Question: Who sing play that funky music white boy?

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context: "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.
question: Who sing play that funky music white boy in 1976?
short_answers: Rob Parissi
wikipage: Play That Funky Music

context: American rapper Vanilla Ice later released a song featuring an interpretation of "Play That Funky Music". Based on this single, the independent record label Ichiban Records signed Vanilla Ice to a record deal, releasing the album "Hooked" in January 1989, containing "Play That Funky Music" and its B-side, "Ice Ice Baby".
question: Who sing play that funky music white boy in 1989?
short_answers: Vanilla Ice
wikipage: Play That Funky Music

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question: Who sing play that funky music white boy in 1988?
short_answers: Roxanne

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knowledge: content: "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.[2]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. 
wikipage: Play That Funky Music

content: Rob Parissi (lead vocals and guitar) was raised in the steel mill town of Mingo Junction, Ohio. He graduated from Mingo High School in 1968, and formed the band Wild Cherry in 1970 in Steubenville, Ohio.
wikipage: Wild Cherry (band)

content: American rapper Vanilla Ice later released a song featuring an interpretation of "Play That Funky Music". Based on this single, the independent record label Ichiban Records signed Vanilla Ice to a record deal, releasing the album Hooked in January 1989, containing "Play That Funky Music" and its B-side, "Ice Ice Baby".[
wikipage: Wild Cherry (band)

content: In 1988, the band Roxanne reached No. 63 on the Billboard Hot 100 with a cover version.
wikipage: Wild Cherry (band)
long_answer: "Play That Funky Music" is a song written and performed by Rob Parissi and the band Wild Cherry, which was the first released by the Cleveland-based Sweet City record label in April 1976. American rapper Vanilla Ice later released a song featuring an interpretation of "Play That Funky Music." This led the rapper to get a record deal with Ichiban Records, releasing the album Hooked in January 1989, containing "Play That Funky Music" and its B-side, "Ice Ice Baby". Additionally, in 1988, the band Roxanne reached No. 63 on the Billboard Hot 100 with a cover version.