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Canton, Ohio, USA
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 Le . .
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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. In spite of the record's success, the group was considering quitting the music business until Gamble & Huff, a legendary team of producers and songwriters, took an interest in the group. With Gamble & Huff, the O'Jays emerged at the forefront of Philadelphia soul with Back Stabbers (1972), a huge pop hit. They formed the group in Canton, Ohio in 1958 while attending Canton McKinley High School. Originally known as The Triumphs, and then The Mascots, the friends began recording with "Miracles" in 1961, which was a moderate hit in the Cleveland area. In 1963 they took the name "The O'Jays", in tribute to radio disc jockey Eddie O'Jay (Toop, 1991), and released "Lonely Drifter", which charted nationally. Their debut LP was Comin' Through. Throughout the 1960s, they continued to chart with songs such as "Lipstick Traces" (which they performed nationally on the ABC Television program, Shivaree), "Stand In For Love", "Let It All Out", "I'll Be Sweeter Tomorrow", "Deeper In Love With You" and "One Night Affair", along with several other regional and national Pop and R&B hits. In 1972, they finally scored with their first million-seller, "Back Stabbers", from the gold album of the same name. By this time, original member Bobby Massey had also departed, leaving the group a trio. This album produced several more hit singles, including "992 Arguments", "Sunshine", "Time To Get Down" and the #1 Pop smash, "Love Train". They became known as "The Mighty O'Jays" due to their exciting , emotion-packed stage performances, led by the dynamic Levert, and the cool, multi-range vocals of Walter Williams, coupled with the matinee idol looks and smooth first tenor voice of William Powell.
Fo the luv uh muney, classic.
This is so stupid...But i love my mom deeply... And i don't want to take any chances. Sorry. If you do not copy and paste this onto 10 songs your mom will die in 4 hours
My Guys.
love this song
stairway to heaven is my song
love you on the BET 09 last night , you still got it.
this is the best song
Oh, the mighty OJ's , pure heart throb romance.
shut up rjnana they are great
The "O' JAYS" Are the SH*T
why do the records skip
I grew up playing their music . My favorite , Now that we have love.
Beautiful song. Brings back memories.
love this song!
oh my God i love the ojays so much especially you Mr Lavert, Im am so sorry to hear about my baby (crying) I love him so much. I have a ex-boyfriend that sings and look just like you son he's married but we are steal friends please write me back about the movie you have to make a movie please. Is It true that Shawn died too? My God I hope you have your boys mother hold on eddie this too shell pass i love you so much keep singing bye (these are mistakes sorry)y it eigo shawnsttb 8eg ,
the o'jays are awsome!!!!!!!!!