José Jiménez was the fictional character created and portraied by an American comedian Bill Dana for the Steve Allen Show in 1959. In 1961, he cut a novelty record named "The Astronaut" and released it under his character's name. The silly talk show of José Jiménez became a fluke hit in US and earned him the only success in music career.
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Artist
George Maharis
Year
1962
Song
Teach Me Tonight
Chart
25
Public will always remember George Maharis as an actor for his role as Buz Murdock, one of the main characters in the popular TV series of the 1960s "Route 66". He also had one moment of fame in music industry when his 1962 singles "Teach Me Tonight" reached no.25 on the pop chart.
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Lorne Greene
Year
1964
Song
Ringo
Chart
1
The Canadian radio broadcaster-turn-actor Lorne Greene was probably best known form the TV series "Bonanza" and "Battlestar Galactica". He also recorded several country albums during 1960s. He had a mega hit in 1964 when his "Ringo", a story of two western cowboy friends-soon-turn-enermy, topped the Billboard pop chart. It was his only success in music field.
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Bill Cosby
Year
1967
Song
Little Ole Man (Uptight, Everything's Alright)
Chart
4
Bill Cosby was a world-famous stand-up comedian and actor, most notable from TV series "The Cosby Show". Beside the acting career, Cosby also an artist who has been recording comedy albums since 1963. One of his record called "Little Ole Man", a parody of Stevie Wonder's hit "Uptight (Everything's Alright)", became a runaway smash in 1967.
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Senator Bobby
Year
1967
Song
Wild Thing
Chart
20
Bill Minkin is an American comedian who, sometimes, made a appearances in films such as Martin Scorese's "Taxi Driver" (1976). In 1966, Minkin and his friends formed a band called The Hardly Worthit Players. The following year, they released a comedy singles, in which Minkin immitated the vocal style of Robert F. Kennedy singing "Wild Thing". It became a surprised top20 hit in US.
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Richard Harris
Year
1968
Song
MacArthur Park
Chart
2
For the recent generations, Richard Harris was, probably, 'only' known for his role as the Albus Dumbledore in the first two Harry Potters movies. But for the older generations, he also was known for his seven-minute long hit singles "Mac Arthur Park", which peaked to no.2 on pop chart in 1968 and topped several charts in Europe. It was his only success in music career.
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Moms Mabley
Year
1969
Song
Abraham, Martin and John
Chart
35
Jackie "Moms" Mabley was once considered the most successful stand-up female comedian in America. She also found success in recording comedy LPs during the 1960s. Her version of "Abraham, Martin and John" became no.35 hit in 1969 and made her the oldest person ever to chart the Top40 hit. (age 72) She never charted again and died in 1975 at the age of 78.
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Michael Parks
Year
1970
Song
Long Lonesome Highway
Chart
20
Michael Parks is an actor who debuted as the main character in NBC's TV drama series 'Then Came Bronson' (1969-70). Its theme song "Long Lonesome Highway", sang by Parks himself, became top20 on Billboard chart in 1970. However, Parks did not make any attempt to pursue the music career after that.
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Ernie (from Sesame Street)
Year
1970
Song
Rubber Duckie
Chart
16
Sesame Street is a long-running children television show of entirely puppet characters, called the muppets, which has gained huge popularity since its premier in 1969. Many songs from the program became children's favorites, and one of them "Rubber Duckie" by one of the show's comic duo, Ernie, became a hit singles in 1970.
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Benny Hill
Year
1971
Song
Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West)
Chart
1 UK
Benny Hill is an famous English comedian from his "The Benny Hill Show" from 1969 to 1989. He also had some chart singles in UK and one of them "Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West)" became his biggest and most wel-known hit. It reached the top of UK chart in 1971.
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