#QuickSidenote The Billboard Hot 100 era began with the first Hot 100 chart in the August 4, 1958 issue of Billboard magazine. The #33 song that week was the novelty dance-craze cash-in, “The Freeze,” by Tony and Joe. The following week, gone… #OneWeekWonder. #JoeSaraceno #OneHitWondered
#QuickSidenote Legend says that future Ventures producer Joe Saraceno helped Russ Regan put “The Happy Reindeer” together for Capitol Records… Joe was also a fellow US #OneHitWonder honoree! #JoeSaraceno #OneHitWondered
#QuickSidenote The Billboard Hot 100 era began with the first Hot 100 chart in the August 4, 1958 issue of Billboard magazine. The #33 song that week was a novelty dance-craze cash-in, “The Freeze,” by Tony and Joe. The following week, gone… #OneWeekWonder. #JoeSaraceno #OneHitWondered
#QuickSidenote Eagle-eyes might’ve spotted that “Back on the Street Again” was produced by our old friend Joe Saraceno… who could lead us to a moderately-sized Rabbit hole, but not today. He’s also a fellow US #OneHitWonder honoree! #JoeSaraceno #OneHitWondered
#QuickSidenote The Billboard Hot 100 era began with the first Hot 100 chart in the August 4, 1958 issue of Billboard magazine. The #33 song that week was the novelty dance-craze cash-in, “The Freeze,” by Tony and Joe. The following week, gone… #OneWeekWonder. #JoeSaraceno #OneHitWondered
#Interestingly OK, I fibbed… a little. When you look up Joe Saraceno on Wikipedia, it dumps you onto the Ventures page! Did Joe Saraceno produce the band? Yep… #JoeSaraceno #TheVentures #OneHitWondered
#OneHitHistory In 1965, The T-Bones earned US #OneHitWonder honors with “No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In).” It peaked at #3 in Feb. of 1966… Produced by Joe Saraceno. #TBones #JoeSaraceno #OneHitWondered
#OneHitHistory Think Joe Saraceno was done with the #OneHitWonder universe…? NO!
Rumor has it that Joe was behind the glass for US #OneHitWonder honoree Dorsey Burnette’s recording of "(There Was A) Tall Oak Tree." #DorseyBurnette #JoeSaraceno #OneHitWondered
#OneHitHistory Right out of the gates, Joe Saraceno helped Russ Regan earn US #OneHitWonder honors in 1959 with the Christmas novelty hit “The Nervous Reindeer,” credited to Dancer, Prancer and Nervous (obviously inspired by the success of those rodents). Russ Regan #JoeSaraceno #OneHitWondered
#Interestingly Suddenly “The Freeze” is a legit hit and even sparks a goofy short-lived dance craze. The follow-up? “Where Can You Be?” Tanked hard. The goof was over? #TonyAndJoe #TheFreeze #JoeSaraceno #OneHitWondered
#Interestingly Joe Saraceno and his buddy Tony Savonne wrote “The Freeze” mostly as a goof… just two guys messing around. They tossed demos at a few labels for kicks. Then bam, two weeks later, Era Records boss Herb Newman calls ’em in and signs them. #TonyAndJoe #JoeSaraceno #OneHitWondered
