One Hit Wonders

Alannah Myles (née Byles; born December 25, 1958) is a Canadian singer-songwriter who has won both a Grammy and a Juno Award for the song "Black Velvet". The song was a top-ten hit in Canada; it was also a number one hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1990. "Black Velvet" is a song written by Canadian songwriters Christopher Ward and David Tyson, and recorded by Canadian singer-songwriter Alannah Myles. It was released in January 1990 as one of four singles from Myles' 1989 eponymous album from Atlantic Records. It became a number-one hit for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1990 and reached number one on the Album Rock Tracks chart, as well as number ten in her native Canada and number two on the UK Singles Chart. The power ballad also reached number one in Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland and was a major success in several other countries. It contains blues verses with a rock chorus. Myles won the 1991 Grammy for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance for the song and the 1990 Juno Award for Single of the Year. Since its release, the song has received substantial airplay, receiving a "Millionaire Award" from ASCAP in 2005 for more than four million radio plays. The song is a paean to Elvis Presley, whose portrait was often painted on black velvet, and who used a hair dye named Black Velvet. Co-writer Christopher Ward, who was Myles' then-boyfriend, was inspired on a bus full of Elvis fans riding to Memphis attending the 10th anniversary vigil at Graceland, in 1987. Upon his return to Canada, he brought his idea to Myles and producer David Tyson, who wrote the chords for the bridge. The song was one of three in a demo Myles presented to Atlantic Records, which eventually got her signed to the label. - *** Fair Use Disclaimer - I do not own the rights to this video or music. All rights belong to the artist(s) and their publisher(s) or producer(s). ***

4 Non Blondes were an American rock band from San Francisco, active from 1989 to 1994. Their only album, Bigger, Better, Faster, More!, spent 59 weeks on the Billboard 200 and sold 1.5 million copies between 1992 and 1994. They hit the charts in 1993 with the release of the album's second single, "What's Up?". Originally, the band was all-female, with vocalist Linda Perry, bassist Christa Hillhouse, guitarist Shaunna Hall, and drummer Wanda Day.[4] However, along with Day being replaced by Dawn Richardson, Hall was replaced by Roger Rocha before the release of the album. Perry left the band in 1994, and the remaining members disbanded shortly after. - *** Fair Use Disclaimer - I do not own the rights to this video or music. All rights belong to the artist(s) and their publisher(s) or producer(s). ***

Climax Blues Band (originally known as The Climax Chicago Blues Band) is a British blues rock band. The band has released at least 19 albums. "Couldn't Get It Right" reached #10 on the UK Singles Chart and #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1977. "I Love You" peaked on Billboard at #12 in 1981. - *** Fair Use Disclaimer - I do not own the rights to this video or music. All rights belong to the artist(s) and their publisher(s) or producer(s). ***

Icehouse, from their album "Flowers". Icehouse are an Australian rock band, formed in Sydney in 1977 as Flowers. Initially known in their homeland for their pub rock style, the band later achieved mainstream success playing new wave and synth-pop music and attained Top 10 singles chart success locally and in both Europe and the U.S. The mainstay of both Flowers and Icehouse has been Iva Davies (singer-songwriter, record producer, guitar, bass, keyboards, oboe) supplying additional musicians as required. The name "Icehouse", adopted in 1981, comes from an old, cold flat Davies lived in and the strange building across the road populated by itinerant people. - *** Fair Use Disclaimer - I do not own the rights to this video or music. All rights belong to the artist(s) and their publisher(s) or producer(s). ***

Jude Anthony Cole (born June 18, 1960) is an American singer, songwriter, manager, and record producer. After signing to Reprise Records, Cole's solo career began with his eponymous debut studio album in 1987, which was followed up with 4 subsequent releases until 2000. From then on, he outsourced his talent onto managing, producing, and co-writing for the popular alternative rock band Lifehouse. This lead to Cole having production credits on many of their singles throughout the 2000s including "You and Me", "First Time", "Whatever It Takes" and "Halfway Gone", all of which became hits on the Billboard Hot 100, Mainstream Top 40, Adult Top 40, and Adult Contemporary charts. He is the co-founder of the Ironworks music label along with actor Kiefer Sutherland. - *** Fair Use Disclaimer - I do not own the rights to this video or music. All rights belong to the artist(s) and their publisher(s) or producer(s). ***

Michael Martin Murphey (born March 14, 1945) is an American singer-songwriter. He was one of the founding artists of progressive country. A multiple Grammy nominee, Murphey has six gold albums, including Cowboy Songs, the first album of cowboy music to achieve gold status since Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs by Marty Robbins in 1959. He has recorded the hit singles "Wildfire", "Carolina in the Pines", "What's Forever For", "A Long Line of Love", "What She Wants", "Don't Count the Rainy Days", and "Maybe This Time". Murphey is also the author of New Mexico's state ballad, "The Land of Enchantment". Murphey has become a prominent musical voice for the Western horseman, rancher, and cowboy. - *** Fair Use Disclaimer - I do not own the rights to this video or music. All rights belong to the artist(s) and their publisher(s) or producer(s). ***

Tom Tom Club with their only hit besides "Wordy Rappinghood". Technically, a One-hit Wonder, because most people never heard Wordy...

Warren William Zevon (January 24, 1947 – September 7, 2003) was an American rock singer, songwriter, and musician. Zevon's most famous compositions include "Werewolves of London", "Lawyers, Guns and Money", and "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner". All three songs are featured on his third album, Excitable Boy (1978), the title track of which is also well-known. He also wrote major hits that were recorded by other artists, including "Poor Poor Pitiful Me". - *** Fair Use Disclaimer - I do not own the rights to this video or music. All rights belong to the artist(s) and their publisher(s) or producer(s). ***

Christopher Anton Rea is an English rock and blues singer and guitarist from Middlesbrough. Known for his distinctive voice and his slide guitar playing, Rea has recorded twenty five solo albums, two of which topped the UK Chart, The Road to Hell in 1989 and its successor, Auberge, in 1991. He had already become "a major European star by the time he finally cracked the UK Top 10" with the single "The Road to Hell (Part 2)". He has never toured the United States, where he is best known for the 1978 single "Fool (If You Think It's Over)", which reached No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent three weeks at No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart, earning him a Grammy nomination as Best New Artist in 1978. - *** Fair Use Disclaimer - I do not own the rights to this video or music. All rights belong to the artist(s) and their publisher(s) or producer(s). ***

Stephen Glenn Martin (born August 14, 1945) is an American comedian, actor, writer, producer, and musician. Trivia: Steve Martin's first job was in the gift shop at Disneyland in Anaheim, CA. A Wild and Crazy Guy is an album by American comedian Steve Martin released in 1978. It reached number two on Billboard's Pop Albums Chart. The album was eventually certified double platinum. It contains the hit novelty single "King Tut", backed up by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band performing under the name, the Toot Uncommons. Martin also performed "King Tut" on Saturday Night Live. It also has Martin revealing his 'real' name, which he admits is the sound of him flipping his lips. - *** Fair Use Disclaimer - I do not own the rights to this video or music. All rights belong to the artist(s) and their publisher(s) or producer(s). ***

Gerald Rafferty (16 April 1947 – 4 January 2011) was a Scottish singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He was a founding member of Stealers Wheel, whose biggest hit was "Stuck in the Middle with You" in 1973. His solo hits in the late 1970s included "Baker Street", "Right Down the Line", and "Night Owl". - *** Fair Use Disclaimer - I do not own the rights to this video or music. All rights belong to the artist(s) and their publisher(s) or producer(s). ***

John Inglis Young, OAM (born 21 June 1950), known professionally as John Paul Young, is a Scottish-born Australian pop singer who had his 1978 worldwide hit with "Love Is in the Air". - *** Fair Use Disclaimer - I do not own the rights to this video or music. All rights belong to the artist(s) and their publisher(s) or producer(s). ***

Randall Stuart Newman (born November 28, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, composer, and pianist known for his non-rhotic Southern-accented singing style, early Americana-influenced songs (often with mordant or satirical lyrics), and various film scores. His hits as a recording artist include "Short People" (1977), "I Love L.A." (1983), and "You've Got a Friend in Me" (1995) with Lyle Lovett, while other artists have enjoyed success with cover versions of his "Mama Told Me Not to Come" (1966), "I Think It's Going to Rain Today" (1968) and "You Can Leave Your Hat On" (1972). - *** Fair Use Disclaimer - I do not own the rights to this video or music. All rights belong to the artist(s) and their publisher(s) or producer(s). ***

Trixter is an American glam metal band from Paramus, New Jersey. The band achieved major success in the early 1990s with their top hit, "Give It To Me Good" reaching sixty-five on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1990. The band disbanded for several years as glam metal lost mainstream popularity. - *** Fair Use Disclaimer - I do not own the rights to this video or music. All rights belong to the artist(s) and their publisher(s) or producer(s). ***

FireHouse (also Firehouse) is an American hard rock band that formed in 1984 Richmond, Virginia, and then moved to Charlotte, North Carolina, where they were signed to Epic Records in 1989. The band reached stardom during the early 1990s with hit singles like "Reach for the Sky", "Don't Treat Me Bad" and "All She Wrote", as well as their signature power ballads "I Live My Life for You", "Love of a Lifetime" and "When I Look into Your Eyes". At the 1992 American Music Awards, FireHouse won the award for "Favorite New Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Artist".

Slaughter is an American hard rock band that formed in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1988. The group was founded by lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Mark Slaughter and bassist Dana Strum, who previously played together in the band Vinnie Vincent Invasion. The addition of guitarist Tim Kelly and drummer Blas Elias allowed Slaughter to quickly gain attention for their lively performances, catchy hooks, and melodic guitar solos. - *** Fair Use Disclaimer - I do not own the rights to this video or music. All rights belong to the artist(s) and their publisher(s) or producer(s). ***

Steelheart is an American glam metal band from Norwalk, Connecticut, that formed in 1989. At the time that their debut was recorded, the band's members consisted of vocalist Miljenko Matijevic, lead guitarist Chris Risola, rhythm guitarist Frank DiCostanzo, bassist James Ward and the now deceased drummer John Fowler. The current lineup contains Miljenko Matijevic, Mike Humbert, Joe Pessia and James Ward. - *** Fair Use Disclaimer - I do not own the rights to this video or music. All rights belong to the artist(s) and their publisher(s) or producer(s). ***

Joey Scarbury, a true One-hit Wonder. This was a love song, but it turned out to be the theme song for a short lived series on ABC TV, "The Greatest American Hero". The main character of the show was a teacher named Ralph Hinckley, but the series aired at around the time that John Hinckley shot Ronald Reagan. ABC, worried that the name might not sit well with viewers, changed it to Handley at first, then decided not to renew the series after the second season.

Johnny Rivers is an American musician. His repertoire includes pop, folk, blues and old-time rock 'n' roll. Rivers charted during the 1960s and 1970s but remains best known for a string of hit singles between 1964 and 1968, among them "Memphis" (a Chuck Berry cover), "Mountain of Love" (a Harold Dorman cover), "The Seventh Son" (a Willie Mabon cover), "Secret Agent Man", and "Swayin' To The Music (Slow Dancing)". - *** Fair Use Disclaimer - I do not own the rights to this video or music. All rights belong to the artist(s) and their publisher(s) or producer(s). ***

"A Fifth of Beethoven" is a disco instrumental recorded by Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band, adapted from the first movement of Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 5. The record was produced by production music and sound effects recording producer Thomas J. Valentino.[4] The "Fifth" in the song's title is a pun, referencing a liquid measure approximately equal to one-fifth of a gallon, a popular size for bottles containing liquor, as well as Beethoven's Fifth Symphony from which the song was adapted. Released as a single by Private Stock Records in 1976, the song debuted at number 80 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and climbed to number 1 within 19 weeks, remaining there for one week. In 1977, it was licensed to RSO Records for inclusion on the best-selling Saturday Night Fever soundtrack. The song is one of Murphy's few Top 40 hits. - *** Fair Use Disclaimer - I do not own the rights to this video or music. All rights belong to the artist(s) and their publisher(s) or producer(s). ***

"Disco Duck" is a satirical disco novelty song performed by Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots. At the time, Dees was a Memphis disc jockey. It became a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 for one week in October 1976 (and ranked #97 out of the 100 most popular songs of the year according to Billboard magazine). It also made the top 20 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart, peaking at number 15. "Disco Duck" was initially released in the south by Estelle Axton's Fretone label, but it was later released by RSO Records for national and international distribution. The song earned a 1977 People's Choice Award for Favorite New Song. - *** Fair Use Disclaimer - I do not own the rights to this video or music. All rights belong to the artist(s) and their publisher(s) or producer(s). ***

"Fooled Around and Fell in Love" is a song written and performed by blues guitarist Elvin Bishop with Mickey Thomas on lead vocals. It appeared on his 1975 album Struttin' My Stuff, and was released as a single the following year. Background Bishop does not sing lead vocals on the track. He felt that his gravelly voice would not do the song justice; he invited vocalist Mickey Thomas, who was a background singer in his band at the time, to sing it. It peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in May 1976. The record was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on June 23, 1976. In Canada, the song reached #22 on the singles chart and #8 on the Adult Contemporary chart. The single reached #3 in the New Zealand Singles Chart. Based on his work with Bishop, Thomas was invited to become the lead singer for Jefferson Starship (which would later evolve into simply Starship). - *** Fair Use Disclaimer - I do not own the rights to this video or music. All rights belong to the artist(s) and their publisher(s) or producer(s). ***

In 1976, three ABC sitcoms had themes in the top 40 on American radio. "Happy Days", "Laverne & Shirley" and "Welcome Back Kotter" were all popular on TV and their theme songs were popular in American music. - *** Fair Use Disclaimer - I do not own the rights to this video or music. All rights belong to the artist(s) and their publisher(s) or producer(s). ***

In 1976, three ABC sitcoms had themes in the top 40 on American radio. "Happy Days", "Laverne & Shirley" and "Welcome Back Kotter" were all popular on TV and their theme songs were popular in American music. - *** Fair Use Disclaimer - I do not own the rights to this video or music. All rights belong to the artist(s) and their publisher(s) or producer(s). ***

In 1976, three ABC sitcoms had themes in the top 40 on American radio. "Happy Days", "Laverne & Shirley" and "Welcome Back Kotter", by John Sebastian (Lovin' Spoonful) were all popular on TV and their theme songs were popular in American music. - *** Fair Use Disclaimer - I do not own the rights to this video or music. All rights belong to the artist(s) and their publisher(s) or producer(s). ***