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.
Average White Band with Wild Cherry
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Wild Cherry has had 7 concerts.
Wild Cherry is most often considered to be Rock, Soul, Funk, Disco, and Funk Rock.
The last Wild Cherry concert was on June 27, 1979 at The Palace in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. The bands that performed were: Average White Band / Wild Cherry.
