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The O'Jays

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Aliases
The O'Jay's
O'Jays
Years active
since 1958
Country
United States
Comments
Soul group from Canton, Ohio, which was instrumental in popularizing Philly soul and the work of songwriting team Gamble and Huff. Their velvety, lush, yet funk-tinged sound establishes them as some of soul music’s finest.
Members
Eddie Levert
Sammy Strain (1977-1992)
Walter Williams
Bobby Massey (1958-1971)
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Originals

Title Performer Release date Covered by
May 31, 1972 (27 artists)
Sampled by (3 artists)
April 1978 Audrey Scott
October 1973 (2 artists)
November 1975 (2 artists)
October 1973 (25 artists)
April 1975 PJ Morton x Yola
Sampled by EPMD
October 1967 (3 artists)
I'll Be Sweeter Tomorrow (Than I Was Today) The O'Jays 1967 Unverified
October 1975 (15 artists)
1969 (2 artists)
1965 (2 artists)
July 1970 Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
April 1975 (2 artists)
November 1975 The Dirtbombs
July 1963 (3 artists)
July 1970 Joe Frazier
August 1972 (47 artists)
Sampled by John & Ernest
September 1976 The Staple Singers
October 1973 (19 artists)
August 1979 Dee Dee Bridgewater
June 1969 (5 artists)
October 1973 Dusty Springfield
October 1973 The Cimarons
April 1978 Helen Reddy
August 1972 (4 artists)
October 1973 Floyd Lawson and the Heart of Stone
March 21, 1978 (6 artists)
November 1975 Isaac Hayes and Dionne Warwick
March 21, 1978 (7 artists)
April 1975 The Black Exotics