is!!! The man is great!
@SolomohnEnnis
10 жыл бұрын
Beyond masterful! It fills me with pride. Thank you, brothers.
@areguapiri
5 жыл бұрын
Me too.
@WFNKcom
6 жыл бұрын
Listen to sugarfoot warm up and go off on that guitar about 4:00 in. play babah play
@davidhadley370
7 жыл бұрын
Goddamn, it's so funky it hertz! ;)
@jrumm
4 жыл бұрын
One of the groups who learned from James Brown and went on to teach others how's it's done. They should be in the Rock in Roll Hall Of Fame. Lesser groups have made it.
@WTBSLIVE
Жыл бұрын
STRAIGHT FACTS !!!!!
@Blues.Fusion
6 ай бұрын
At this point there is more honor NOT being in the RRHOF
@jakorihollinger785
11 жыл бұрын
I remember the Midnight Special!!!! Had to beg my mom to let me stay up!
@helenbestman5338
4 жыл бұрын
I ad well.
@ph03n1xamb1t
11 жыл бұрын
Definitely in those outfits.
@mcfunk714
12 жыл бұрын
Love Sugerfoot going into a full on Rock guitar solo. Now that's the FUNK!
@tropicvibe
10 жыл бұрын
Those is some smokin' capes!!!! I love these guys
@sboyd4723
7 жыл бұрын
Love that valve trombone!
@TJLSUDAD
8 жыл бұрын
Rest In Heaven MJ - Thank You for the funk bass lines. I am one of your students for ever!
@albertamontgomery654
7 жыл бұрын
Yes.
@williamparker4227
6 жыл бұрын
yes
@billytheweasel
6 жыл бұрын
Yes
@AnthonyWilliams-ls4ys
5 жыл бұрын
Yes!
@amd77j
11 жыл бұрын
Wait, it was almost forty years ago that I stayed up to watch this "Midnight Special" episode? WOW!!! WTF happened to music since then? Great to see The Wolfman and The Ohio Players in this video. RIP, Sugarfoot!!!
@jyozao7209
7 жыл бұрын
Yes when talent was not fabricated.
@alts3986
8 жыл бұрын
awesome pure funk without computer enhancement
@darhyllacy3671
4 жыл бұрын
I recently saw them fronted by Diamond..their original or nearly original drummer, in San Diego. Show was tight as hell!. Diamond made a point of saying that there were no computer or vocal enhancements being used!
@DWASHMUSIC
4 жыл бұрын
THIS IS REAL BLACK MUSIC. NOT THE SHIT TODAY!!!!!! FACTS💪🏿🖤💪🏿🎶🎶🎶🖤👊🏿👊🏿
@VirgoCatleesi
11 жыл бұрын
Smiling through tears right now. Rest in Peace, Sugarfoot...
@freddiebutler7113
4 жыл бұрын
Tears for sure. It does make you smile
@djgiovanninsane
4 ай бұрын
I still have all of my mom's Ohio Player albums on vinyl. I'm glad I grew up in that era.
@melodysanger103
7 жыл бұрын
REMEMBERING BASS PLAYER MARSHALL "ROCK" JONES (JANUARY 4, 1941 - MAY 27, 2016) [05/27/2017]
@viencellprice9532
2 жыл бұрын
We used to dance 🩰 our 👢 bootie's off this jam, great party 🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵 music, great musicians
@rtgray4188
4 ай бұрын
Part of my fave top ten..Ohio Players, Commodores, Kool and the Gang, Earth Wind and Fire, Marvin Gaye.. to name some of my days of great memories....Loved to dance, still do..
@melaniepetrarca1353
9 жыл бұрын
This is when talent was real, notice they are actually playing instruments! Not pushing buttons! God l love the old way, the "REAL" way, music is played!
@whiketurner6249
9 жыл бұрын
Melanie Petrarca I'm a white rocker from this time. I started playing when I was 14, in 1977. When I was 45, I tried playing with kids, 19-25 years old - raised right, on gospel and funk. It was a university band at Tennessee State University. Those kids were so much better and knowledgeable players than me. This is a 13 piece band with 4 horns, bass, drums, 4 vocals, two keyboard players - all black and young and talented as can be in the most beautiful way, and my dumb ass on guitar. I was the weak link - and it stung because I had made money in rock. They were kind and nuturing, but not the teacher so much. That was 6 years ago, and now I can play a lot more, know my theory better, and will challenge myself harder always. This music is real. When you feel that funk in a big way, it lights you up.
@williamgibbs3199
8 жыл бұрын
+WhIke Turner Plus each generation seems to complain about the younger generations music. I'm 56 and my father thought I was out of my mind when I listened to music like this.
@melaniepetrarca1353
8 жыл бұрын
+WhIke Turner Sounds to me you really appreciate good music and have gifts, and talents of your own! Keep going, I think age is just a number!
@whiketurner6249
8 жыл бұрын
Melanie Petrarca I realized something a long time ago. All music is folk music - just depends on what kind of folks you are referring to. When the music is good, there is a reason. It's who is playing. It's the character and dedication. It's their story as well. Take Miley Cyrus. She's the spoiled brat daughter of a crappy 80s commercial pop-country asshole. She's also a child star. These industries are monumentally screwed up. And that is what spat out that brat. The Ohio Players, along with every other great act, worked their asses off and established an identity. But they had proper musical training, even if it was self taught. Sugarfoot, for instance, taught himself jazz theory - because he was hungry for it. Look at him go... It's a beautiful thing.
@rbagel55
8 жыл бұрын
+Melanie Petrarca You got that right Melanie. And that is why a lot of this modern "rap" and hiphop stuff doesn't have the same "feel" to it. These dudes were MUSICIANS. not plastic wannabees who are backed up with Synthesizers, sequencers, and digital drummers
@elnjay33
10 жыл бұрын
Awesome! That groove and their pocket is Classic! Thanks for posting.
@rubynovel
2 жыл бұрын
One of The Best in Music History ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
@dingodizmal255
Жыл бұрын
I was in 5th grade bussed into a black school in 1979 OMG those black kids kicked me down the best records and fully ignored my Kiss disks. I'm honored to have grown up with this band, Richard Pryor and tons of other acts I would never have seen in my Texas neighborhood.
@a.t.l.wright9009
10 жыл бұрын
R.I.P.. Sugarfoot you were really a cool front man.
@leetate1963
10 жыл бұрын
One of the tightest bands back then. I was only 11 years old then, but I knew they were on.....
@squarenupe1753
9 жыл бұрын
Sugar had the afro-in-the-eye look!!
@whiketurner6249
9 жыл бұрын
***** He knew how badass he looked and played it perfect. Dude is a Funk Icon.
@antoniostubbs9962
4 жыл бұрын
That would be controversy in today's time.. one eye exposed etc...
@brotzmannsax
2 жыл бұрын
@@antoniostubbs9962 He's wearing a Pentagram around his neck as well, it goes way back, especially transgendering.
@tyroneprice6642
4 жыл бұрын
I remember this song Skin Tight 1974 the year President Nixon resign from the Presidency. Wolfman Jack I remember a legend in music.
@francofrogg
8 жыл бұрын
One of the FUUUUNKIEST songs ever
@patriciadoughty7739
4 жыл бұрын
Oh yes
@tammaywilliams5513
4 жыл бұрын
Super funky. Raw sewerage funky
@raymondbutler226
11 жыл бұрын
When funk was funk,no lip sync just nasty jams
@jeffhammers8184
6 жыл бұрын
I love the Ohio Players.....especially the cool lead singer with the double necked Mosrite!!!!!! To fu..ing cool!!!!!!!!!
@yvonneoliver4564
3 жыл бұрын
The one n only Sugarfoot...🤗
@clfrank2002
12 жыл бұрын
That was pretty bad assed.
@dmcarden
11 жыл бұрын
Damn, that base gets me every time!! Loved this song!! Do yo thang SugarFoot up in heaven!
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