(1950-12-29) 29 December 1950 (age 73) Mingo Junction, Ohio, U.S.
Origin
Steubenville, Ohio, U.S.
Genres
Funk
funk rock
blue-eyed soul
Occupation(s)
Singer
songwriter
musician
Instrument(s)
Vocals
guitar
Years active
1970–present
Musical artist
Robert Parissi (born 29 December 1950 in Mingo Junction, Ohio) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician, best known as frontman for the American funk group Wild Cherry.[1][2] He also wrote the group's only hit, the 1976 chart-topping "Play That Funky Music".[3] He was raised in the steel mill town of 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 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.
^"Vanilla Ice's style freezes". The Telegraph-Herald. 1 February 1991. p. 1. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
^Kaufman, Gil (1 April 2009). "Wild Cherry had a huge hit with the song during the 1970s disco era". MTV. p. 1. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
^Adams, Deanna R. (13 January 2010). Cleveland's Rock and Roll Roots. Arcadia Publishing. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-7385-7786-9.
Robert Parissi (born 29 December 1950 in Mingo Junction, Ohio) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician, best known as frontman for the American...
"Play That Funky Music" is a song written by RobParissi and recorded by the band Wild Cherry. The single was the first released by the Cleveland-based...
Rhyme" contains an interpolation of "Play That Funky Music", written by RobParissi. "Dangerous Mouths" contains an interpolation of "I Wonder If I Take...
a reformation of a popular local Ohio band led by vocalist/guitarist RobParissi. They recorded the hit "Play That Funky Music" that same year. Bassett...
break, "Are you going to play some funky music, white boys?" band leader RobParissi wrote the song on a bar order pad in about five minutes. Fred Schneider...
and his association with "The Rapper," he was recruited by frontman RobParissi. Ierace went on the road with the group for about the next year and was...
Station) Daryl Palumbo (Glassjaw, Head Automatica) Jett Pangan (The dawn) RobParissi (Wild Cherry) Park Bom (2NE1) Park Jihyo (Twice) Park Gyu-ri (KARA) Park...
violins. All tracks composed by RobParissi; except "It's All Up to You" by Alvin Fields and Michael Zager. Robert Parissi – lead guitar, lead vocals Allen...
out of them, and turn them into lovable pop." All tracks composed by RobParissi; except where indicated "I Love My Music" "Lana" "It's the Same Old Song"...
Your Love)" Y. Soryo Sheila Ferguson 3:32 4. "Play That Funky Music" RobParissi 3:14 5. "Fantasy" M. White V. White Eddie del Barrio 4:53 6. "Going in...
slit-faced bat (Nycteris major) Dwarf slit-faced bat (Nycteris nana) Parissi's slit-faced bat (Nycteris parisii) Egyptian slit-faced bat (Nycteris thebaica)...
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