In 1976, the band Wild Cherry scored their first and only No. 1 hit with the song “Play That Funky Music.” The song, which appeared on the Ohio-based funk rock band’s self-titled 1976 debut album, hit ...

Charlotte has a rich history of funk music. Back in 1965, the "Grandmaster of Funk" himself Mr. James Brown recorded his single “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag” right here in the Queen City. As one of ...

Every week during TODAY's Talk, Hoda will be sharing the song that is currently making the rounds on her playlist.Here is a running list of her last five favorite tunes:-"Play that Funky Music White ...

1. WITH FLASH (IN THE PAN): Formed in 1970, Wild Cherry was a hard-rock Ohio band that broke up, then re-formed in 1975. By then, disco was raging but the band stuck with rock. One night while the ...

Master masher-upper DJ Cummerbund is back! For his latest creation that absolutely should not work but totally does, the viral videologist blended Rammstein’s “Du Hast” and Wild Cherry’s “Play That ...

*During Tyler Perry’s appearance on “The Tonight Show” Tuesday, host Jimmy Fallon let the audience decide which story they wanted to hear from him – an anecdote about President Obama, a story about an ...

Uché's energy level is never not at a ten. The American Idol contestant recently delivered an electrifying performance of "Play That Funky Music" by Wild Cherry during the singing competition's ...

Did you see Rammstein's huge, cinematic videos for their new singles Deutschland and Radio, and think, 'Eh, they're good, but just not...funky enough?' Well, mash-up artist DJ Cummerbund obviously ...

Kicking off the first new performance of the night on 'The Voice' was Nicholas David, the own-home family man who has made it no secret that he's doing this for the benefit of his family. It's ...

Today is the birthdate of Isaac Funk who with Adam Wagnalls gave us Funk & Wagnalls dictionary and encyclopedia. Tragically Funk died in 1912, well before he could get down to the music that would ...