Welcome to the Sunday Musical Tribute - One-Hit-Wonders night. Off the bat, a number of these did have one other minor hit. First up, Billy Paul. Born Paul Williams, he was part of the Philadelphia Soul scene. His minor hit was I WAS MARRIED. Here's #1. youtu.be/NYOQDnWFXYI?si…

Sunday Musical Tribute - One-Hit-Wonders #2. Maria Muldaur also had a minor hit I'M A WOMAN. She has performed with MANY country, blues, doo-wop, pop, jazz artists. Here's your camel today. youtu.be/3gKnnb24Eso?si…

Sunday Musical Tribute - One Hit Wonders #3. Billy Swan was primarily a country singer but hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with this classic I 1974. Conway Twitty, Waylon Jennings and Mel Tillis were influences on his style. youtu.be/bgPsM-YWBrE?si…

Sunday Musical Tribute - One-Hit-Wonders #4. Mountain formed in 1969 and played @ the original Woodstock Music Festival. From Long Island, Mississippi Queen peaked at #21. They are often credited with influencing heavy metal. youtu.be/qEnF6EB-yMs?si…

Sunday Musical Tribute - One-Hit-Wonders #5. The Canadian group Five Man Electrical Band only had one US Hot, peaking at #3 in 1971. The cover by the group TESLA also had it be a Billboard Top 40 hit. "I said thank you Lord for thinkin' 'bout me.' Signs youtu.be/c9lh7lqZojc?si…

Sunday Musical Tribute - One-Hit-Wonders #6. Dexys Midnight Runners is a British group with Irish roots. Their only US hit reached #1 on Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1982. youtu.be/6BODDyZRF6A?si…

Sunday Musical Tribute - One-Hit-Wonders #7. This American group of the early /mid 1960s had two Billboard charting songs, Turn- Down Day being the other. Red Rubber Ball peaked at #2 compared to #16 for Turn-Down Day. Red Rubber Ball I think kickball youtu.be/emx6dU7suvg?si…

Sunday Musical Tribute - One-Hit-Wonders #8. This British duo hit the US charts in 1982 (#8) with this cover of an obscure Gloria Jones song from 1965. It was an international hit for Soft Cell but could never crack the US charts again. TAINTED LOVE youtu.be/XZVpR3Pk-r8?si…

Sunday Musical Tribute - One-Hit-Wonders #9. Kennedy William Gordy is the son of Motown founder Berry Gordy. His first & middle names honor JFK and Smokey Robinson. His hit features his friend Michael Jackson and brother Jermaine supplying backing vocals youtu.be/7YvAYIJSSZY?si…

Sunday Musical Tribute - One-Hit-Wonders #10. Matthew Wilder wrote the songs for the Disney film Mulan. He had 3 songs chart, with THE KID'S AMERICAN topping out at 33. His hit BREAK MY STRIDE peaked at #5 in 1984. youtu.be/B4c_SkROzzo?si…

Sunday Musical Tribute - One-Hit-Wonders #11. Be honest - for this Grammy - winning #1 hit from 1976, who got the meaning immediately the first time you heard it? Starland Vocal Band AFTERNOON DELIGHT youtu.be/wu1UXCdyNo0?si…

Sunday Musical Tribute - One-Hit-Wonders #12. Stealers Wheel - a Scottish band - only lasted 3 years but produced this memorable hit in 1973. It reached #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Careful for the clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right. youtu.be/OMAIsqvTh7g?si…

Sunday Musical Tribute - One-Hit-Wonders #13. While the Norwegian group a-ha is best known for this #1 hit, their single THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON T.V. did peak at #20 on Billboard Hot Top 100 chart. Take On Me. youtu.be/djV11Xbc914?si…

Sunday Musical Tribute - One-Hit-Wonders #14. From the American band Blues Image with their #4 chart hit Ride, Captain Ride in 1970. The band soon broke up after the third album and all the members joined other well-known groups. youtu.be/HqFFjoRnltg?si…

Sunday Musical Tribute - One-Hit-Wonders #15. We close out the night with a trip down memory lane circa 1974. Not a true One-Hit-Wonder. youtu.be/AjilwTUGE5g?si…

I hope you enjoyed the stroke down Memory Lane tonight. The One-Hit-Wonders tribute will return in 2025. Start working on your suggestions. Let me know what you thought of tonight. Jim