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#OneHitWondered @onehitwondered.bsky.social · 2h

#QuickSidenote A lil’ Memphis trivia… B.B. Cunningham’s younger brother, Bill Cunningham, was the original bassist/keyboardist for The Box Tops. #TheBoxTops #TheHombres #OneHitWondered

The Box Tops - The Letter (Upbeat 1967)

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#OneHitWondered @onehitwondered.bsky.social · 2h

#Interestingly In his later career, in 1997, B.B. Cunningham Jr. joined Jerry Lee Lewis’s band on bass… #JerryLeeLewis #BBCunningham #OneHitWondered

Jerry Lee Lewis-Vienne, France 2009 (high definition 2021 edit)

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#OneHitWondered @onehitwondered.bsky.social · 2h

#Interestingly B.B. Cunningham’s father, Buddy Cunningham, launched Cover Records in 1959… The teenage B.B. would record several singles for the label, including 1959's self-penned “Trip to Bandstand” (credited as B-B). #BBCunningham #CoverRecords #OneHitWondered

B.B. Cunningham Jr. - Trip To Bandstand

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#OneHitWondered @onehitwondered.bsky.social · 2h

#Interestingly Rumor has it that, in 1964, B.B. Cunningham, drummer Johnny Hunter & guitarist Gary McEwen were members of a touring version of Ronny & the Daytonas… Unhappy with the lack of recognition, the three returned to Memphis and co-formed The Hombres. #TheHombres #OneHitWondered

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#OneHitWondered @onehitwondered.bsky.social · 2h

#QuickSidenote That famous cold-open? It’s lifted from the 1947 novelty “Cigareetes, Whuskey and Wild, Wild Women” by Red Engle and The Natural Seven. #TheHombres #RedEngleandTheNaturalSeven #OneHitWondered

1948 Red Ingle - Cigareetes, Whuskey, and Wild, Wild Women

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#OneHitWondered @onehitwondered.bsky.social · 2h

#Interestingly In 1967, as a member of the Memphis garage group The Hombres, B.B. Cunningham earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their greasy Memphis groovin’ “Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out)” spent 10 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #12. #TheHombres #OneHitWondered

1967 HITS ARCHIVE: Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out) - Hombres (mono)

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#OneHitWondered @onehitwondered.bsky.social · 3h

#OneHitHistory #OTD in 2012, 70-year-old US #OneHitWonder honoree B.B. Cunningham Jr. was shot and killed while working as a security guard at an apartment complex on Memphis’ SE side. According to police, Cunningham was responding to gunfire from another apartment complex nearby. #OneHitWondered

Memphis Music Legend B.B. Cunningham Shot & Killed

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#OneHitWondered @onehitwondered.bsky.social · 1d

#Interestingly Credit where it’s due: Tone Lōc put Candyman on shows and opened industry doors for the young rapper… and with Lōc’s co-sign, Candyman cut the single that would define him. Tone Lōc’s discovery and early support helped turn Candyman’s smooth talker into a national hit. #OneHitWondered

Tone Loc - Wild Thing

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#OneHitWondered @onehitwondered.bsky.social · 1d

#OneHitHistory The week ending October 13, 1990, LA rapper Candyman earned US #OneHitWOnder honors when his flirty, radio-ready “Knockin’ Boots” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #31. It spent 12 weeks on the chart, peaking at #9. #Candyman ToneLoc #OneHitWondered

Candyman - Knockin' Boots (Official Video)

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#OneHitWondered @onehitwondered.bsky.social · 1d

With the heavy hitters involved, it's a wonder that it wasn't...

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#OneHitWondered @onehitwondered.bsky.social · 1d

#QuickSidenote Legendary studio musician/producer & songwriter Danny Kortchmar cameo watch… he was Ronnie Pudding, Tap’s early bassist, in the “Gimme Some Money” clip from the 1984 mockumentary. #DannyKorchmar #SpinalTap #OneHitWondered

Spinal Tap – Gimme Some Money – Full HD Music Video

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#OneHitWondered @onehitwondered.bsky.social · 1d

#Interestingly Production on “Power Windows” by Billy Falcon came from Jon Bon Jovi & Danny Kortchmar, legit legends! Looking at the credits, the names associated were wild… Kenny Aronoff, Bob Glaub, Benmont Tench, Aldo Nova & Tony Bongiovi (Jon’s cousin & also a noted producer). #OneHitWondered

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#OneHitWondered @onehitwondered.bsky.social · 1d

#OneHitHistory The week ending October 12, 1991, American singer/songwriter Billy Falcon earned US #OneHitWonder honors when his self-penned “Power Windows” spent 2 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #35. #BillyFalcon #JonBonJovi #DannyKortchmar #OneHitWondered

Billy Falcon - Power Windows

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The Quiet Norm @whosyrhoosier.bsky.social · 1d

So far it's been very nice! Today I have rehearsal for a show I'm in, tonight I'll see my wife play, then we'll do a nice dinner. concerts.jazzschool.org/electric-squ...

Electric Squeezebox Orchestra - The Jazzschool

The Electric Squeezebox Orchestra (CJC Resident Artists) is a 17-piece big band led by Erik Jekabson and features many of the best players and arrangers in the Bay Area!

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#OneHitWondered @onehitwondered.bsky.social · 1d

Hope this birthday has been a good one...!

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#OneHitWondered @onehitwondered.bsky.social · 1d

#Interestingly Brazilian guitar duo Los Indios Tabajaras were brothers Antenor & Natalício ‘Nato’ Lima. In 1958, they recorded the lilting instrumental of “María Elena,” a standard written in the early 1930s by Mexican composer Lorenzo Barcelata. #LosIndiosTabajaras #OneHitWondered

Cover of Maria Elena by Los Indios Tabajaras

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#OneHitWondered @onehitwondered.bsky.social · 1d

#Interestingly “María Elena” simmered in Latin America for years before getting a US push when RCA Records finally released the single in America in 1963. #LosIndiosTabajaras #OneHitWondered

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#OneHitWondered @onehitwondered.bsky.social · 1d

#OneHitHistory The week ending October 12, 1963, Brazilian guitar duo Los Indios Tabajaras earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their lilting instrumental “María Elena” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #32. It spent 10 weeks on the chart, peaking at #6. #LosIndiosTabajaras #OneHitWondered

1963 HITS ARCHIVE: Maria Elena - Los Indios Tabajaras

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#OneHitWondered @onehitwondered.bsky.social · 1d

#QuickSidenote “One Night in Bangkok” was written by Tim Rice… with some 'help' from ABBA’s Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus #ABBA #BennyAndersson #BjörnUlvaeus #OneHitWondered

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#OneHitWondered @onehitwondered.bsky.social · 1d

#Interestingly Tim Rice would go back to the ‘concept album’ playbook in 1984 with his Cold War musical, Chess. Actor Murray Head rapped the verses on “One Night in Bangkok,” but the soaring chorus you remember is Swedish singer Anders Glenmark. #MurrayHead #OneHitWondered

Murray Head - One Night In Bangkok (Single Version)

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#OneHitWondered @onehitwondered.bsky.social · 1d

#Interestingly Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice hired actor Murray Head to 'play' Judas Iscariot on their concept album for Jesus Christ Superstar. The song "Superstar" was a US #Top40 hit for Murray Head (with The Trinidad Singers) in 1971. #MurrayHead #OneHitWondered

1971 HITS ARCHIVE: Superstar - Murray Head (stereo 45)

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#OneHitWondered @onehitwondered.bsky.social · 1d

#OneHitHistory The sung-through rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar opened on Broadway on October 12, 1971, at the Mark Hellinger Theatre. The production ran for 711 performances and closed on July 1, 1973… but before it was a hit musical, it was a record. #JesusChristSuperstar #OneHitWondered

Time Magazine cover from October 25, 1971, featuring Jesus Christ Superstar opening on Broadway.

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#OneHitWondered @onehitwondered.bsky.social · 1d

#Interestingly Paul Leka died of lung cancer on October 12, 2011, at a hospice near his home in Sharon, Connecticut. He was 68 years old. #PaulLeka #OneHitWondered

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#OneHitWondered @onehitwondered.bsky.social · 1d

#Interestingly Paul Leka was more than just a maker of US #OneHitWonder hits… Paul Leka worked at Mercury/Elektra/CBS, launched his own Bridgeport studio, got REO Speedwagon signed to their first deal, and produced four Harry Chapin albums. #OneHitWondered

Cat's in the Cradle

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#OneHitWondered @onehitwondered.bsky.social · 1d

#QuickSidenote Done with Paul Leka? Nope! Baltimore sunshine pop group The Peppermint Rainbow earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1969, with "Will You Be Staying After Sunday,” produced by… Paul Leka. #PaulLeka #ThePeppermintRainbow #OneHitWondered

Peppermint Rainbow Will You Be Staying After Sunday HQ Stereo Dub

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