What's Next?? Show #272
AIR DATE: 02/09/18 12a-3a 91.3 WWUH, West Hartford CT
The "Cave of One-Hit Wonders" Edition, Part 1
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This week, we salute the "One-Hit Wonder." a "One-Hit Wonder" is a song by an artist who does not have another song that charted as a hit. For the purposes of this show, I'm sticking to songs that have had only one top 30 hit on the Billboard Charts. This week is part 1- focusing only on songs from the 50's through the 70's.
- The Capitols- "Cool Jerk“ Single, 1966, Karen
- The Standells- "Dirty Water“ Single, 1965, Tower
- The New Vaudeville Band- "Winchester Cathedral“ Single, 1966, Fontana
- The Five Man Electrical Band- "Signs“ Good-byes and Butterflies, 1971, Lionel
- Doris Troy- "Just One Look“ Single, 1963, Atlantic
- Shocking Blue- "Venus“ At Home, 1970, Pink Elephant
- ? and the Mysterians- "96 Tears“ 96 Tears, 1966, Pa-Go-Go
- The Lemon Pipers- "Green Tambourine“ Single, 1967, Buddah
- Steam- "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye“ Single, 1969, Fontana
- The Surfaris- "Wipe Out“ Single, 1963, Dot
- The Knickerbockers- "Lies“ Singles, 1966, n/a
- John Fred & His Playboy Band- "Judy in Disguise (with Glasses)“ Single, 1967, Paula
- The Music Machine- "Talk Talk“ (Turn On)The Music Machine, 1966, Original Sound
- The Human Beinz- "Nobody But Me“ Single, 1967, Capitol
- Mungo Jerry- "In the Summertime“ Electronically Tested, 1970, Dawn
- The Tornados- "Telstar“ The Sounds of The Tornadoes, 1962, London
- Ides of March- "Vehicle“ Vehicle, 1970, Warner Bros
- The Hombres- "Let it Out (Let It All Hang Out)“ Let it Out (Let It All Hang Out), 1967, Decca
- Hurricane Smith- "Oh, Babe, What Would You Say?“ Single, 1973, Capitol
- Steelers Wheel- "Stuck in the Middle With You“ Steelers Wheel, 1973, A&M
- Elvin Bishop- "Fooled Around and Fell in Love“ Struttin' My Stuff, 1976, Capricorn
- T. Rex- "Bang a Gong (Get It On)“ Electric Warrior, 1971, Reprise
- John Stewart- "Gold“ Bombs Away Dream Babies, 1979, RSO
- Walter Egan- "Magnet and Steel“ Not Shy, 1978, Columbia
- Blues Image- "Ride Captian Ride“ Open, 1970, Atco
- Ace- "How Long“ Five-a-Side, 1975, Anchor
- Jonathan Edwards- "Sunshine“ Jonathan Edwards, 1971, Capricorn
- Paper Lace- "The Night Chicago Died“ And Other Bits of Material, 1974, Mercury
- The Ozark Mountain Daredevils- "Jackie Blue“ It'll Shine When It Shines, 1975, A&M
- Looking Glass- "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)“ Looking Glass, 1972, Epic
- Sniff 'n' the Tears- "Driver's Seat“ Fickle Heart, 1978, Paul
- Yvonne Elliman- "If I Can't Have You“ Saturday Night Fever (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), 1977, RSO
- Exile- "Kiss You All Over“ Mixed Emotions, 1978, Warner Bros
- Edison Lighthouse- "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)“ Single, 1970, Bell
- David Essex- "Rock On“ Rock On, 1973, Columbia
- Norman Greenbaum- "Spirit in the Sky“ Spirit in the Sky, 1970, Reprise
- Nick Lowe- "Cruel to Be Kind“ Labour of Lust, 1979, Columbia
- Free- "All Right Now“ Fire and Water, 1970, Island
- Nick Gilder- "Hot Child in the City“ City Nights, 1978, Chrysalis
- Stories- "Brother Louie“ Single, 1973, Kama Sutra
- Thunderclap Newman- "Something in the Air“ Hollywood Dream, 1969, Track
- Billy Paul- "Me and Mrs. Jones“ 360 Degrees of Billy Paul, 1972, Philadelphia International
- Billy Swan- "I Can Help“ I Can Help, 1974, Monument
- Gary Numan- "Cars“ The Pleasure Principle, 1979, Beggars Banquet
- Wild Cherry- "Play That Funky Music“ Wild Cherry, 1976, Epic
- Bobby Caldwell- "What You Won't Do For Love“ Bobby Caldwell, 1978, TK
SELECTIONS ARE LISTED BY ARTIST- "SONG TITLE" ALBUM NAME, YEAR RELEASED, RECORD LABEL
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