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Instrumental One Hit Wonders
- Artist
- Young-Holt Unlimited
- Year
- 1969
- Song
- Soulful Strut
- Chart
- 3
Young-Holt Unlimited was a R&B duo, Eldee Young and Issac 'Red' Holt, from Chicago in the late 1960s. Initially a soul-jazz group, they later added funk sound into their music. The result was "Soulful Strut", which became a Top5 hits in the 1969. Sadly, they could not continue their popularity and eventually disbanded in 1974.
- Artist
- Vincent Bell
- Year
- 1970
- Song
- Airport Love Theme (Gwen and Vern)
- Chart
- 31
Vincent Bell was an American guitarist and a pioneer of electronic effect in pop music. He made a name for himself once with the instrumental love theme from the 1970 disaster film 'The Airport'. The song which featured the sound of his invention, an electric sitar, became his only Top40 hit and won a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition the following year.
- Artist
- The Assembled Multitude
- Year
- 1970
- Song
- Overture from Tommy (A Rock Opera)
- Chart
- 16
The Assembled Multitude was a one-time studio group assembled by a Philadelphia music producer Tom Sellers in 1970. They released one self-title album which contained an adaptation of 1960s hits. Among them was their version of "Overture" from the Who's Tommy. The song became a surprise Top20 hit in 1970. Three more singles were released, but none could became another hit.
- Artist
- Paul Humphrey & His Cool Aid Chemists
- Year
- 1971
- Song
- Cool Aid
- Chart
- 29
Paul Humphrey was an American musician who had long history in jazz music. He also played sessions with many artists such as Wes Montgomery and Frank Zappa. In 1969, he released a pop-oriented, fusion instrumental album with his own band. The lead off song "Cool Aid" became a Top30 hit in 1971 - and the only hit song he ever made.
- Artist
- The Nite-Liters
- Year
- 1971
- Song
- K-Jee
- Chart
- 39
The Nite-Liters was a R&B group formed in Louisville, Kentucky in 1963. They finally made it big in the early 1970s when their soul instrumental piece "K-Jee" broke into Billboard's Top40 territory. Sadly, they quickly ran out of hits and quietly disbanded before the mid 1970s.
- Artist
- Sakkarin
- Year
- 1971
- Song
- Sugar Sugar
- Chart
- UK 12
Sakkarin was actually a one of pseudonyms used by a British musician extraordinaire, Jonathan King, for the sole purpose of recording one song. This ultra laid-back, almost lyricless version of the Archies' bubblegum hit became an unexpected hit in UK in 1971. It is the only hit (and only record) by this fictional sugary artist.
- Artist
- Francis Lai
- Year
- 1971
- Song
- Theme from Love Story
- Chart
- 31
Francis Lai was a French composer who wrote many film scores since the 1960s. His most famous piece was the theme from 1970 film "Love Story". The score became a Top40 and also earned him an Academy Award the same year. It was his only chart hit song so far.
- Artist
- Peter Nero
- Year
- 1971
- Song
- Theme from "Summer of '42"
- Chart
- 21
A Grammy Awarded Peter Nero was a famous pianist from New York since the 1960s. His name finally found its way on the chart in the Seventies when the theme from the 1971 film 'Summer of '42'. It was his only charted hit in his long career.
- Artist
- Royal Scots Dragons Guards
- Year
- 1972
- Song
- Amazing Grace
- Chart
- 11
Probably one of the best known Pipes and Drums band in the UK. Their name became a household name in the early 1970s when their cover of "Amazing Grace" became a no.1 singles in UK, Ireland, and South Africa - as well as no.11 hit in US - and brought the Pipe sounds to the new audiences. Sadly, they never came back to US chart ever since.
- Artist
- Apollo 100
- Year
- 1972
- Song
- Joy
- Chart
- 6
Apollo 100 was a short-lived instrumental band in the early 1970s. Formed by an arranger Tom Parker in Newcastle, UK, they made their debut with "Joy" in 1972. This bright, easy-listening records quickly became a smash hit in US. However, their follow-up works were a flop and the band vanished as quickly as they came.
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