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class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">American rock band</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">This article is about the American funk rock band. 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div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard plainlist"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de; font-size: 125%;"><div class="fn org">Wild Cherry</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Wild_Cherry.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/51/Wild_Cherry.jpg/220px-Wild_Cherry.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="136" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/51/Wild_Cherry.jpg/330px-Wild_Cherry.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/51/Wild_Cherry.jpg 2x" data-file-width="401" data-file-height="248" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de">Background information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Origin</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Mingo_Junction,_Ohio" title="Mingo Junction, Ohio">Mingo Junction, Ohio</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genres</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist 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li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Funk_rock" title="Funk rock">Funk rock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blue-eyed_soul" title="Blue-eyed soul">blue-eyed soul</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Disco" title="Disco">disco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rhythm_and_blues" title="Rhythm and blues">R&B</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Years active</span></th><td class="infobox-data">1970–1979</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Labels</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Epic_Records" title="Epic Records">Epic</a></li> <li>Brown Bag</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Past members</span></th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rob_Parissi" title="Rob Parissi">Rob Parissi</a></li> <li>Ben Difabbio</li> <li>Louie Osso</li> <li>Larry Brown</li> <li>Larry Mader</li> <li>Coogie Stoddart</li> <li>Joe Buchmelter</li> <li>Bucky Lusk</li> <li>Ron Beitle</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bryan_Bassett" title="Bryan Bassett">Bryan Bassett</a></li> <li>Allen Wentz</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donnie_Iris" title="Donnie Iris">Donnie Iris</a></li> <li>Cooke Michalchick</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Avsec" title="Mark Avsec">Mark Avsec</a></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Wild Cherry</b> was an American <a href="/wiki/Funk_rock" title="Funk rock">funk rock</a> band formed in Mingo Junction, Ohio, in 1970 that was best known for its song "<a href="/wiki/Play_That_Funky_Music" title="Play That Funky Music">Play That Funky Music</a>". </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wild_Cherry_(band)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_lineups_(1970–1974)"><span id="Early_lineups_.281970.E2.80.931974.29"></span>Early lineups (1970–1974)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wild_Cherry_(band)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Early lineups (1970–1974)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Rob_Parissi" title="Rob Parissi">Rob Parissi</a> (lead vocals and guitar) was raised in the steel-mill town of <a href="/wiki/Mingo_Junction,_Ohio" title="Mingo Junction, Ohio">Mingo Junction, Ohio</a>. He graduated from <a href="/wiki/Mingo_High_School" class="mw-redirect" title="Mingo High School">Mingo High School</a> in 1968 and formed the band Wild Cherry in 1970 in <a href="/wiki/Steubenville,_Ohio" title="Steubenville, Ohio">Steubenville</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-bogdanov2003_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bogdanov2003-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The band's name, 'Wild Cherry', was taken from a box of cough drops.<sup id="cite_ref-harrison1976_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-harrison1976-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The band played the <a href="/wiki/Ohio_Valley" class="mw-redirect" title="Ohio Valley">Ohio Valley</a> region, the Northern <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia" title="West Virginia">West Virginia</a> panhandle, and <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh" title="Pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a>, Pennsylvania. The original lineup included Ben Difabbio (drums and vocals) and Louie Osso (guitar and vocals) from Steubenville, Larry Brown (bass and vocals) from <a href="/wiki/Weirton,_West_Virginia" title="Weirton, West Virginia">Weirton</a>, West Virginia, Larry Mader (keyboard and vocals) from <a href="/wiki/East_Springfield,_Ohio" title="East Springfield, Ohio">East Springfield</a>, Ohio, and Ron Vallera (guitar and background vocals) from Steubenville, Ohio). Over time, the band members changed; Osso, Brown, Mader, and Vallera left the band and were replaced by Parissi's cousin, Coogie Stoddart (guitar and vocals), and Joe Buchmelter (bass). Buchmelter was soon replaced by Bucky Lusk. </p><p>In the early 1970s, several records were released under their own label, including "You Can Be High (But Lay Low)" and "Something Special On Your Mind", in 1971. The music at this stage was pure rock music. Wild Cherry eventually gained a record contract with Brown Bag Records, owned and operated by <a href="/wiki/Terry_Knight" title="Terry Knight">Terry Knight</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-bogdanov2003_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bogdanov2003-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Brown Bag produced several demos and singles that were later distributed by <a href="/wiki/United_Artists_Records" title="United Artists Records">United Artists</a>, including "Get Down" (1973) and "Show Me Your Badge" (1973). </p><p>The band broke up, and Parissi left the music scene temporarily. He reformed the band in 1975.<sup id="cite_ref-bogdanov2003_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bogdanov2003-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Later_lineups_(1975–1979)"><span id="Later_lineups_.281975.E2.80.931979.29"></span>Later lineups (1975–1979)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wild_Cherry_(band)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Later lineups (1975–1979)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The new lineup consisted of <a href="/wiki/Bryan_Bassett" title="Bryan Bassett">Bryan Bassett</a> (guitar/vocals), <a href="/w/index.php?title=Allen_Wentz&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Allen Wentz (page does not exist)">Allen Wentz</a> (bass guitar/synthesizer/vocals), Ronald Beitle (drums), and Parissi.<sup id="cite_ref-bogdanov2003_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bogdanov2003-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As the group began to develop a following in the Pittsburgh area, <a href="/wiki/Disco" title="Disco">disco</a> was becoming increasingly popular, and they were repeatedly asked by listeners to play more dance music.<sup id="cite_ref-bogdanov2003_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bogdanov2003-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While brainstorming for new song ideas, Beitle recounted hearing a fan shout, "Are you white boys gonna play some funky music?" Parissi was inspired to write a song based on the phrase, so he began writing on a drink order pad with a pen borrowed from the bartender. After the band recorded the song, studio engineer Ken Hamann brought the band to the attention of Sweet City Records, distributed by <a href="/wiki/Epic_Records" title="Epic Records">Epic/CBS</a>, which signed the group.<sup id="cite_ref-harrison1976_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-harrison1976-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Parissi had intended to record the song as the <a href="/wiki/A-side_and_B-side" title="A-side and B-side">B-side</a> to a cover version of the <a href="/wiki/Commodores" title="Commodores">Commodores</a>' "I Feel Sanctified", but the label suggested it as the A-side instead.<sup id="cite_ref-arena2016_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-arena2016-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>"Play That Funky Music" became a huge hit when released in 1976, peaking at number one on both the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_magazine" class="mw-redirect" title="Billboard magazine"><i> Billboard</i></a> <a href="/wiki/R%26B" class="mw-redirect" title="R&B">R&B</a> and pop charts.<sup id="cite_ref-bogdanov2003_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bogdanov2003-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Both the single and Wild Cherry's self-titled debut album went platinum.<sup id="cite_ref-bogdanov2003_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bogdanov2003-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The band was named Best Pop Group of the Year by <a href="/wiki/Billboard_magazine" class="mw-redirect" title="Billboard magazine">Billboard</a> and received an <a href="/wiki/American_Music_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="American Music Award">American Music Award</a> for Top <a href="/wiki/R%26B" class="mw-redirect" title="R&B">R&B</a> Single of the Year as well as a pair of <a href="/wiki/Grammy" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy">Grammy</a> nominations for Best New Vocal Group and Best <a href="/wiki/R%26B" class="mw-redirect" title="R&B">R&B</a> Performance by a Group or Duo.<sup id="cite_ref-bogdanov2003_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bogdanov2003-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>"Play That Funky Music" was the only hit on the album, although "Hot to Trot" was a minor follow-up hit in some non-U.S. markets. The album featured contributions from keyboardist <a href="/wiki/Mark_Avsec" title="Mark Avsec">Mark Avsec</a>, who soon thereafter became a permanent member of the band. None of Wild Cherry's three subsequent albums were very popular. Neither <i>Electrified Funk</i> (1977) (which contained the "Play That Funky Music" soundalike single "Baby Don't You Know") nor <i><a href="/wiki/I_Love_My_Music" title="I Love My Music">I Love My Music</a></i> (1978) produced any top 40 hits, and <i><a href="/wiki/Only_the_Wild_Survive" title="Only the Wild Survive">Only the Wild Survive</a></i> (1979) did not even produce a top 100 single. The band broke up in late 1979.<sup id="cite_ref-arena2016_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-arena2016-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Coogie Stoddart returned to perform with Wild Cherry, beginning with the tour to support <i>Electrified Funk</i>, and recorded <i>I Love My Music</i> with the band. Stoddart toured with the group, in support of <i>I Love My Music</i>, but left before <i>Only the Wild Survive</i> was recorded. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Post-breakup_(1980–present)"><span id="Post-breakup_.281980.E2.80.93present.29"></span>Post-breakup (1980–present)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wild_Cherry_(band)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Post-breakup (1980–present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Mark Avsec partnered with <a href="/wiki/Donnie_Iris" title="Donnie Iris">Donnie Iris</a> (of <a href="/wiki/The_Jaggerz" title="The Jaggerz">the Jaggerz</a>) in the early 1980s to form Donnie Iris and the Cruisers. Iris had played with Wild Cherry on their fourth and final album. Their hit singles included "<a href="/wiki/Ah!_Leah!" title="Ah! Leah!">Ah! Leah!</a>"<sup id="cite_ref-bogdanov2003_1-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bogdanov2003-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Avsec also teamed up with fellow Cruiser <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Valentine" title="Kevin Valentine">Kevin Valentine</a> to record under the moniker <a href="/wiki/Cellarful_of_Noise" title="Cellarful of Noise">Cellarful of Noise</a> in 1985, releasing two albums with this project. Another of Avsec's compositions, "<a href="/wiki/She_Don%27t_Know_Me" title="She Don't Know Me">She Don't Know Me</a>", originally written for the band La Flavour (who later evolved into "Fair Warning"), became one of the first hits for the then-fledgling band <a href="/wiki/Bon_Jovi" title="Bon Jovi">Bon Jovi</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-michaels2005_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-michaels2005-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A lawsuit related to "Ah! Leah!" inspired Avsec to become a copyright lawyer.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <ul><li>Allen Wentz moved to New York City and became a session synthesizer specialist, playing on many records and jingles. He has worked with artists ranging from <a href="/wiki/Luther_Vandross" title="Luther Vandross">Luther Vandross</a> and <a href="/wiki/Roberta_Flack" title="Roberta Flack">Roberta Flack</a> to <a href="/wiki/Cyndi_Lauper" title="Cyndi Lauper">Cyndi Lauper</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li></ul> <ul><li>Bryan Bassett became a producer and engineer at King Snake Studio in <a href="/wiki/Sanford,_Florida" title="Sanford, Florida">Sanford</a>, Florida. He has played with <a href="/wiki/Foghat" title="Foghat">Foghat</a> and <a href="/wiki/Molly_Hatchet" title="Molly Hatchet">Molly Hatchet</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and he has also served as a board governor for the Florida Chapter of <a href="/wiki/NARAS" class="mw-redirect" title="NARAS">NARAS</a>.</li></ul> <ul><li>Parissi moved to <a href="/wiki/Miami" title="Miami">Miami</a>, Florida in 1979 and formed a tour band with <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Caldwell" title="Bobby Caldwell">Bobby Caldwell</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-arena2016_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-arena2016-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1980, Parissi moved to <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>, met members of <a href="/wiki/Billy_Squier" title="Billy Squier">Billy Squier</a>'s band, and did recording sessions with them. At the same time, he also co-wrote songs with Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Kent and co-produced the album <i><a href="/wiki/Dedication_(Gary_U.S._Bonds_album)" title="Dedication (Gary U.S. Bonds album)">Dedication</a></i>, along with <a href="/wiki/Gary_U.S._Bonds" title="Gary U.S. Bonds">Gary U.S. Bonds</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Springsteen" title="Bruce Springsteen">Bruce Springsteen</a> in 1980-81.<sup id="cite_ref-arena2016_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-arena2016-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The album produced the hit "This Little Girl (Is Mine)", which sold over 500,000 copies, for which Rob was awarded another gold album. As of the 2010s, Parissi resides in Florida and is writing and recording in the adult contemporary and <a href="/wiki/Smooth_jazz" title="Smooth jazz">smooth jazz</a> genres, as in his CD "The Real Deal", an all-vocal album.<sup id="cite_ref-arena2016_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-arena2016-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <dl><dd>On August 11, 2013, the people of Parissi's hometown in Mingo Junction, Ohio renamed the longest street there as Rob Parissi Boulevard and declared August 11 as Rob Parissi Day.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He and his wife, Ilona, established a scholarship endowment for his former consolidated high school, now named <a href="/wiki/Indian_Creek_High_School_(Wintersville,_Ohio)" title="Indian Creek High School (Wintersville, Ohio)">Indian Creek High School</a>, and he returns every year to do a charity fundraiser.</dd></dl> <ul><li>Ron Beitle (1954–2017) performed with several rock bands, including Nied's Hotel Band in Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He died in 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Musical_style">Musical style</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wild_Cherry_(band)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Musical style"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Wild Cherry's musical style has been described as <a href="/wiki/Funk_rock" title="Funk rock">funk rock</a><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Blue-eyed_soul" title="Blue-eyed soul">blue-eyed soul</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Disco" title="Disco">disco</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Rhythm_and_blues" title="Rhythm and blues">R&B</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-stereogum_genres_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stereogum_genres-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The band originally formed as a <a href="/wiki/Hard_rock" title="Hard rock">hard rock</a> band.<sup id="cite_ref-stereogum_genres_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stereogum_genres-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Band_members">Band members</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wild_Cherry_(band)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Band members"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Final_lineup">Final lineup</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wild_Cherry_(band)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Final lineup"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rob_Parissi" title="Rob Parissi">Rob Parissi</a> – vocals, guitar <small>(1970–1979)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donnie_Iris" title="Donnie Iris">Donnie Iris</a> – guitar, vocals <small>(1978–1979)</small></li> <li>Cooke Michalchick – bass, vocals <small>(1978–1979)</small></li> <li>Ronald Beitle – drums, percussion <small>(1975–1979)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Avsec" title="Mark Avsec">Mark Avsec</a> – keyboards <small>(1975–1979)</small></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Previous_members">Previous members</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wild_Cherry_(band)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Previous members"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Ben Difabbio – drums, vocals <small>(1970–1975)</small></li> <li>Louie Osso – guitar, vocals <small>(1970–1973)</small></li> <li>Larry Brown – bass, vocals <small>(1970–1973)</small></li></ul> <ul><li>Coogie Stoddart – guitar, vocals <small>(1973–1975, 1977–78)</small></li> <li>Joe Buchmelter – bass <small>(1973)</small></li> <li>Bucky Lusk – bass <small>(1973–1975)</small></li> <li>Allen Wentz – bass, synthesizer, vocals <small>(1975–1978)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bryan_Bassett" title="Bryan Bassett">Bryan Bassett</a> – guitar <small>(1975–1978)</small></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Timeline">Timeline</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wild_Cherry_(band)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Timeline"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="timeline-wrapper"><map name="timeline_apfxv7qntxpyvw54vkqpahwyg4rhp1r"></map><img usemap="#timeline_apfxv7qntxpyvw54vkqpahwyg4rhp1r" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/timeline/apfxv7qntxpyvw54vkqpahwyg4rhp1r.png" /></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wild_Cherry_(band)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Discography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Studio_albums">Studio albums</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wild_Cherry_(band)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Studio albums"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>List of studio albums, with selected chart positions </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Album </th> <th style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"><a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">US</a><br /><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"><a href="/wiki/Top_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Albums" title="Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums">US<br />R&B</a><br /><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"><a href="/wiki/Dutch_Album_Top_100" title="Dutch Album Top 100">NLD</a><br /><sup id="cite_ref-NLD_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NLD-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"><a href="/wiki/VG-lista" title="VG-lista">NOR</a><br /><sup id="cite_ref-NOR_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NOR-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Certification </th></tr> <tr> <td>1976 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Wild_Cherry_(album)" title="Wild Cherry (album)">Wild Cherry</a></i> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">12 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">17 </td> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" title="Recording Industry Association of America">RIAA</a>: Platinum<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1977 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Electrified_Funk" title="Electrified Funk">Electrified Funk</a></i> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">51 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">33 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1978 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/I_Love_My_Music" title="I Love My Music">I Love My Music</a></i> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">84 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">54 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1979 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Only_the_Wild_Survive" title="Only the Wild Survive">Only the Wild Survive</a></i> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7" style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt;">"—" denotes releases that did not chart. </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Compilation_albums">Compilation albums</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wild_Cherry_(band)&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Compilation albums"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i>Play the Funk</i> (2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Super_Hits_(Wild_Cherry_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Super Hits (Wild Cherry album)">Super Hits</a></i> (2002)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Singles">Singles</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wild_Cherry_(band)&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Singles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>List of singles, with selected chart positions </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Album </th> <th style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"><a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">US</a><br /><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"><a href="/wiki/Hot_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Songs" title="Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs">US<br />R&B</a><br /><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"><a href="/wiki/RPM_(magazine)" title="RPM (magazine)">CAN</a><br /><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"><a href="/wiki/Ultratop" title="Ultratop">BEL<br />(FL)</a><br /><sup id="cite_ref-VL_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VL-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"><a href="/wiki/GfK_Entertainment_charts" title="GfK Entertainment charts">GER</a><br /><sup id="cite_ref-GER_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GER-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"><a href="/wiki/Dutch_Single_Top_100" title="Dutch Single Top 100">NLD</a><br /><sup id="cite_ref-NLD_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NLD-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"><a href="/wiki/Official_New_Zealand_Music_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="Official New Zealand Music Chart">NZ</a><br /><sup id="cite_ref-NZ_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NZ-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"><a href="/wiki/UK_Singles_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="UK Singles Chart">UK</a><br /><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Certifications </th></tr> <tr> <td>1970 </td> <td>"You Can Be High (But Lay Low) / Tomorrow Morning" </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1971 </td> <td>"Something Special on Your Mind / You Took the Sun Away" </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1972 </td> <td>"Get Down / I Wrote This Song for You" </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1973 </td> <td>"Get Down / Livin' & Lovin'" <small>(reissue)</small> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1973 </td> <td>"Show Me Your Badge / Bring Back the Fire" </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1975 </td> <td>"Voodoo Doll / Because Your Love Is Mine" </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1976 </td> <td>"I Feel Sanctified" </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Play_That_Funky_Music" title="Play That Funky Music">Play That Funky Music</a>" </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">42 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">7 </td> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/British_Phonographic_Industry" title="British Phonographic Industry">BPI</a>: Platinum<sup id="cite_ref-BPI_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BPI-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">1977 </td> <td>"Baby Don't You Know" </td> <td style="text-align:center;">43 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">41 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">55 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"Hot to Trot" </td> <td style="text-align:center;">95 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">62 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">17 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"Hold On (With Strings)" </td> <td style="text-align:center;">61 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">78 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">1978 </td> <td>"123 Kind of Love" </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"I Love My Music" </td> <td style="text-align:center;">69 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">49 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">70 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"This Old Heart of Mine" </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1979 </td> <td>"Try a Piece of My Love" </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="10" style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt;">"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wild_Cherry_(band)&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_artists_who_reached_number_one_in_the_United_States" title="List of artists who reached number one in the United States">List of artists who reached number one in the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_artists_who_reached_number_one_on_the_Billboard_R%26B_chart" title="List of artists who reached number one on the Billboard R&B chart">List of artists who reached number one on the <i>Billboard</i> R&B chart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_blue-eyed_soul_artists" title="List of blue-eyed soul artists">List of blue-eyed soul artists</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_funk_rock_bands" class="mw-redirect" title="List of funk rock bands">List of funk rock bands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_one-hit_wonders_in_the_United_States#1970s" title="List of one-hit wonders in the United States">List of 1970s one-hit wonders in the United States</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wild_Cherry_(band)&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Notes">Notes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wild_Cherry_(band)&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output 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Avsec">Mark Avsec</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donnie_Iris" title="Donnie Iris">Donnie Iris</a></li> <li>Coogie Stoddart</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Wild_Cherry_(album)" title="Wild Cherry (album)">Wild Cherry</a></i> (1976)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Electrified_Funk" title="Electrified Funk">Electrified Funk</a></i> (1977)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/I_Love_My_Music" title="I Love My Music">I Love My Music</a></i> (1978)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Only_the_Wild_Survive" title="Only the Wild Survive">Only the Wild Survive</a></i> (1979)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Compilations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Play_the_Funk" class="mw-redirect" title="Play the Funk">Play the Funk</a></i> (2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Super_Hits_(Wild_Cherry_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Super Hits (Wild Cherry album)">Super Hits</a></i> (2002)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Singles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Play_That_Funky_Music" title="Play That Funky Music">Play That Funky Music</a>" (1976)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox authority-control" 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