Reuters - Jul 11, 2008
Give the People What They Want is just one of the O'Jays' many signature hits. But its message also doubles as the secret behind the trio's 50-year career. In that time, the O'Jays...
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A longtime member of the O Jays has sued his former partners and record label over royalties. Sammy Strain charges in his $15 million civil lawsuit that he never received any royalties from his 16 years...
More »USRN - Mar 15, 2005
On Monday (March 14) at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City, the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame held its twentieth annual induction ceremony. The Class Of 2005 featured U2, the Pretenders, Buddy Guy...
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The O Jays are riding the Love Train all the way to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Irish rockers U2, Percy Sledge, Buddy Guy and The Pretenders also will be enshrined Monday night. If it weren t...
More »USRN - Nov 16, 2001
(11/16/01, 10 a.m. ET) -- While O Jays founder Eddie Levert was prepping the group s latest album For The Love for a September 25 release, the unthinkable happened. On September 11, as Levert was sleeping...
More »USRN - Sep 20, 1999
(9/20/99, 4 p.m. PDT) - The official ballots are out in the mail for the Performer category of the next class of Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductees. This year s short list includes Aerosmith, Black...
More »USRN - Jun 25, 1998
(6/25/98) - Tis the season for package tours, and there may be none stranger than a 30-city trek featuring veteran R&B acts Earth, Wind & Fire, the Isley Brothers and the O Jays. It s not the first-ever...
More »USRN - Feb 18, 1998
(2/18/98) - The Rhythm & Blues Foundation has named the O Jays, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Screamin Jay Hawkins, Faye Adams, Bobby Byrd, Tyrone Davis, Ernie K-Doe, Kim Weston, the Five Satins, Herb Abramson...
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