Artist
Wild Cherry
- Albums
- 2
- Popular songs
- 10
- Origin
- Mingo Junction
- Active since
- 1970
- Artist type
- Group
New Release
Biography
Rob Parissi (lead vocals & guitar) was raised in the tough, diverse steel mill town of Mingo Junction, Ohio. Parissi graduated from Mingo High School in 1968. Rob formed his first band in 1970 in Steubenville, Ohio, one mile north of Mingo Jct. along the Ohio River. The band's name "Wild Cherry" was selected off a box of cough drops while Rob was recuperating from a brief hospital stay. The band played the Ohio Valley region, the West Virginia panhandle, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The original lineup is not known.
Popular Songs by Wild Cherry
- 01 1 2 3 Kind Of Love From Collections 3:43
- 02 Hold On (With Strings) From Collections 4:11
- 03 I Love My Music From Collections 4:05
- 04 Hold On To Your Hiney (Album Version) From Collections 4:22
- 05 Play That Funky Music From Collections 5:02
- 06 Try a Piece of My Love From Collections 4:37
- 07 Keep On Playin' That Funky Music (Album Version) From Collections 4:05
- 08 99 1/2 From Collections 2:59
- 09 Hot to Trot From Collections 3:16
- 10 Electrified Funk From Collections 3:46
