#NotAOneHitWonder A day to remember singer/songwriter & musician Dan Hartman, who #DOTD in 1994 at the age of 43. When I think about Dan, I always remember his time with Edgar Winter. Here’s a clip of them doing “Free Ride,” which was written by Hartman. #DanHartman #OneHitWondered

#NotAOneHitWonder Remembering country/acting legend Jerry Reed, #BOTD in 1937. The ‘complete entertainer,’ Jerry was a triple-threat talent who was a virtuoso guitarist, a chart-topping singer/songwriter, & a Hollywood star. #JerryReed #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

#NotAOneHitWonder In honor of Officer Poundcake and the other bumbling officers who lost in court today... 🤣 #OneHitWondered

#NotAOneHitWonder Remembering Memphis legend Alex Chilton, who #DOTD in 2010. While not a #OneHitWonder, Alex certainly has and will continue influencing many who earn the honor. For many, he’s remembered for “The Letter,” which was recorded when he was 16. #AlexChilton #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

Bonham publicity photo

#NotAOneHitWonder While Bonham’s “Wait For You” was a major US #Billboard Mainstream Rock hit (peaking at #9 on that chart), the single stalled out at #55 on the US #Billboard #Hot100, well short of the #Top40. #Bonham #DanielMcMaster #OneHitWondered

#NotAOneHitWonder #OTD in 2008, 🇨🇦 vocalist Daniel MacMaster, former frontman of the hard rock group Bonham, died in Thunder Bay, Ontario, from a Group A streptococcal infection. He initially mistook the severe infection for a cold, which developed into sepsis… He was 39. #OneHitWondered

Mugshot of Jake Blues

#NotAOneHitWonder #OTD in 1982, ‘Joliet’ Jake Blues of The Blues Brothers died of a drug overdose in his bungalow at the Chateau Marmont hotel in LA. Jake had been injected with a speedball, a mixture of cocaine & heroin. He was 33 years old.

Jake Blues
January 24, 1949 ~ March 5, 1982

#NotAOneHitWonder Hot 100 history on the anniversary of losing one of our first rock and roll heroes and a chart trailblazer... #OTD in 1985, we lost the guy who launched the #Billboard Hot 100 era with its very first #1 hit single, “Poor Little Fool.” #RickNelson #OneHitWondered

Alex Chilton

Happy birthday, Alex Chilton, #OTD in 1950… A Memphis kid with a voice too big for the room who found himself singing a little thing called “The Letter” and, just like that, pop stardom. He went on to prove with Big Star that greatness doesn’t always chart… it just lasts. #NotAOneHitWonder

Well, I agree, the threads are what is fascinating... and there is a wealth of info in all these rabbit holes. Just gotta find time for all that spelunkin,' though! 🤣

BTW, Bob Geldof/The Boomtown Rats are #NotAOneHitWonder in the US... "I Don't Like Mondays" peaked at #73 on the Hot 100.

British singer/songwriter Kirsty MacColl

#NotAOneHitWonder #OTD in 2000, we lost British singer/songwriter Kirsty MacColl... On holiday in Cozumel, she was diving with her sons in a no-boat zone when a speeding powerboat entered the area. She pushed her 15-year-old son out of its path, sacrificing her life to save his. #OneHitWondered

Dimebag Darrell Abbott playing a guitar on stage

#NotAOneHitWonder #OTD in 2004, we lost Dimebag Darrell in the most brutal way: onstage, guitar in hand. It’s still hard to process that he was taken so violently… But when we remember Dime, it’s not just about how he died, it’s about how he lived, that tone, that grin, those riffs. #OneHitWondered

#NotAOneHitWonder Today we lost Steve Cropper (1941 ~ 2025), the quiet giant behind the sound of Memphis soul. From the Mar-Keys & Booker T. & The M.G.’s to his years as writer, producer, and A&R at Stax, he helped carry that Memphis sound Worldwide. #SteveCropper #OneHitWondered

#NotAOneHitWonder Remembering Ray Gillen today… The powerhouse voice behind Badlands died #OTD in 1993 from AIDS-related complications, gone at just 34 years old. One of hard rock’s great lost singers, forever frozen in these soaring vocals and bluesy wails. #RayGillen #Badlands #OneHitWondered

#NotAOneHitWonder Another great song that gets ‘confusingly’ added to many US #OneHitWonder lists... A case of mistaken honor, as Redbone had a previous US #Top40 hit! 2 years prior, their "The Witch Of New Orleans" peaked at No. 21. #Redbone #OneHitWondered

#Interestingly “N.Y., You Got Me Dancing” peaked at #27 in 1977… which by Billboard’s common definition disqualifies her from US #OneHitWonder honors. Andrea True is forever “the ‘More, More, More’ singer,” but sorry VH1, she’s #NotAOneHitWonder. #AndreaTrue #OneHitWondered

#NotAOneHitWonder VH1 called her a one-hit wonder… #Billboard says she had two. Andrea True… former porn star who fronted her recording project, The Andrea True Connection, #DOTD in 2011. “More, More, More,” written with producer Gregg Diamond, was a disco fairy tale. #AndreaTrue #OneHitWondered

Jimmy Hall was also the vocalist in #notaonehitwonder band Wet Willie, whose “Keep on Smilin’” went to #10 in 1974.

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

#NotAOneHitWonder I get a lot of comments about Fanny... It always goes 1 of 2 ways. Some tell me that it's a shame that Fanny never had a hit, and deserved better. 🤔 The other messages call me a dumbass for not posting Fanny and their hit. 😆 Well, they did have hits... 2 of them. #OneHitWondered

#OneHitHistory #OTD in 1996, “That Thing You Do” by The Oneders was released… Contrary to the film of the same name, the single did not earn US #OneHitWonder honors. It peaked at #41 on the US #Billboard Top 40 the week ending Nov. 9, 1996. #NotAOneHitWonder #TomHanks #OneHitWondered

#NotAOneHitWonder Remembering Jim Croce, gone #OTD in 1973... A gentle master of three-minute novels full of love, regret, grit, & grace… except, maybe, ​​"Bad, Bad Leroy Brown." Jim certainly didn’t earn US #OneHitWonder honors during his too-short life… So, what’s the connection? #OneHitWondered

#NotAOneHitWonder #OTD in 1984, singer/songwriter Steve Goodman died young, age 36, from leukemia… He didn’t earn US #OneHitWonder honors, but he got to witness his song, “City of New Orleans,” earn the honors for Arlo Guthrie. #SteveGoodman #CityOfNewOrleans #OneHitWondered

#NotAOneHitWonder Peter Tosh wasn’t just a Wailer… he was a co-founder, along with Bob Marley & Bunny Wailer. Going solo, he pushed reggae as global protest: “Legalize It” as rallying cry, “Equal Rights” as doctrine. Murdered #OTD in 1987, his No Nuclear War won a posthumous Grammy. #OneHitWondered

#NotAOneHitWonder Two years ago, #OTD, we lost Gary Wright, the 'Dream Weaver' himself. His synth-driven sound helped define the ’70s. “Dream Weaver” & “Love Is Alive” carried him into the #Top40... songs that shimmered with a future that was just arriving. #GaryWright #OneHitWondered

#NotAOneHitWonder Jerry Reed did it all with a guitar pick and a grin… monster picker, hitmaker (“Amos Moses,” “When You’re Hot, You’re Hot,” “East Bound & Down”), a songwriter (“Guitar Man,” “A Thing Called Love”), and Snowman on screen. He left us September 1, 2008 at 71. #OneHitWondered

#2HitTuesdays From our #NotAOneHitWonder files, we have Strawberry Alarm Clock. Their “Incense And Pepperments” peaked at #1 on the US #Billboard #Top40 in November of 1967, and frequently appears on #OneHitWonder lists… but the band did have a 2nd hit! #StrawberryAlarmClock #OneHitWondered

Elvis Presley

#NotAOneHitWonder #OTD the World lost the King... Elvis Presley #DOTD in 1977, at just 42. The King of Rock & Roll revolutionized music... blending rhythm & blues, gospel & country into a sound that shook the world. The King has left the building... but he'll never be forgotten. #OneHitWondered

#Just4Funsies #OTD in 1949, Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five record "Saturday Night Fish Fry," and release it that September... #LouisJordan #NotAOneHitWonder #OneHitWondered