Wild Cherry - Biography
One-hit wonders Wild Cherry was led by Rob Parissi (singer, guitarist, songwriter), who originally formed the group in 1970. Influenced by the likes of the Yardbirds and Sly & the Family Stone (and named after a flavor of cough dr... More »
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One-hit wonders Wild Cherry was led by Rob Parissi (singer, guitarist, songwriter), who originally formed the group in 1970. Influenced by the likes of Read Wild Cherry's Biography...
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Wild Cherry was rewarded with a number of accolades shortly thereafter, including being named Best Pop Group of the Year by Billboard, receiving an American Music Award for Top R&B Single of the Year, and even earning a pair of Grammy nominations for Best New Vocal Group and Best R&B Performance by a Group or Duo.
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Wild Cherry (band) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wild Cherry was a funk/rock band which had a great success during 1976 with the funk song "Play That Funky Music." Rob Parissi (lead vocals & guitar) was raised in the steel mill town of Mingo Juncti...
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hat I wanted to do was cross R&B and pop music," said Rob Parissi, lead singer of Wild Cherry. "That's why I put a band together in 1970. Shortly after that, I wound up in the hospital for a few days, and the other guys came to see me. ... Billboard called us the Best Pop Group of the Year; we got the American Music Award...
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2.0 out of 5 stars james brown-funkadelic clone you might disagree but wild cherry was a a rock group who wanted to cash in on the funk flavor's of james brown and parliament and his best song was play that funky music which...
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by Wild Cherry 1976 - On CD Wild Cherry (CBS/EPIC). By picking Wild Cherry, you listen to a sound destinated to become synonymous with dance. It's called "electrified funk" and it's guaranteed to move your "Soul" and your "Soles" (Bruno Bornino, ... Parissi re-formed the group with new recruits Bryan Bassett (guitar),
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Wild Cherry was led by Rob Parissi (singer, guitarist, songwriter), who originally formed the group in 1970. Influenced by the likes of the Yardbirds and Sly & the Family Stone (and named after a flavor of cough drops), the group played around their hometown of Pittsburgh, PA, and even inked a recording contract with...
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