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"Play That Funky Music" is a song written by Rob Parissi and recorded by the band Wild Cherry. The single was the first released by the Cleveland -based Sweet City record label in April 1976 and distributed by Epic Records . [ 4 ]
None of Wild Cherry's three subsequent albums were very popular. Neither Electrified Funk (1977) (which contained the "Play That Funky Music" soundalike single "Baby Don't You Know") nor I Love My Music (1978) produced any top 40 hits, and Only the Wild Survive (1979) did not even produce a top 100 single. The band broke up in late 1979.
The album includes the group's only major single success, "Play That Funky Music". ... Allen Wentz – bass, backing vocals, synthesizers; Ronald Beitle – drums ...
John Watson Jr. (February 3, 1935 – May 17, 1996), [3] often known professionally as Johnny "Guitar" Watson, was an American musician.A flamboyant showman and electric guitarist in the style of T-Bone Walker, his recording career spanned 40 years, and encompassed rhythm and blues, funk and soul music.
Brian Knapp Gardner, also known as Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, [1] is an American mastering engineer. He has worked on a number of recordings since the mid-1960s, including classic rock , funk , disco , alternative rock , R&B , hip hop , pop punk and dance-pop . [ 2 ]
A contrafact is a musical composition built using the chord progression of a pre-existing song, but with a new melody and arrangement.Typically the original tune's progression and song form will be reused but occasionally just a section will be reused in the new composition.
Robert Andrew Kreinar (November 26, 1937 – July 16, 2012), known as Bob Babbitt, was an American bassist, most famous for his work as a member of Motown Records' studio band, the Funk Brothers, from 1966 to 1972, as well as his tenure as part of MFSB for Philadelphia International Records afterwards.
It's an absolute tour de force of style and songwriting, from the funk grooves like '100 Watts of Funky', the blistering rock of tracks like the title track, and even spoken-word thoughts from Jesse." [4] In 2010, Johnson was featured on the album Blues In My Sunshine, by Sue Ann Carwell (who had also been a vocal contributor to Verbal ...