Marshall "Rock" Jones

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Marshall "Rock" Jones

| caption =

| birth_name = Marshall Eugene Jones

| alias = Rock Jones

| birth_date = {{birth date|1941|1|1|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Dayton, Ohio, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2016|5|27|1941|1|1|mf=y}}

| death_place = Houston, Texas, U.S.

| origin =

| instrument = bass guitar

| genre = Funk

| occupation = Bass player

| years_active =

| label =

| associated_acts = Ohio Untouchables
Ohio Players

}}

Marshall Eugene "Rock" Jones (January 1, 1941 – May 27, 2016), professionally known as Rock Jones, was an American bass player. He is best known as a founding member and bassist of the funk, soul music and R&B band Ohio Players.

Marshall "Rock" Jones was born in Dayton, Ohio. He was with the band, when it was first formed in Dayton in 1959 as the Ohio Untouchables and initially included members Robert Ward (vocals/guitar), Marshall "Rock" Jones (bass), Clarence "Satch" Satchell (saxophone/guitar), Cornelius Johnson (drums), and Ralph "Pee Wee" Middlebrooks (trumpet/trombone). They were best known at the time as a backing group for The Falcons. Jones was known for wearing a turban on stage.{{cite news| author=DTN Staff|title= Gem City native 'Rock' Jones dies |url= http://wdtn.com/2016/05/28/gem-city-native-rock-jones-dies/ |accessdate= November 15, 2016|work=WDTN|date= May 28, 2016}} With the Ohio Players he had #1 hits "Fire" (1974) and "Love Rollercoaster" (1975) on the Billboard Hot 100. He stayed with the band through 1984.

He was the last surviving member from the Ohio Untouchables line-up, and died of cancer in Houston, Texas, at age 75.{{cite news|url=http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/entertainment/music/ohio-players-bassist-retires-to-funky-town-jamestown-130160.html|title=Ohio Players bassist retires to funky town — Jamestown |last=McGinn|first=Andrew|date=May 30, 2009|newspaper=Springfield News-Sun|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101003081514/http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/entertainment/music/ohio-players-bassist-retires-to-funky-town-jamestown-130160.html|archivedate=October 3, 2010|publisher=Cox Media Group|accessdate=April 29, 2015}}{{cite news|last= Robinson |first= Amelia|title= Legendary Ohio Players member dies |url= http://www.dayton.com/news/local/legendary-ohio-players-member-dies/nlc4lqzM0GGdkOnhZ6KcXI/ |accessdate= November 15, 2016|work=Dayton.com|date= May 27, 2016}}{{cite news|title= Ohio Players bassist Marshall Jones dies at 75 |url= https://www.phillytrib.com/ohio-players-bassist-marshall-jones-dies-at/article_c79f340a-8065-5877-88ff-59424940f483.html|accessdate=September 30, 2016|newspaper =Philadelphia Tribune |date=May 27, 2016}}