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Leroy “Sugarfoot” Bonner of the Ohio Players dies aged 69
Written by admin on January 29, 2013 – 6:11 pm -Ohio Players frontman, Leroy “Sugarfoot” Bonner, died in Trotwood-Dayton, Ohio on Friday (January 25) after a battle with cancer. He was 69.
Bonner’s family posted the following message on his Facebook page:
“Yesterday, Leroy “Sugarfoot” Bonner passed away quietly in his hometown of Trotwood-Dayton, OH. While his family, …friends, colleagues, and fans mourn his passing they celebrate fondly his memory, music, and legacy. Sugarfoot, or Foot, or Sugar, was the founding and cornerstone artistic talent of OHIO PLAYERS and the face and sound of the OHIO PLAYERS brand, which he knit together and launched in 1964 with former members of The Ohio Untouchables. With a career spanning 56 years, he passed barely short of his 70th birthday.
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