Question: Which band was formed first, John Popper's band, Blues Traveler, or Rob Parissi's band, Wild Cherry?

Context articles: Play That Funky Music
What Would You Say
Pepsi Wild Cherry
Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion
Rob Parissi
Cee-Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections
John Popper
Rob Clores
Treasures (Dolly Parton album)
Blues Traveler (album)

"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.
"What Would You Say" is a song by American rock group Dave Matthews Band.
 It was released in September 1994 as the lead single from their debut album "Under the Table and Dreaming".
 It reached #11 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.
 In June 1995 it peaked at #9 on the Mainstream Top 40 chart.
 John Popper of Blues Traveler performed the harmonica solo in the breakdown before the last verse.
Pepsi Wild Cherry is a cherry-flavored cola first introduced in 1988 by PepsiCo as a replacement for Cherry Cola Slice, introduced as part of the line in 1986.
 A sugar-free version is also available, with zero calories, named Diet Pepsi Wild Cherry.
 Alongside the beverages, a Lip Balm version is also available.
 Pepsi Wild Cherry is currently sold in the United States and Canada as a regular, permanent product.
Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion was a 2004 musical documentary special which aired on PBS.
 The special featured Irene Cara, KC & The Sunshine Band, Yvonne Elliman, The Hues Corporation, Peaches & Herb, Karen Lynn Gorney, A Taste of Honey, Rob Parissi of Wild Cherry, Leo Sayer, Deney Terrio, Frankie Valli, Martha Wash, Barry Williams, Norma Jean Wright and Felton Pilate.
 It was directed by T.J. Lubinsky, and produced by Jerry Blavat, Henry J. DeLuca, Cousin Brucie Morrow and Lubinsky.
 One of the associate producers was Marty Angelo.
Robert "Rob" Parissi is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist, perhaps best known as frontman for the American funk group Wild Cherry, best known for their 1976 Parissi-penned chart-topper "Play That Funky Music".
 He was born in 1950 and raised in the steel mill town of Mingo Junction, Ohio.
 He graduated from Mingo High School in 1968.
 Rob formed the band Wild Cherry in 1970 in Steubenville, Ohio, one mile north of Mingo Junction along the Ohio River.
 The band played the Ohio Valley region, Wheeling, West Virginia and the rest of the Northern West Virginia panhandle, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Cee-Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections is the debut studio album by American hip hop musician Cee Lo Green, released on April 23, 2002.
 The album features guest appearances from Jahalla, Kirkland Underground, John Popper (of Blues Traveler), Joey Huffman and fellow Dungeon Family rappers Big Gipp and Backbone.
John Popper (born March 29, 1967) is an American musician and songwriter.
 He is most famous for his role as frontman of rock band Blues Traveler performing harmonica, guitar, and vocals.
Rob Clores is an American, New York-based keyboard player, who has toured and recorded with The Black Crowes, Tom Jones, Enrique Iglesias, Men at Work frontman Colin Hay, Marius Muller Westernhagen, Joan Osborne, Blues Traveler frontman John Popper, Spin Doctors frontman Chris Barron, Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes, Jesse Malin, Willie Nile, The Dirty Pearls and James Maddock.
Treasures is a 1996 Dolly Parton album, made up of covers of rock and country hits from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.
 It was her 33rd studio album.
 Among the selections were work by Merle Haggard, Jeanne Pruett, Neil Young, Kris Kristofferson, Cat Stevens and Mac Davis.
 Perhaps the most surprising choices to fans were Young's "After the Gold Rush" and Stevens' "Peace Train", though Parton confessed a longtime admiration for both performers' work.
 (She had also recorded "After the Gold Rush" in 1994 with Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris as part of the "Trio 2" album, though as of "Treasures"' release, the "Trio" recording had not yet been released.)
 The album received mixed reviews and reached number 24 on the U.S. country albums charts.
 "Treasures" featured a number of famous guest artists, including Ladysmith Black Mambazo, John Popper of Blues Traveler, David Hidalgo of Los Lobos, and Alison Krauss.
Blues Traveler, the eponymous debut album from Blues Traveler, was released on A&M Records in 1990.
 It establishes the band's trademark jam band sound featuring John Popper's harmonica.