<Table> <Tr> <Td> "Get Down" (1973) </Td> <Td> "Play That Funky Music" (1976) </Td> <Td> "Baby Don't You Know" (1977) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "Get Down" (1973) </Td> <Td> "Play That Funky Music" (1976) </Td> <Td> "Baby Don't You Know" (1977) </Td> </Tr> <P> "Play That Funky Music" is a song written by Rob Parissi and recorded by the band Wild Cherry . The single was the first release by the Cleveland - based Sweet City record label in April 1976, and distributed by Epic Records . The performers on the recording included lead singer Parissi, electric guitarist Bryan Bassett, bassist Allen Wentz and drummer Ron Beitle, with session players Chuck Berginc, Jack Brndiar (trumpets), and Joe Eckert and Rick Singer (saxes) on the horn riff that runs throughout the song's verses . The single hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 18, 1976, and was also number one on the Hot Soul Singles chart . The single was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipments of over 2 million records, eventually selling 2.5 million in the United States alone . </P> <P> The song was listed at No. 73 on Billboard magazine's "All - Time Top 100 Songs" in 2008 . </P>

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