Was that Webb Wilder music played during the 1994 NBA All Star Shootout?
Yes, the NBA used “Horror Hayride” as the music to shoot to during the 1994 NBA All Star 3 point shootout. It was edited to 1 minute. I was amazed that the NBA had the brains to use such a great song. According to the San Antonio Express-News Starting five: Five greatest All-Star Weekends 5. Minneapolis (NBA) 1994: This game makes this list strictly because of the 3-point contest, and mostly because of the music that accompanied it, Webb Wilder’s “Horror Hayride.” The guess here is that not one of the 3-point contestants ever had heard the frenzied tune accompanying their race around the 3-point line. The infectious guitar licks of Donny “The Twangler” Roberts built the tension to a peak as the shooters launched. It must have inspired Cleveland’s Mark Price, because he made 18 in a row in the finals, missing only six of 30 shots in one of the top long-distance showings ever. Besides, Wilder’s inane credo could serve as a maxim for all NBA players: “Work hard, rock hard, eat hard, sleep
