Wild Cherry's 1976 No. 1 One-Hit Wonder Was Written in Five Minutes

In 1976, the band Wild Cherry scored their first and only No. 1 hit with the song “Play That Funky Music.” The song, which appeared on the Ohio-based funk rock band’s self-titled 1976 debut album, hit ...
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EUR VIDEO THROWBACK: Wild Cherry’s One Hit Was the ‘White Boy’ Version of the Ohio Players’ ‘Fire’

*Rob Parissi, the frontman for 70s hard rock band Wild Cherry, had no shame in admitting that in his desperation to write a hit song, he straight up copied other hits with slight variations, thinking ...
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Exeter firm, ex-Wild Cherry band member settle royalty dispute

BRENTWOOD — An Exeter company and a member of the American funk rock band Wild Cherry have settled a legal dispute over royalties the business collected for songs like “Play That Funky Music.” Records ...