#OneHitWondered

#QuickSidenote Those of you who know...

Well, I could spend days and days down in that rabbit hole.

Not today, though! 🤣

#OneHitWondered

YouTube video by Jefferson - Topic Baby Take Me in Your Arms

#QuickSidenote Dang it! I’m not into spelunkin’ today… OK OK, Geoff Turton, using the name Jefferson, earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1970 when “Baby Take Me In Your Arms” (co-written by Tony Macauley) spent 6 weeks on the US #Top40. #TonyMacauley #Jefferson #OneHitWondered

YouTube video by 45RPMbyMikeEvans Jefferson - Love Grows ( Where my Rosemary Goes )

#QuickSidenote "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)" was originally recorded by former Rockin’ Berries vocalist Geoff Turton, but shelved for over 3 decades. #TonyMacauley #GeoffTurton #OneHitWondered

YouTube video by AnotherProf 1970 HITS ARCHIVE: Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) - Edison Lighthouse (mono 45)

#QuickSidenote Edison Lighthouse earned US #OneHitWonder honors with "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)." The single was co-written & produced by prolific songwriter Tony Macauley. The lead vocalist was the UK King of the #OneHitWonder, Tony Burrows. #TonyMacauley #OneHitWondered

Prolific British songwriter/producer Geoff Stephens

#QuickSidenote Geoff Stephens wrote and produced “Winchester Cathedral.” The hit was cut by session players, with John Carter on the Rudy Vallée style lead. Despite what some have said, it wasn't Stephens singing. If there’s any doubt, Carter has said so himself. #GeoffStephens #OneHitWondered

YouTube video by AnotherProf 1966 HITS ARCHIVE: Winchester Cathedral - New Vaudeville Band (a #1 record--mono 45)

#QuickSidenote OK… Geoff Stephens wrote and produced “Winchester Cathedral,” recorded by the British studio group The New Vaudeville Band (who were studio musicians brought together by Geoff Stephens). The song spent 3 weeks at #1 on the US #Top40 (and earned US #OnehitWonder honors) #OneHitWondered

#Interestingly Well, “Smile A Little Smile For Me” was written by Geoff Stephens & Tony Macauley (who also arranged & produced)... That means that there’s a rather cavernous rabbit hole sitting right ‘there,’ just waiting for me to start exploring... Not gonna do it! #OneHitWondered

YouTube video by AnotherProf 1969 HITS ARCHIVE: Smile A Little Smile For Me - Flying Machine (mono 45)

#OneHitHistory The week ending October 18, 1969, the British bubblegum pop group The Flying Machine earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their sunshine melody “Smile A Little Smile For Me” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #38. It spent 12 weeks on the chart, peaking at #5. #OneHitWondered

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Well, the owner does have a vested interest in allowing them...

B&W portrait of Adam Schlesinger created using Dall-E

Adam Schlesinger was one of the first major musicians to die of complications from COVID-19. He was 52 years old.

Adam Schlesinger
October 31, 1967 - April 1, 2020

Cropped photo of the November 9, 1996 Billboard Hot 100 chart

#QuickSidenote Contrary to the film’s plot, “That Thing You Do!” by The Wonders did not earn US #OneHitWonder honors for the group. The song peaked at #41 on the US #Billboard #Top40 the week ending November 9, 1996. #TomHanks #ThatThingYouDo #OneHitWondered

YouTube video by Movieclips That Thing You Do! (1/5) Movie CLIP - The "Oneders" Go Up-Tempo (1996) HD

#Interestingly Adam Schlesinger had a gift for writing smart, radio-friendly power-pop… He’d already proven that with “That Thing You Do!” from the 1996 film of the same name. #FountainsofWayne #AdamSchlesinger #TomHanks #ThatThingYouDo #OneHitWondered

Adam Schlesinger and Chris Collingwood

#Interestingly "Stacy's Mom" was written by frontman/guitarist Chris Collingwood & Adam Schlesinger… although the two wrote separately, they’d agreed to credit both on all Fountains of Wayne songs. ‘They’ say that Schlesinger actually wrote “Stacy’s Mom.” #AdamSchlesinger #OneHitWondered

#QuickSidenote Everyone knows that Stacy’s Mom was Rachel Hunter, the Kiwi supermodel who basically lived on magazine covers… but Stacy? She’s now the London-based artist and Royal College of Art graduate Gianna Dispenza. #GiannaDispenza #RachelHunter #OneHitWondered

Former MTV President Judy McGrath

#Interestingly “Stacy’s Mom” didn’t light up US radio right away. The early release stalled… until MTV got involved. Then-MTV president Judy McGrath championed the video, which supercharged exposure and turned a slow radio single into a pop-culture moment. #MTV #JudyMcGrath #OneHitWondered

YouTube video by FountainsOfWayneVEVO Fountains Of Wayne - Stacy's Mom (Official Music Video)

#OneHitHistory NYC power-pop group Fountains of Wayne earned US #OneHitWonder honors the week ending October 18, 2003, when their catchy, new wave-meets-pop punk “Stacy’s Mom” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #38. It spent 8 weeks on the chart, peaking at #21. #FountainsofWayne #OneHitWondered

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YouTube video by AnotherProf 1969 HITS ARCHIVE: Jealous Kind Of Fella - Garland Green (mono 45)

#OneHitHistory The week ending October 18, 1969, Chicago soul singer Garland Green earned US #OneHitWonder honors when his Chicago-meets-Detroit soul single “Jealous Kind Of Fella” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #21. It spent 4 weeks on the chart, peaking at #20. #GarlandGreen #OneHitWondered

YouTube video by RHINO Saigon Kick - All I Want (Official Music Video)

#Interestingly Saigon Kick’s follow-up single, “All I Want,” kept the acoustic glow but didn’t cross over like “Love Is on the Way.” It did hit #15 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart, but failed to make it onto the Hot 100. Solid sequel, though. #SaigonKick #OneHitWondered

YouTube video by RHINO Saigon Kick - Hostile Youth (Official Music Video)

#Interestingly “Love Is On The Way” is a power ballad written and produced by guitarist Jason Bieler. It was their debut single off their heavier, eclectic 2nd album, The Lizard… It’s the song that broke them to pop audiences. Not bad for a band better known for their ‘crunch.’ #OneHitWondered

YouTube video by RHINO Saigon Kick - Love Is On The Way (Official Music Video)

#OneHitHistory The week ending October 17, 1992, Coral Gables, FL hard rock group Saigon Kick earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their acoustic power ballad “Love Is On The Way” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #36. It spent 15 weeks on the chart, peaking at #12. #SaigonKick #OneHitWondered

YouTube video by Php Archives Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band- Live At Capital Center (Landover, MD, 01/10/80)

#QuickSidenote Teegarden & Van Winkle split soon after over writing differences, but the connection with Bob Seger stuck for Teagarden. He later drummed with Seger’s Silver Bullet Band on Stranger in Town, Against the Wind, Nine Tonight, and The Fire Inside. #BobSeger #OneHitWondered

YouTube video by Richard Lundy Bob Seger - Carol (Live, 1971)

#QuickSidenote The duo became associated with a young Bob Seger… on December 10, 1971: as STK, the 3 performed at the John Sinclair Freedom Rally (Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor), on a bill with Stevie Wonder and John & Yoko. #Teagarden&VanWinkle #BobSeger #OneHitWondered

Detroit Free Press article on Teagarden & Van Winkle - Fri. March 7, 1969

#Interestingly Teegarden & Van Winkle were David Teegarden on drums and Skip ‘Van Winkle’ Knapé on organ. Formed in Tulsa, they drifted west… part of that Tulsa-LA talent pipeline. By 1969, they pointed the van toward Detroit. #Teagarden&VanWinkle #OneHitWondered

YouTube video by AnotherProf 1970 HITS ARCHIVE: God, Love And Rock & Roll - Teegarden & Van Winkle (stereo 45)

#OneHitHistory The week ending October 17, 1970, the American drum & organ duo Teagarden & Van Winkle earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their spiritual-leaning "God, Love and Rock & Roll" entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #30. It spent 5 weeks on the chart, peaking at #22. #OneHitWondered

AMEN...

One of the last photos of Gord Downie on stage

#NotAOneHitWonder 🇨🇦 Remembering Gord Downie, the Tragically Hip’s electric frontman who gave us poetry that felt like home… A fierce supporter of Indigenous communities and a voice who helped define Canadian music. He left us in 2017. Thank you, Gord… You are missed. 🇨🇦 #GordDownie #OneHitWondered

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