Biography: One Chance, One Nation Crew, One String Sam, One Way, One World, Oneness of Juju, Ora Alexander, Oran "Juice" Jones, Obie Benson, Orgone,

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A four-member R&B group from Chicago, One Chance — Rob Brent, Jon Gordon, Michael Gordon, and Courtney Vantrease — caught a big break when they were able to perform for Usher, who was so impressed by what he saw that he signed them to his US label (a subsidiary of J)

One Nation Crew Biography, Photos, Pictures

The One Nation Crew was a diverse group of ten multicultural vocalists who were gathered by gospel artist Kirk Franklin to produce an album and tour internationally Their sef-titled debut album was co-produced by Franklin and noted producer Al West, and primarily written and arranged by Franklin

One String Sam Biography, Photos, Pictures

Not much is known about One String Sam, an eccentric street musician who walked into Joe’s Record Shop on Hastings Street in Detroit in 1956 and recorded two odd and unforgettable tracks, “I Need a Hundred Dollars” and “My Baby Ooo,” on a fretless, one- string instrument that was essentially a diddley bow, consisting of a wood plank with a piano wire stretched between two nails, augmented with an electric guitar pickup

This was the later identity of the group originally called the Soul Partners Al Hudson, Alicia Myers, guitarists Dave Robertson and Cortez Harris, bassist Kevin McCord, and drummers Gregory Green and Jonathan Meadows were the original One Way

Los Angeles’ One World was originally formed in 1985 and features members Frank Unzuenta (vocals, acoustic guitar, piano), Alandras “Oogie” Brown (vocals, percussion), Mithcell Chavez (electric guitar), Tom Pugliese (drums), Al Salsas (congas, percussion), and Rocco Presutti (acoustic and electric bass)

Oneness of Juju Biography, Photos, Pictures

Based around saxophonist James Plunky Branch, Oneness of Juju was the second incarnation of the Afrocentric creative jazz group Juju who recorded two albums for the Strata East label in the early ’70s

Ora Alexander Biography, Photos, Pictures

Ora Alexander recorded ten songs (only eight of which were ever released) in New York City for Columbia Records between May 1931 and March 1932 The piano player on the tracks is not named (Milton Davage definitely plays on at least “I’m Wild About My Patootie”), so it is possible that Alexander herself played the piano parts, although that remains just a conjecture

Oran "Juice" Jones Biography, Photos, Pictures

Oran “Juice” Jones seemed on his way to stardom when the tough-talking single “The Rain” became a hit in 1986 Though born in Houston, Jones grew up in Harlem and was one of the first signees to the Def Jam subsidiary label OBR, which was to be devoted to vintage soul and R&B acts

Obie Benson was the bedrock of the Four Tops during the legendary Motown group’s decades-spanning career, singing bass and choreographing their smooth-as-silk dance routines

With a lively, evocative set of covers and original material, Los Angeles-based ensemble Orgone brought new attention to the funk revivalist and jam band circuits when they launched their recording career with Ubiquity Records in the mid- to late 2000s

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