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Norbert Putnam
Jerry Carrigan
David Briggs
#QuickSidenote In the mid-‘60s, Norbert Putnam, Jerry Carrigan, & David Briggs left Rick Halls’ FAME Studios and went north to Nashville… becoming part of the 2nd wave of another famous group of studio musicians, The Nashville Cats. #OneHitWondered
#QuickSidenote Speaking of that tight, no-nonsense house-band energy… “What Kind of Fool (Do You Think I Am)” by The Tams features the original Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section of legendary studio musicians Norbert Putnam on bass, Jerry Carrigan on drums, & David Briggs on piano. #OneHitWondered
Columbia put “Tracy’s Theme” out as a single… and it worked. Once viewers heard it on a big network TV broadcast, radio had an easy, mood-setting instrumental that fit anywhere between the ballads and the rockers. Tracy’s Theme” became a legit pop hit, #Top40 with room to spare. #QuickSidenote
#QuickSidenote So, for all us oldsters who remember Crash Test Dummies… now, whenever you hear “One Of Us,” you’re gonna hear Brad Roberts singing the track! You’re welcome! 🤣 #BradRoberts #CrashTestDummies #OneHitWondered
#QuickSidenote Just a bit of trivia… “All Our Tomorrows” by Joe Cocker featured guitars and backing vocals from Dan Hartman. #DanHartman #JoeCocker #EddieSchwartz #OneHitWondered
Photo of Virginia, Minnesota
#QuickSidenote Just to clarify things for any Minnesotans that might come across this Jonathan Edwards thread... He was born in Aitkin, Minnesota... but moved to the state of Virginia as a six-year-old (not the Iron Range town of Virginia, Minnesota) #JonathanEdwards #OneHitWondered
#QuickSidenote Edie Brickell later said that Geffen Records had insisted the debut album be issued as ‘Edie Brickell & New Bohemians’ (putting her name out front), and that move instantly scrambled loyalties and egos. #OneHitWondered
#QuickSidenote I’d be remiss if I didn’t post Gordon Lightfoot’s version, right…? #GordonLightfoot #SpyderTurner #OneHitWondered
#QuickSidenote Producer/engineer Clay McMurray captured Spyder Turner doing the spot-on impressions over “Stand By Me” as a demo… MGM Records heard it, and basically said: don’t change a thing. #SpyderTurner #ClayMcMurray #OneHitWondered
Publicity photo of L.A. Reid & Babyface, co-founders of LaFace Records
#QuickSidenote The Deele were the launching point for the founders of LaFace Records. L.A. Reid & Babyface reshaped R&B & pop with their songwriting & production. From the harmonizing of Boys II Men to… yeah, the Tony Rich Project. The hit-makers defined an era. #LaFace #OneHitWondered
#QuickSidenote L.A. Reid & Babyface, as members of the Cincinnati R&B group The Deele, earned US #OneHitWonder honors themselves when The Deele’s slow jam “Two Occasions” spent 12 weeks on the US #Billboard Top 40 in 1988, peaking at #10. #TheDeele #LAReid #Babyface #OneHitWondered
#QuickSidenote Both Wally Badarou & Level 42 drummer Phil Gould were musicians with Robin Scott's 1979 synth-pop project ‘M’, and the hit "Pop Muzik," sort-of earning US #OneHitWonder honors. In fact, they met while working on the project, leading to Wally’s involvement with Level 42 #OneHitWondered
#QuickSidenote Almost overnight, KIDS turned Chloë Sevigny, Rosario Dawson, & Leo Fitzpatrick into names people suddenly knew. It also introduced the world to Harmony Korine, who would go on to become the kind of filmmaker Hollywood politely calls ‘unpredictable’. #KIDS #OneHitWondered
#QuickSidenote As frontman for the American melodic rockers Giant, Dann Huff earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1990 when their power ballad, “I'll See You in My Dreams,” spent 8 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #20. #Giant #DannHuff #OneHitWondered
Dann Huff
#QuickSidenote ‘They’ say that, according to producer Dann Huff, the Something Real album sessions had been completed, and there were 30 songs in the can, but the record label shelved the project. True? Who knows… #DannHuff #ShanaPerone #OneHitWondered
#QuickSidenote Oh, and one more thing… Tom Johnston also didn’t write all the old Doobie Brothers hits. Patrick Simmons, the only consistent member of the band, wrote and sang vocals on the first #1 #Billboard #Top40 single by the Doobie Brothers… “Black Water.” #PatrickSimmons #OneHitWondered
#QuickSidenote Tom Johnston isn’t the only Doobie Brother to earn solo US #OneHitWonder honors. Founding guitarist Patrick Simmons earned his US #OneHitWonder honors in 1983 when “So Wrong” spent 5 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #30. #PatrickSimmons #TheDoobieBrothers #OneHitWondered
#QuickSidenote Yeah, Tom Johnston was recreating the early Doobies toolkit with some big-league studio craft… Still being produced by Ted Templeman... and engineered by Donn Landee. This is a rabbit hole I don’t want to go down at the moment, but the duo also guided this group. #OneHitWondered
#QuickSidenote After Tom Johnston was sidelined by health issues in 1975, Michael McDonald, the former Steely Dan member, took over vocal & primary songwriting duties. He brought a sophisticated, soulful & ‘jazzy’ approach… keyboards, synthesizers, & horns over dominant guitars. #OneHitWondered
Randy VanWarmer
James Doohan as Scotty on Star Trek
#QuickSidenote Following his death, a portion of Randy VanWarmer’s cremated remains was sent into space in 2007 and again in 2012 via a private spaceflight… fulfilling a lifelong dream. Also making the flights was James Doohan, better known as ‘Scotty’ from Star Trek. #OneHitWondered
#QuickSidenote Randy VanWarmer moved to Nashville in 1985, and his songs began to be recorded by country artists like The Oak Ridge Boys, Charley Pride & more. A big behind-the-scenes win: Alabama took his co-written “I'm in a Hurry (And Don't Know Why)” to #1 on the country chart. #OneHitWondered
#QuickSidenote Corey Feldman has gone on to have a solo career as a rock star… Here he’s demonstrating his guitar skills! #CoreyFeldman #OneHitWondered
#QuickSidenote Any excuse to post a clip of Patton Oswalt’s wife, Meredith Salinger… who starred in the 1989 film ‘Dream A Little Dream.’ 🤣 #MeredithSalinger #PattonOswalt #DreamALittleDream #OneHitWondered
#QuickSidenote American actor/singer Michael Damian recorded a cover of "Rock On" that appeared on the soundtrack to the 1989 film ‘Dream A Little Dream.” The single went all the way to #1 on the #Billboard #Top40 in June of 1989. #MichaelDamian #RockOn #DreamALittleDream #OneHitWondered
#QuickSidenote On stage, too! David Essex had broken through with his big theatre ‘arrival’ playing Jesus in the original 1971 London production of Godspell. In 1978, Essex took the other signature theatre role on his resume: Che in the original West End production of Evita. #OneHitWondered
#QuickSidenote Baltimora's “Tarzan Boy” resurgence in 1993 also led to its synth-pop melody and iconic Tarzan-call chorus being featured in a Pixar-animated commercial for Cool Mint Listerine. #Pixar #Baltimora #OneHitWondered
#QuickSidenote In 1993, “Tarzan Boy” by Baltimora was used on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III soundtrack (also a new remix), so it was released again as a single. With the new attention, the reissue peaked at #51 on the #Billboard Hot 100. #Baltimora #OneHitWondered
#QuickSidenote In 1984, the Eddie Murphy action comedy Beverly Hills Cop made its wide theatrical opening in the US... Harold Faltermeyer earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1985 with “Axel F,” the theme song for the film. The single would peak at #3 on the US #Billboard #Top40! #OneHitWondered
Harold Faltermeyer in the studio
#QuickSidenote Did you spot that Harold Faltermeyer was the co-arranger on Giorgio Moroder’s “Chase?” Faltermeyer was a protégé & key collaborator of Giorgio Moroder during the late ‘70s & early ‘80s. Their relationship was instrumental in the evolution of electronic music in film. #OneHitWondered
