(Eponymous bands are generally not separated thus Charlie Daniels is not counted as a one-hit wonder for " Uneasy Rider" and the hits of the Charlie Daniels Band are credited to him.)įred Bronson, a journalist and former writer for Billboard magazine, in his book Billboard's Hottest Hot 100 Hits, uses the criterion that an artist is ineligible to be categorized as a "one-hit wonder" if they have a second song listed on the Billboard Hot 100. Music reviewers and journalists sometimes describe a musical artist as a one-hit wonder, based on their professional assessment of chart success, sales figures, and fame.įor the purpose of his book The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, music journalist Wayne Jancik defines a one-hit wonder as "an act that has won a position on Billboard 's national, pop, Top 40 just once." In his definition of an "act", Jancik distinguishes between a solo performer and a group performance (thus, for example, Roger Daltrey's " Without Your Love" is counted despite Daltrey's numerous hits as frontman for the Who), and a number of musicians appear multiple times, either with multiple bands or as a member of a band and as a solo artist. The year indicates when the song charted or peaked. Some artists listed here have reached the Top 40 on the US Billboard Hot 100 more than once. This article contains artists known primarily for one hit song in the United States, who are regarded as one-hit wonders by at least two sources in media even though the artist may have had multiple hits abroad.Įach artist listed here has been identified by at least two publications as being a one-hit wonder in the U.S. 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, which topped a Rolling Stone magazine poll to find the top one-hit wonder). Drawn by Bob Thomas as part of the back cover for the band’s 1973 album, History of the Grateful Dead, Volume One (Bear’s Choice), the “dancing” bears may not even be dancing at all.A one-hit wonder is a musical artist who is successful with one hit song, but without a comparable subsequent hit. Thomas said that he based the depictions on a lead sort, which is a block with a typographic character etched on it, from an unknown font. The bears themselves are a reference to Owsley “Bear” Stanley, who recorded and produced the album upon which they appear. Said Bear of the bears, “the bears on the album cover are not really ‘dancing.’ I don’t know why people think they are their positions are quite obviously those of a high-stepping march.”Īn American-Australian audio engineer, “Bear” was a key figure in the Bay Area hippie movement in the ’60s. Dandelion Grateful Dead Dancing Bears Shirt, Dancing Bears Shirt, Grateful Dead Shirt, Dandelion Flower Dancing Bear Shape Shirt, Bear Shirt. He was the sound engineer for the Grateful Dead and recorded many of the group’s live performances. Chorus Am Em Am Em Id rather be the gypsy whos camped at the edge of town, Am C Am E The one who has the dancing bear that follows him around.
He also helped develop the group’s “wall of sound.” Many in the media called him the Acid King. He was reportedly the first known private person to manufacture mass quantities of LSD. By his own account, he produced at least 500 grams between 19. History of the Grateful Dead, Volume One (Bear’s Choice) That amounts to more than 5,000,000 doses. The live album by the band was released in July of 1973 on Warner Bros.
JESSE: The Bear in question was Augustus Owsley Stanley the Third, aka Owsley, aka Bear. It was recorded on February 13 and 14, 1970, and offers concert highlights from the show at the Fillmore East in New York City.
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