Steubenville, Ohio 1970-80 Wild Cherry started as a straight rock band, playing Ohio style melodic hard rock with proto power pop influences. They cut a couple records on their own, before getting signed to Terry Knight's Brown Bag label. These records did not have much impact, and the band broke up for a while. In 1975 or thereabouts original Wild Cherry leader Rob Parissi recruited some musicians from the Pittsburgh area, and started a new Wild Cherry. This band tried to crack the rock clubs, but in the time since the original band's breakup, musical tastes, and clubs, were changing to more dance music. Parissi wrote a song from experience called "Play that Funky Music", and in doing so, the band followed their lead and became a funk/disco/dance band.
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Kodak Theatre
Los Angeles, California, United StatesAugust 17, 2004
Convention Hall
Asbury Park, New Jersey, United States1. Play That Funky Music
November 20, 1980
Second Stage
York, Pennsylvania, United StatesJuly 23, 1979
Agora
Cleveland, Ohio, United StatesNovember 3, 1978
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Phoenix, Arizona, United StatesApril 29, 1978
American Bandstand
Los Angeles, California, United States1. Play That Funky Music
2. I Love My Music
April 23, 1978
Valley Forge Music Fair
Devon, Pennsylvania, United StatesApril 22, 1978
Valley Forge Music Fair
Devon, Pennsylvania, United StatesApril 22, 1978
Valley Forge Music Fair
Devon, Pennsylvania, United StatesApril 21, 1978
Valley Forge Music Fair
Devon, Pennsylvania, United StatesApril 20, 1978
Painters Mill Music Fair
Owings Mills, Maryland, United StatesRescheduled from April 15.
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Six Flags Over Texas
Arlington, Texas, United StatesAugust 13, 1977
Pontiac Silverdome
Pontiac, Michigan, United StatesJuly 29, 1977
Bermuda National Stadium
Devonshire Parish, Devonshire, BermudaJuly 29, 1977
Milwaukee County Stadium
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United StatesJuly 23, 1977
Riverfront Stadium
Cincinnati, Ohio, United StatesJuly 20, 1977
The Merv Griffin Show
Los Angeles, California, United StatesJuly 16, 1977
Houston Astrodome
Houston, Texas, United StatesJuly 9, 1977
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Oakland, California, United StatesJuly 2, 1977
Royals Stadium
Kansas City, Missouri, United StatesWild Cherry has released 19+ albums. Some of their notable releases include Super Hits, Play That Funk, Only The Wild Survive. Explore their complete discography on this page.
Some of Wild Cherry's most popular tracks include Play That Funky Music, Play That Funky Music - Single Version, I Feel Sanctified, Play That Funky Music White Boy, The Lady Wants Your Money. Listen to these songs and discover more from their extensive catalog.
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