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A one-hit wonder is a musical artist who is successful with one hit song, but without a comparable subsequent hit. [1] The term may also be applied to an artist who is remembered for only one hit despite other successes (such as "Take On Me" by a-ha in the United States, [2] [3] [4] which topped a Rolling Stone magazine poll to find the top one-hit wonder).
Peter Albert David Singer AC FAHA (born 6 July 1946) is an Australian moral philosopher who is Emeritus Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University.Singer's work specialises in applied ethics, approaching the subject from a secular, utilitarian perspective.
Ora D. Allen (July 16, 1934 – January 8, 2018), [1] [2] [3] known by the stage name Denise LaSalle, was an American blues, R&B and soul singer, songwriter, and record producer who, since the death of Koko Taylor, had been recognized as the "Queen of the Blues". [4]
Anutha Zone is the 21st studio album by American singer-songwriter Dr. John.The album was released on August 11, 1998, by Parlophone. [1] [2]The album was recorded with contributions by Dr. John's regular touring band at the time and features guest performances of Paul Weller as well as rhythm section work by members of Spiritualized, Portishead, and Supergrass.
This is a list of Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1973. [1] The Top 100, as revealed in the year-end edition of Billboard dated December 29, 1973, is based on Hot 100 charts from the issue dates of November 25, 1972 through November 17, 1973.
Gris-Gris (stylized as GRIS-gris, / ˈ ɡ r iː ˌ ɡ r iː /, named for a kind of talisman) is the debut album by American musician Dr. John (a.k.a. Mac Rebennack). Produced by Harold Battiste, it was released on Atco Records in 1968.
Sheffield Legends plaque in Cocker's home city of Sheffield, England. Cocker was born on 20 May 1944 at 38 Tasker Road, Crookes, Sheffield.He was the youngest son of a civil servant, Harold Norman Cocker (1907–2001), at the time of his son's birth serving as an aircraftman in the Royal Air Force, and Madge (née Lee). [5]
Rufus George Perryman (October 23, 1892 – January 2, 1973), [2] known as Speckled Red, was an American blues and boogie-woogie piano player and singer [1] noted for his recordings of "The Dirty Dozens", exchanges of insults and vulgar remarks that have long been a part of African-American folklore.