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- Guided By Voices. Former school teacher and current ‘genius,’ Robert Pollard, has reportedly written over 1,600 songs. At least 500 of those went to his lo-fi project, Guided By Voices.
- Devo. What’s that you were saying about Ohio never producing anything cool or memorable, you smug asshole? That’s what I thought. Famed New Wave heroes, Devo, were founded by Kent State University students in Akron.
- Brainiac. Dayton may be the ‘Birthplace of Aviation,’ but no one really cares about that anymore. Arguably more exciting is the fact that Dayton is the birthplace of Brainiac (or 3RAN1AC if you want to be a dick about it).
- The Dopamines. Cincinnati is a mecca of energetic punk music, and none represents this fact more than the Dopamines. A band so renowned that even Mikey Erg moonlights as their second guitarist from time to time.
- The Isley Brothers. Originally hailing from Cincinnati, Ohio, was the infamous Isley Brothers. Before starting off as a trio with Kelly (O’Kelly), Ronald, and Rudolph, the brothers first grew up in the Lincoln Heights suburb before the family relocated to Blue Ash while they were teenagers.
- The O’Jays. Originally out of Canton, Ohio, The O’Jays had been entertaining the audience as an R&B group since 1958. The original lineup featured Bill Isles, Eddie Levert, Bobby Massey, William Powell, and Walter Lee Williams.
- Eric Carmen and the Raspberries. One of the most endearing male vocalists the music industry ever heard belonged to Eric Carmen. Born on August 11, 1949, in Cleveland, he was raised in nearby Lyndhurst, a small city that has since become fully integrated with Cleveland’s urban landscape.
- The James Gang. Formed in 1966 in Cleveland, the James Gang was a rock band that was founded by Jim Fox after he left the Outsiders in 1965 to attend college.
Shenanigans. Highlighting one of the most hated government departments as Ohio's sole, redeeming quality ignores the state's cultural, economic, and historical importance. Let's set the record...
Dec 19, 2023 · In Ohio, there was funk: insistently rhythmic, flamboyantly fun, and forward-looking in its use of audio effects. Artists like Ohio Players, Zapp, Lakeside, Faze-O, Sun, and Slave came out of the Dayton area and hit airwaves across the country in the 1970s and ’80s.
Ohio vs Florida - US state comparison. Florida has a larger area than Ohio. It is about 1.5 times as large as Ohio.
Oct 22, 2024 · There’s a staggering amount of exceptional soul, funk and R&B music from Dayton and surrounding areas; the soul-jazz of Springfield’s Brute Force, Bootsy Collins’ psychedelic funk, along with the wildly successful Zapp and Ohio Players, as well as Platypus, Faze-O, Heatwave, Lakeside, Aurra and Sun.
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May 21, 2014 · Politics. 11 Reasons Why Ohio Is The Best State In The Entire Country. Christina Sterbenz and Pamela Engel. May 21, 2014, 12:18 PM PDT. Wikimedia Commons. Ever heard of the game Ohio or...
