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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.
May 27, 2016 · DAYTON, OHIO — Ohio Players bassist Marshall “Rock” Jones died in Houston, Texas, on Friday, May 27, 2016 at about 5:30 a.m., his daughters Donna Williams and Charlotte Phillips confirmed.
MARSHALL 'Rock' JONES, (Ohio Players) 2941-2016. Deep bassist of some of the most funky bass lines on record!UNSUNG Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
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Aug 31, 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.
May 30, 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.
May 30, 2016 · MARSHALL “ROCK” JONES, bass player with the OHIO PLAYERS died on Friday May 27th in Houston, Texas. He was aged 75 and had been suffering from cancer, though cause of death was confirmed as a stroke.
(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.
