1976 No. 1 Classic Rock Hit Became a Timeless Classic

When the Ohio-based rock band Wild Cherry released their very first song, they had no idea it would still have a huge ...
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Wild Cherry's 1976 No. 1 One-Hit Wonder Was Written in Five Minutes

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 1976, the band Wild Cherry scored their first and only No. 1 hit with the song “Play That Funky Music.” The song, which ...
American Songwriter

How This Groovy 1976 One-Hit Wonder Reflected a Major Musical Shift Happening From the 1970s to 1980s

With each passing decade, music seems to shift into a new evolutionary phase that defines a specific moment in time. The bubblegum pop of the 1950s gave way to the blues-driven rock ‘n’ roll of the ...
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Van Halen meets Wild Cherry: Crooked Counsel rocks on after 30 years

Growing up, 67-year-old Shuri Pass sang into her hairbrush to Alice Cooper songs and participated in her church’s youth choir. While her current musical career isn’t what she imagined, she’s happy ...