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Robert Parissi
Robert Parissi (born 29 December 1950) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician, best known as frontman for the American funk group Wild Cherry (band), Wild Cherry. He also wrote the group's only hit, the 1976 chart-topping "Play That Funky Music". He was raised in the steel mill town of Mingo Junction, Ohio, Mingo Junction, Ohio. He graduated from Mingo High School in 1968. Rob formed the band Wild Cherry in 1970 in Steubenville, Ohio, one mile north of Mingo Junction along the Ohio River. The band played the Ohio Valley region, Wheeling, West Virginia, Wheeling, West Virginia and the rest of the Northern West Virginia panhandle, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. After Wild Cherry disbanded in 1979 without another major hit, Parissi became a producer and dedicated himself to adult contemporary music. He writes and records smooth jazz and has collaborated with Steve Oliver and Will Donato. Discography With Wild Cherry * ''Wild Cherry (album), Wild Cherry'', 1976 * ''Elect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mingo Junction, Ohio
Mingo Junction is a village (United States)#Ohio, village in Jefferson County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 3,347 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville metropolitan area. History The Mingo Native Americans in the United States, Indian tribe once had a settlement at the location of the present-day village, which is the source of its name. Originally known as Mingo Bottom or Mingo Town, it was the starting point for the ill-fated Crawford expedition against Native Americans in 1782, during the American Revolutionary War. In 1770, George Washington set out on an expedition to explore the Ohio River Valley. On October 22 he camped overnight in what was known then as Mingo Town, describing it as blustery and cold with about 20 cabins and 70 inhabitants of the Iroquois Confederation. Washington wrote a complete account of his observations in a diary stored in the Library of Congress. Mingo Junction was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smooth Jazz
Smooth jazz is commercially oriented crossover jazz music. Although often described as a "genre", it is a debatable and highly controversial subject in jazz music circles. As a radio format, however, smooth jazz radio became the successor to easy listening music on radio station programming from the mid-1970s through the early 1990s. History Smooth jazz may be thought of as commercially-oriented, crossover jazz which came to prominence in the 1980s, displacing the more venturesome jazz fusion from which it emerged. It avoids the improvisational "risk-taking" of jazz fusion, emphasizing melodic form, and much of the music was initially "a combination of jazz with easy-listening pop music and lightweight R&B." During the mid-1970s in the United States, it was known as "smooth radio"; the genre was not termed "smooth jazz" until the 1980s. The term itself seems to have been birthed directly out of radio marketing efforts. In an industry focus group in the late 1980s, one pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wild Cherry (band) Members
Wild cherry is a common name for species of cherries growing outside of cultivation, especially: *''Prunus avium'', commonly known as "wild cherry" in the British Isles *''Prunus serotina'', commonly known as "wild cherry" in North America *''Prunus cerasus'', also called "sour cherry" or "tart cherry" Wild cherry or Wild Cherry may also refer to: Other plants * ''Antidesma bunius'', native to Southeast Asia and northern Australia * ''Exocarpos cupressiformis'', native to southeastern Australia Places * Wild Cherry, Arkansas, a community in the United States Entertainment *Wild Cherry (band), an American rock band **Wild Cherry (album), ''Wild Cherry'' (album), self-titled album *Wild Cherry (film), ''Wild Cherry'' (film) (2009), American film directed by Dana Lustig *Wild Cherry (TV series), ''Wild Cherry'' (TV series), British television series created by Nicôle Lecky {{disambiguation, plants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1950 Births
Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 crashes in a snowstorm. All 19 aboard are killed, including almost the entire national ice hockey team (VVS Moscow) of the Soviet Air Force – 11 players, as well as a team doctor and a masseur. * January 6 – The UK recognizes the People's Republic of China; the Republic of China severs diplomatic relations with Britain in response. * January 7 – A fire in the St Elizabeth's Ward of Mercy Hospital in Davenport, Iowa, United States, kills 41 patients. * January 9 – The Israeli government recognizes the People's Republic of China. * January 12 – Submarine collides with Sweden, Swedish oil tanker ''Divina'' in the Thames Estuary and sinks; 64 die. * January 13 – Finland forms diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of Chin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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American Male Guitarists
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label that was previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Only The Wild Survive
''Only the Wild Survive'' is the fourth and final studio album by Wild Cherry, released in 1979. It contains the single "Keep On Playin' That Funky Music" a sequel to their 1976 hit " Play That Funky Music". It was also the first and only Wild Cherry album to feature Donnie Iris (formerly of the Jaggerz) as a performer. After Wild Cherry's breakup, Iris and bandmate Mark Avsec would launch Donnie Iris and the Cruisers. Critical reception The ''Ottawa Journal'' noted that "the band has become firmly established as a funk band prone to writing songs that regularly sound the same as 'Play That Funky Music'." Track listing # "Try a Piece of My Love" (James Robert Barrett, Mark Cunningham) - 4:28 # "Look at Her Dance" (Russ Ballard) - 4:40 # "Don't Wait Too Long" (Robert Parissi) - 5:50 # "Starlight" (Parissi) - 4:25 # "Hold On to Your Hiney" (Tony Joe White) - 4:15 # "All Night's All Right" (Dean Parks) - 3:50 # "Raindance" ( Billy Burnette, Larry Henley) - 3:26 # "Take Me Back ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Love My Music
''I Love My Music'' is the third studio album by Wild Cherry, released in 1978. It includes "Don't Stop, Get Off", a single with no lyrics outside the title itself, sung in a strident voice, backed by horns playing a funky riff. Also featured on the album is "1 2 3 Kind of Love", which, while never released as a single, did receive radio airplay. The album entered ''Billboard''s Top 200 chart in early February 1978, then rose to its highest position at number 84 during the week of April 8. Critical reception The ''Bay State Banner'' wrote that Wild Cherry are "the first white bar band in this country (AWB are Scottish) to so completely opt for slick and tasty party funk instead of the usual Chicago blues... Wild Cherry plays lots of gently funky, mid-tempo soul-man songs." ''The Globe and Mail ''The Globe and Mail'' is a Newspapers in Canada, Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in Western Canada, western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of more than 6 mill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electrified Funk
''Electrified Funk'' is the second studio album by the funk rock band Wild Cherry, released in 1977. It contains the track "Baby Don't You Know", which roughly continues the theme and story of their 1976 hit " Play That Funky Music" by effectively explaining that, contrary to popular belief, all of the band's members were white despite its typically-Black funk/R&B sound. The song peaked at number 43 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became their second-highest charting hit. It also contains a repeat of a song from the first album, "Hold On (With Strings)", this time with added violins. Track listing All tracks composed by Rob Parissi; except "It's All Up to You" by Alvin Fields and Michael Zager. Personnel *Robert Parissi Robert Parissi (born 29 December 1950) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician, best known as frontman for the American funk group Wild Cherry (band), Wild Cherry. He also wrote the group's only hit, the 1976 chart-topping "Play That Funk ... – lead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wild Cherry (album)
''Wild Cherry'' is the debut studio album by Wild Cherry, released in 1976. The album includes the group's only major single success, "Play That Funky Music". Track listing Song credits and lengths taken from original LP sticker. All songs written by Rob Parissi, except where noted. Personnel Wild Cherry *Robert Parissi – guitars, lead vocals *Bryan Bassett – guitars, backing vocals *Allen Wentz – bass, backing vocals, synthesizers *Ronald Beitle – drums, backing vocals, percussion Additional personnel *Chuck Berginc, Jack Brndiar, Joe Eckert, Rick Singer – horns (tracks 1, 3, 6) *Becky Goldstein, Tampa Lann – backing vocals (tracks 2, 7, 8) *Mark Avsec Mark Avsec (born August 23, 1954) is an American rock keyboardist, songwriter, and producer. He was a member of the funk rock band Wild Cherry. Avsec was an original member of Donnie Iris & the Cruisers. He wrote or co-wrote all of the band's ... – synthesizer (tracks 2, 5, 8, 9), piano (track 5) *Gerald ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
