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Instrumental One Hit Wonders
- Artist
- Whistling Jack Smith
- Year
- 1967
- Song
- I Was Kaiser Bill's Batman
- Chart
- 20
This mysterious artist was actually a British Decca producer Noel Walker who decided to record a song consisted, mainly, of his own whistling in 1967. It became an unexpected Top20 hit and led to four more singles and a full LP. However, none of those could duplicate the success of that whistling song, and Whistling Jack Smith faded into history.
- Artist
- "Cannonball" Adderley
- Year
- 1967
- Song
- Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
- Chart
- 11
An American alto saxophonist Cannonball Adderley was one of the most popular jazz musicians during the 1950s to 1970s. His biggest moment came in 1967 when his "Mercy Mercy Mercy" barely missed Top10 spot on Billboard pop chart. He continued to record more jazz hit albums and singles until he suddenly died of stroke in 1975.
- Artist
- Bob Crewe Generation
- Year
- 1967
- Song
- Music to Watch Girls By
- Chart
- 15
An American producer Bob Crewe was well-known for his works with many 60s artists, including the Four Seasons and Freddy Cannon. He also got one hit of his own. An easy listening instrumental "Music to Watch Girls By" was a no.15 hit in 1967and became one of most popular radio/television background music even today.
- Artist
- Mason Williams
- Year
- 1968
- Song
- Classical Gas
- Chart
- 2
Mason Williams was an American acoustic guitarist who came into national recognition in the late 1960s. His folk singles "Classical Gas", arranged by Mike Post, almost topped the Billboard chart in 1968 and won three Grammy Awards that same year. He continued to produce more instrumental albums, but, so far, still unable to make another hit.
- Artist
- Hugo Montenegro
- Year
- 1968
- Song
- The Good The Bad And The Ugly
- Chart
- 2
This composer/arranger from New York was famous for his movie works during the 1960s. But his greatest work was an adaptation of the epic cowboy movie with the same name, starring Clint Eastwood. The song became a smash hit on both side of the Atlantic. It was the only hit in his entire career until his death in 1981.
- Artist
- Hugh Masekela
- Year
- 1968
- Song
- Grazing In the Grass
- Chart
- 1
Hugh Masekela was an international-success jazz musician from South Africa who hit it big in US during the 60s and 70s. His jazz groove "Grazing in the Grass" was a worldwide smash and topped the Billboard chart in 1968. He continued to record in US throughout the 70s, but could not produce another big hit again.
- Artist
- Harlow Wilcox & the Oakies
- Year
- 1969
- Song
- Groovy Grubworm
- Chart
- 30
Harlow Wilcox was an American session musician who rose to national recognition by the end of 1960s. The funny sound of his instrumental pieces "Groovy Grubworm" push the record into the Top40 territory in 1969 and earned him a Grammy nomination. Two albums soon followed but quickly forgotten. Wilcox has not released anything else until his death in 2002.
- Artist
- The Electric Indian
- Year
- 1969
- Song
- Keem-O-Sabe
- Chart
- 16
The Electric Indian was a studio group formed by Swan Records founder, Bernie Binnick, in 1969. They recorded only one album, which yielded only one hit. The Indian-influenced "Keem-O-Sable" became a Top20 hit that year. They managed to land another small hit before disbanded that same year.
- Artist
- Dick Hyman & His Electric Eclectrics
- Year
- 1969
- Song
- The Minotaur
- Chart
- 38
New Yorker jazz pianist Dick Hyman was famous for his ability to play any style of music. A veteran studio musician, he experimented with many kinds of electronic instruments. In 1969, his Moog-based composition "The Minotaur" became the first synthesizer song to enter Top40 territory on Billboard chart. It was also his only solo chart hit so far.
- Artist
- Charles Randolph Grean Sounde
- Year
- 1969
- Song
- Quentin's Theme
- Chart
- 13
Charles Randolph Grean was an Americna producer whose works ranged from big bands, such as Glenn Miller and Artie Shaw, to country, such as Eddy Arnold and Pee Wee King. In 1969, he scored a hit of his own with a cover of the theme song from Dark Shadows TV series. It was his only success as a performer. He died in 2003.
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