@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!Title: Wild Cherry - Wild CherryYear/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1976, Funk, Funk Rock and Disco, Mingo Junction, Ohio 8/26Matrix #: PE-34195Condition: VG+ (LM) | Members: Wild Cherry (N/A)Cultural Facts: Notable Track: “Play That Funky Music” became the band’s defining song, combining hard-rock guitar with a dance-floor funk groove and Rob Parissi’s shouted vocal. Personal Struggle: Wild Cherry had struggled to attract audiences as a straight rock band, and repeated requests from clubgoers to play funk pushed Parissi to turn the phrase into the song that revived their career. Production Style: The album mixes heavy guitar riffs, horns, handclaps, and tightly syncopated rhythms, reflecting the mid-1970s crossover between rock, funk, and disco. 8/1/26 LM 9.15.23 KG 4/1/26 LM
