Ohio Untouchables

Born Oct 15, 1938 in Luthersville, GA, guitarist, Robert Ward used bands within the Southern before moving to Dayton, and had even served a armed service stint. He created the Ohio Untouchables in Dayton, OH, in 1960. The users bounced in and out with stable lineup becoming Ward (acoustic guitar, vocals), Clarence “Satch” Satchell (sax), Ralph “Pee Wee” Middlebrooks (sax, trumpet), Marshall “Rock and roll” Jones (bass), and Cornelius Johnson (drums). These were the house music group at Golf club 51, on Germantown Rd., 15-year-old David Thomas, from close by Hamilton, OH, frequently sang using the music group. Ward’s brother relocated to Dayton and packed in on drums sometimes, but he and Ward experienced a tumultuous romantic relationship, and baby sibling flew the house. Ward used a lot of vibrato and tremolo when he performed his axe via a Magnatone amplifier; he stuck cash around his guitar, which might have added to his trembling acoustic guitar notes. A member of family, (Robert Western) possessed Lupine Information in Detroit, therefore the music group journeyed there and authorized with Lupine in 1962. Their 1st assignment was support 19-year-old Wilson Pickett, the business lead singer from the Falcons. However the additional Falcons never produced the session, therefore they followed Pickett musically and vocally. David Thomas, along for the trip, added vocals to “I CAME ACROSS a Like,” and “Swim.” Because the Ohio Untouchables they documented three bluesy singles for Lupine: the soulful “Forgive Me Darling,” “I’m Tired,” and “Your Like Is usually Amazing.” They cut two singles for Thelma Information as Robert Ward & the Ohio Untouchables: “Your Like Is Actual” and “I’m Gonna Cry Me a River.” Additional recordings on actually smaller labels, consist of “You’re Oo Best” — exactly the same track the O’Jays documented for Imperial Information. Ward remaining in 1965, and Leroy “Sugarfoot” Bonner required his place; the lineup right now was Sugarfoot (acoustic guitar), Pee Wee (trumpet), Rock and roll (bass), Satch (sax), Gary Webster (drums), Joe Harris (vocals), Bobby Lee Worries (vocals), and Dutch Robinson (vocals). Harris got sung using the Fabulous Peps, but discovered a home because the business lead vocalist with Undisputed Truth. A proceed to NY help them protected a gig because the home music group for Compass Information. The Untouchables became the Players in 1968, documenting First Impressions, and Observations with time. They continued to lower critically acclaimed albums for Westbound Information, before achieving worldwide success for the Mercury label. Ward inspired a overflow of Detroit performers including Steve Mancha, Joe Stubbs, Darrell Banking institutions, Melvin Davis, and J.J. Barnes. Fashioning himself a pimp, Ward was a nefarious personality whose long lack from music was the effect of a extended prison word. He’s documented a small number of single albums for Dark Top Information, and updates lots of the Ohio Untouchables’ Lupine, Thelma, and Groove Town recordings on two of these: Guy from Twigg State and Dread No Evil.