#QuickSidenote Shelby Singleton? Hmmmm… Shelby started a few labels of his own. His Plantation Records would have a big ol’ hit on their hands in 1968 with Jeannie C. Riley’s “Harper Valley P.T.A.,” which Shelby also produced. #ShelbySingleton #JeannieCRiley #OneHitWondered
Shelby Singleton with his feet up on his desk
#QuickSidenote “Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out)” was produced by Huey P. Meaux for Shelby Singleton Productions, then placed with Verve Forecast for release… Ol’ Shelby’s name comes up often around here. #ShelbySingleton #OneHitWondered
#QuickSidenote Shelby Singleton? Hmmmm… Shelby left Mercury and started a few labels of his own. His Plantation Records label had a big ol’ hit on their hands the previous year with Jeannie C. Riley’s “Harper Valley P.T.A.,” which Shelby also produced. #ShelbySingleton #JeannieCRiley #OneHitWondered
Nashville producer & label executive Shelby Singleton sitting behind his desk
#Interestingly The Rugbys were signed to Shelby Singleton's Nashville, Tennessee, record label, Amazon Records, which re-released "You, I" (which had been a B-side to a local indie release) in 1969, and the song became a national hit… #ShelbySingleton #TheRugbys #OneHitWondered
#OneHitHistory The week ending September 27, 1969, Louisville, Kentucky psychedelic rock group The Rugbys earned US #OneHitWonder honors when “You, I” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #30. It spent 6 weeks on the chart, peaking at #24. #TheRugbys #ShelbySingleton #OneHitWondered
#QuickSidenote Shelby Singleton? Hmmmm… Shelby left Mercury and started a few labels of his own. His Plantation Records would have a big ol’ hit on their hands in 1968 with Jeannie C. Riley’s “Harper Valley P.T.A.,” which Shelby also produced. #ShelbySingleton JeannieCRiley #OneHitWondered
#Interestingly Diane Ray was a Gastonia teen who won a Big WAYS 610 AM - Charlotte radio talent contest... Mercury Records A&R head Shelby Singleton was on the judging panel and signed Ray to a recording deal. #DianeRay #ShelbySingleton #OneHitWondered
#QuickSidenote Shelby Singleton? Hmmmm… Shelby left Mercury and started a few labels of his own. His Plantation Records would have a big ol’ hit on their hands in 1968 with Jeannie C. Riley’s “Harper Valley P.T.A.,” which Shelby also produced. #ShelbySingleton JeannieCRiley #OneHitWondered
#Interestingly Diane Ray was a Gastonia teen who won a Big WAYS 610 AM - Charlotte radio talent contest... Mercury Records A&R head Shelby Singleton was on the judging panel and signed Ray to a recording deal. #DianeRay #ShelbySingleton #OneHitWondered
