'Play That Funky Music': The Story Behind Adam Lambert's 'American Idol' Cover

Wild Cherry had a huge hit with the song during the 1970s disco era.By Gil Kaufman Adam Lambert performs "Play That Funky Music" on "American Idol" on Tuesday night Photo: Frank Micelotta/ Getty Images Leave it to Adam Lambert to take one of the most recognizable and frequently spun hits of the disco era and make it his own. When the front-running "American Idol" musical-theater howler announced his decision to resurrect the 1976 disco funk hit "Play That Funky Music" by Wild Cherry o...

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