The week ending April 5, 1997, British-Indian singer/producer Jyoti Mishra, known as White Town, earned US #OneHitWonder honors when his gender-blending Worldwide hit single “Your Woman” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #32. It spent 15 weeks on the chart, peaking at #23 #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
#JCKaelin: Since #BayonneNJ is 1.5 miles across #NewYorkBay from #Brooklyn, this is a favorite here ❤️
#OTD #TDIH #April5, 2006 #DOTD: #RIP #GenePitney. #GenePitney #RockAndRoll #PopMusic #Top40 #Singers #Songwriters #PopSky #MusicSky
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#OTD #TDIH #April5, 2006 #DOTD: #RIP #GenePitney. #GenePitney #RockAndRoll #PopMusic #Top40 #Singers #Songwriters #PopSky #MusicSky
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3rd time's a charm? Yepper, “Rip Van Winkle” finally broke out… blasting off in Pittsburgh. It had been a four-step climb: tiny-label original, first Roulette reissue, then radio heat from a cult oldies compilation, to another reissue… and then a national #Top40 hit. #TheDevotions #OneHitWondered
The week ending April 4, 1964, Astoria, New York, doo-wop group The Devotions earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their doo-wop novelty single “Rip Van Winkle” spent the week at #36 on the US #Billboard #Top40. The following week it dropped from the chart… a rare #OneWeekWonder. #OneHitWondered
The week ending April 4, 1964, South African-born British pop singer Danny Williams earned US #OneHitWonder honors when his pop ballad “White On White” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #34. The single spent 10 weeks on the chart, peaking at #9. #DannyWilliams #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
The week of April 3, 1961, New Orleans R&B singer Ernie K-Doe earned US #OneHitWonder honors when his Allen Toussaint-penned & produced “Mother-in-Law” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #23. The single spent 12 weeks on the chart, including one at the top spot. #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
Long Island, NY hip-hop group De La Soul earned their US #OneHitWonder honors in 1989 when their defining alternative hip hop/jazz rap single “Me, Myself and I” spent 3 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #34. #DeLaSoul #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
In 2005, studio/virtual group Gorillaz earned US #OneHitWonder honors, with help from fellow #OneHitWonder honorees De La Soul, when "Feel Good Inc." spent 35 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #14. #OneHitWondered #Gorillaz #DeLaSoul #MusicSky
The week ending April 3, 1976, 🇺🇸 pop singer/songwriter Larry Santos earned US #OneHitWonder honors when his soft pop/blue-eyed soul single “We Can't Hide It Anymore” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #38. The single peaked the following week at #36… and then dropped from the chart. #OneHitWondered
After OXO, Ish Ledesma shifted from new wave into Miami freestyle, putting together Company B in 1986. It was a producer-built vocal trio featuring his wife, Lori. They earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1987 when “Fascinated” spent 8 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #21. #OneHitWondered
Why did OXO vanish? In true #OneHitWonder fashion, OXO broke up at the high point of having a #Billboard #Top40 hit… While their hit was on the chart, the group faced internal tension and creative differences. The band politics/infighting between management and their label doomed OXO #OneHitWondered
Gwen McCrae earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1975 when her sultry soul classic “Rockin’ Chair” spent 8 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #9. #GwenMcCrae #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
The week ending April 2, 1983, Florida Dance/new wave band OXO earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their bouncy, fast-paced “Whirrly Girl” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #36. The single spent 6 weeks on the chart, peaking at #28. #WhirrlyGirl #OXO #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
Hot did put two more songs on the #Billboard #Hot100, but neither got close to the #Top40... “The Right Feeling at the Wrong Time” peaked at #65 & “You Brought the Woman Out of Me” topped out at #71. They disbanded in 1980. #OneHitWondered
The yacht-rockin’ duo LeBlanc & Carr earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1978 when their soft rock ballad “Falling,” also recorded at Wishbone Recording Studio in Muscle Shoals, spent 10 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #13. #LennyLeBlanc #PeteCarr #OneHitWondered
The guitarist during the recording sessions for “Angel In Your Arms” was famed session player Mac McAnally. In 1977, his “It's A Crazy World,” with Clayton Ivey & Terry Woodford producing, spent two weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, earning US #OneHitWonder honors. #OneHitWondered
The week ending April 2, 1977, Los Angeles female vocal trio Hot earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their soulful single about infidelity, “Angel In Your Arms,” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #40. The single spent 19 weeks on the chart, peaking at #6. #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
Paul Rodgers, the legendary rock frontman, became a two-time US #OneHitWonder honoree as a member of The Firm. He first earned honors with the English rock group Free, when their bluesy hard rock anthem “All Right Now” spent 13 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #4. #Free #OneHitWondered
Happy birthday to English fretless bass master Tony Franklin, #BOTD in 1962. As a member of the British supergroup The Firm, Tony earned US #OneHitWonder honors when “Radioactive,” the lead single off their debut album, spent 6 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #28. #OneHitWondered
The week ending April 1, 1972, San Francisco Latino jazz/rock fusion group Malo earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their smooth, laid-back love song “Suavecito” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #32. The single spent 8 weeks on the chart, peaking at #18. #Malo #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
Fast forward to 1988: Barry Levinson chooses "Iko Iko" by The Belle Stars for the opening credits of his film Rain Man, giving the song a whole new life in the US… A single was reissued, caught on, and in 1989 it became a US #Billboard #Top40 hit 7 years after its original release! #OneHitWondered
The week ending April 1, 1989, the all-female British pop group The Belle Stars earned US #OneHitWonder honors when the reissue of their new wave/pop cover of “Iko Iko” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #40. The single spent 10 weeks on the chart, peaking at #14. #TheBelleStars #OneHitWondered
Wilbert Harrison never gave up on “Let’s Stick Together.” A reworked version, “Let’s Work Together - Part 1,” was released on Juggy Murray’s Sue Records and became a sleeper hit in early 1970, reaching #32 on the #Billboard #Top40. … more than 10 years after his #1 hit. #OneHitWondered
#2HitTuesdays In 1959, Wilbert Harrison hit the jackpot with "Kansas City." It topped the #Billboard #Top40 for 2 weeks and became a classic... it received a Grammy Hall of Fame Award & was named one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s “500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll.” #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
English pop singer Don Fardon’s dramatic, ominous version of the John D. Loudermilk-penned “Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)” spent 6 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40 in 1968, peaking at #20… earning US #OneHitWonder honors for the Englishman. #OneHitWondered
The week ending January 28, 1967, Cincinnati doo-wop group The Casinos earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their version of the John D. Loudermilk-penned “Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #36. It spent 10 weeks on the chart, peaking at #6. #TheCasinos #OneHitWondered
The week ending October 10, 1964, English rock & roll/R&B group The Nashville Teens earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their garage rockin’ version of John D. Loudermilk’s “Tobacco Road” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #30. It spent 6 weeks on the chart, peaking at #14. #OneHitWondered
