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Marshall Eugene "Rock" Jones (January 1, 1941 – May 27, 2016), professionally known as 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.
30 de may. de 2016 · Sad news to report today: Ohio Players bassist Marshall “Rock” Jones has passed away after battling cancer and recently suffering a stroke. He was 75 years old. Jones was a founding member of the Ohio Players precursor band The Ohio Untouchables in 1959, though he left after getting in a fistfight 1964.
The band formed in Dayton, Ohio, United States, in 1959 as the Ohio Untouchables and initially included members Robert Ward [3] (vocals/guitar), Marshall "Rock" Jones (bass), Clarence "Satch" Satchell (saxophone/guitar), Cornelius Johnson (drums), and Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks (trumpet/trombone). [4] .
27 de may. de 2016 · Ohio Players' bassist Marshall "Rock" Jones died in Houston, Texas, today at about 5:30 a.m., his daughters Donna Williams and Charlotte Phillips confirmed.
31 de ago. de 2020 · A founding member of the Ohio Untouchables in 1959, later to become the Ohio Players, turban headed Marshall “Rock” Jones anchored one of America’s premiere crossover funk ensembles.
31 de may. de 2016 · Marshall “Rock” Jones, the bass player for the Ohio Untouchables who became the Ohio Players, died on Friday in Houston after battling cancer. He was 75.
By Chris Rizik. (May 30, 2016) We regret to inform SoulTrackers that legendary Ohio Players bassist Marshall "Rock" Jones has died at age 75 in Houston, Texas. The Dayton, Ohio native was a co-founder and an integral part of one of the greatest funk groups of the 70s and 80s, and created for himself a permanent position in the soul music annals.
