Rob Parissi (lead vocals & guitar) was raised in the tough, diverse steel mill town of Mingo Junction, Ohio. Parissi graduated from Mingo High School in 1968. Rob formed his first band in 1970 in Steubenville, Ohio, one mile north of Mingo Jct. along the Ohio River. The band's name "Wild Cherry" was selected off a box of cough drops while Rob was recuperating from a brief hospital stay. The band played the Ohio Valley region, the West Virginia panhandle, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The original lineup is not known. Read more on Last.fm

Hey, do it now Hey, once i was a boogie singer Playin’ in a rock-and-roll band I never had no problems Burnin’ down the one-night stands And everything around me Got to start to feelin’ so low And i decided quickly Yes, i did To disco down and check out the show Yeah they were…