O.H.W. # 13 🎸 Traditional Cache

A One Hit Wonder (O.H.W.) is a musical artist who is successful with one hit song, but without a comparable subsequent hit.  The term may also be applied to an artist who is remembered for only one hit despite other successes.  This series of caches contains artists known primarily for one hit song in the United States, who are described as one-hit wonders by the media. 

 "Play That Funky Music" is a song written by Rob Parissi and recorded by the band Wild Cherry.  The single was the first released 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; it 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 and eventually sold 2.5 million in the United States alone.