So many one hit wonders over the years

Bretrick said:
Eight weeks after entering the Billboard Hot 100, “Lay A Little Lovin’ On Me” by Robin McNamara peaked at number11.
The follow-up, “Got To Believe In Love” would receive little air play, confining McNamara to one-hit-wonder status.
Lay A Little Lovin’ On Me - Robin McNamara 1970
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which was the one hit - I am not surprises is my response - ghastly!
 
Bretrick said:
Peter Sarstedt was a British singer-songwriter.
He wrote Where do you go to my Lovely in 1969. The song reached number 1 in the UK, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand and South Africa.
His only other charting song was Frozen Orange Juice which reached number 10 in the UK, number 8 in Australia and 116 in the US.
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he had a lot of potential but didn't seem to use it much?
 
Just my opinion but the problem is there are no true Radio Stations with actual disc jockeys, and hasn't been since the 70s. Artist have to rely on their own financing to record. Back in the time of real radio all they had to do was drop off a copy to the local disc jockeys and if it played well they had a much better chance of being successful. In 1970 I could see the change already in Radio and it all went to Taped content.

There wasn't that many stations even in large cities such as Houston as an example, but all of the DJs were well known. Buck Owens was actually a DJ before becoming a full time performer. Today I would guess a little pocket padding took place if someone really wanted to get something played. I haven't listened to Radio since the 80s and that was always while on the road cross country late at night trying to keep from falling asleep. :)
 
Bretrick said:
In 1963, Steve Lawrence enjoyed a Top Ten hit with the song "Go Away Little Girl".
It was his only No 1 hit song.
Steve Lawrence and his wife Eydie Gorme were one of the most popular singing duos in show business.
They won a Grammy for Best Performance by a Vocal Duo or Group for "We Got Us".
Steve and Eydie won the Las Vegas Entertainment Award as Musical Variety Act Of The Year four times, three years consecutively. Steve and Eydie Celebrate Irving Berlin won seven Emmys.
They received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Songwriters Hall Of Fame in New York, honouring the duo's ongoing tribute to American songwriters.
In 1995, they were the recipients of the Society of Singers prestigious Ella Lifetime Achievement Award at a gala event in Beverly Hills. The Society of Singers is a non-profit organization that exists to help professional singers that are in need of coinciding and financial assistance. Past recipients are Ella Fitzgerald (for whom the award is named), Frank Sinatra, Tony Martin and Peggy Lee.
Eydie died in 2013 and Steve died in 2024

Go Away Little Girl - Steve Lawrence​

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Steve Lawrence had 2 other songs in the Top 10. “Pretty Blue Eyes” and “Footsteps” did very well.


 
Bretrick said:
The Cheater - Bob Kuban and the In-Men 1965
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The lead singer for Bob Kuban was Walter Scott, who was killed by his wife’s lover. His wife, JoAnn (Scott’s wife) also was arrested and did time for Hindering Prosecution. Talk about irony. Their big hit song was “The Cheater,” which tied in with his own death. Scott was shot in the back of the head and stuffed into a cistern. He was killed by James Williams, who also killed his wife.
 
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