Neither George Clinton nor KC and the Sunshine Band came up with this song. This belonged to Wild Cherry. The song came to them after performing at a wedding where one of the guests literally shouted out "Play some funky music, white boy!"
That influenced the group to come up with what became the group's first and only major hit. At the time, Parliament-Funkadelic was extremely popular, as was George Clinton. So were KC and the Sunshine Band. Wild Cherry figured this out at that wedding when the guests wanted to play funk.
Neither George Clinton nor KC and the Sunshine Band came up with this song. This belonged to Wild Cherry. The song came to them after performing at a wedding where one of the guests literally shouted out "Play some funky music, white boy!"
That influenced the group to come up with what became the group's first and only major hit. At the time, Parliament-Funkadelic was extremely popular, as was George Clinton. So were KC and the Sunshine Band. Wild Cherry figured this out at that wedding when the guests wanted to play funk.