TRUTH IN RHYTHM Podcast - Marvin "Merv" Pierce (Ohio Players), Part 1 of 2

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Featured in TIR Episode 328 (Part 1 of 2): Trumpet and trombone player Marvin Pierce, who helped hold down the powerful horn section for one of the baddest funk & soul bands of all time -- the magnificent Ohio Players!

Joining the group at the outset of their Westbound Records emergence and remaining a core member during the rise to superstardom on Mercury records that began with 1974’s sizzling-hot Skin Tight album, he stayed on through the early 1980s. That period included classic tracks like “Jive Turkey,” “Heaven Must Be Like This,” “Fire,” “I Want to Be Free,” “Fopp,” “Love Rollercoaster,” “Sweet Sticky Thing,” “Who’d She Coo?” “Far East Mississippi” and “Body Vibes.”

Pierce then left music behind to become a successful businessman specializing in technology for the golfing industry. In 2010, he co-founded Melbourne, Australia-based GPS Golf Solutions. Here he covers the Ohio Players' entire history, from rise to fall and everything in between.

RECORDED FEBRUARY 2024

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