Wild Cherry | 9780998691138 | Phoenix Rising Publications, 2017 | 2017 | Aliyah Murphy The Wild cherry tree. Item Preview. remove-circle. Share or Embed This Item. Share to Twitter. Share to Facebook. Share to Reddit. The Wild cherry tree. by. Bates, H. E. (Herbert Ernest), 1905-1974. Publication date. 1971. Publisher. Harmondsworth : Penguin. Read Wild Cherry by K'wan with a free trial. Read unlimited* books and audiobooks on the web, iPad, iPhone and Android. Book Preview. Wild Cherry - K'wan. You've reached the end of this preview. Sign up to read more! Wild Cherry was an American funk rock band formed in Mingo Junction, Ohio, in 1970 that was best known for its song "Play That Funky Music". Rob Parissi (lead vocals and guitar) was raised in the steel mill town of Mingo Junction, Ohio. He graduated from Mingo High School in 1968, and formed the band Wild Cherry in 1970 in Steubenville, Ohio. The band's name 'Wild Cherry' was taken from a box of cough drops. The band played the Ohio Valley region, the Northern West Virginia panhandle, and Pittsburgh This was Wild Cherry's first album, and unfortunately nothing they did since even came close. Several tracks here are good.."I Feel Sanctified", "Don't Go Near The Water" and "Hold On" are just as good as the iconic "Play That Funky Music" This album is an enjoyable example that proves that the "honkies got soul". Wild Cherry, gruppo conosciuto e considerato dai più solo per la canzone di apertura di questo album del '76 Play that funky music !.