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Play That Funky Music. " Play That Funky Music " is a song written by Rob Parissi and recorded by the band Wild Cherry. The single was the first released by the Cleveland -based Sweet City record label in April 1976 and distributed by Epic Records. [4] The performers on the recording included lead singer Parissi, electric guitarist Bryan ...
Joe Buchmelter. Bucky Lusk. Ron Beitle. Bryan Bassett. Allen Wentz. Donnie Iris. Cooke Michalchick. Mark Avsec. Wild Cherry was an American funk rock band formed in Mingo Junction, Ohio, in 1970 that was best known for its song "Play That Funky Music".
Music from the Motion Picture Malibu's Most Wanted is the official soundtrack to John Whitesell's 2003 comedy film Malibu's Most Wanted. It was released April 15, 2003 by Universal Records . Track listing
The band Wild Cherry frequently played at the 2001 Club in North Pittsburgh, and the song Play That Funky Music was written at that club in 1976. After a patron said to the drummer during a break, "Are you going to play some funky music, white boys?" band leader Rob Parissi wrote the song on a bar order pad in about five minutes.
The Average White Band (also known as AWB) are a Scottish funk and R&B band that had a series of soul and disco hits between 1974 and 1980. They are best known for their million-selling instrumental track "Pick Up the Pieces", and their albums AWB and Cut the Cake. The band name was initially proposed by Bonnie Bramlett.
This is a list of funk music artists. This includes artists who have either been very important to the funk genre or have had a considerable amount of exposure (such ...
Rob Parissi. Robert Parissi (born 29 December 1950 in Mingo Junction, Ohio) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician, best known as frontman for the American funk group Wild Cherry. [1][2] He also wrote the group's only hit, the 1976 chart-topping "Play That Funky Music". [3] He was raised in the steel mill town of Mingo Junction, Ohio.
Professional ratings. I, Assassin is the fourth solo studio album by the English new wave musician Gary Numan, released on 10 September 1982 by Beggars Banquet. It peaked at No. 8 on the UK Album Chart. Three singles were released from the album: "Music for Chameleons", "We Take Mystery (To Bed)" and "White Boys and Heroes", all of which ...