{"id":13740,"date":"2018-02-05T11:54:02","date_gmt":"2018-02-05T16:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=13740"},"modified":"2018-02-05T13:53:08","modified_gmt":"2018-02-05T18:53:08","slug":"rock-n-wrestling-pro-wrestlers-musical-streak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2018\/02\/05\/rock-n-wrestling-pro-wrestlers-musical-streak\/","title":{"rendered":"Rock N’ Wrestling: Pro Wrestlers With A Musical Streak"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sorry 80s fans, this article isn’t actually about the Rock N’ Wrestling Era<\/strong> of the WWF in the 1980s, where the WWF partnered with MTV to launch the era that elevated pro wrestling back into the mainstream zeitgeist. Rather, it’s a look at professional wrestlers who have gone onto legitimate musical careers (or in some cases, started as musicians) outside of their pro wrestling career. This isn’t about Koko B. Ware<\/strong>‘s “Pildedriver” or walking with Elias<\/strong>. With the recent release of Fozzy<\/strong>‘s latest single, “Painless”, of their recent album,\u00a0Judas<\/em><\/strong>, here’s a look at 10 pro wrestlers who had successful music careers outside of their in-ring careers (Note: This list features more guitar oriented or pop artists – we’ll follow up with a rap\/hip-hop centric list)<\/em><\/p>\n

JIMMY HART, <\/strong>The Gentrys<\/h3>\n
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Jimmy Hart<\/strong> was one of the founders of the Memphis pop\/rock band in 1963, long before he picked up his megaphone to become “The Mouth of the South” and one of pro wrestling’s most colorful managers. The had a #4 Billboard hit with “Keep On Dancing”, before breaking up in 1966. Hart reformed the group in 1969 and they continued for a few more years (they released a version of Neil Young<\/strong>‘s “Cinnamon Girl” before Young himself did), before disbanding around 1972.<\/p>\n