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Instrumental One Hit Wonders
- Artist
- Ernie Freeman
- Year
- 1957
- Song
- Raunchy
- Chart
- 4
Ernie Freeman was well-known pianist/arranger from the early rock 'n' rolls era who worked with many big artists, including Duane Eddy, Bobby Vee, and the Platters. He sometimes released his own records, among them was a cover of Bill Justis' "Raunchy". This records granted him a Top5 hit in 1957 and the only hit song under his own name.
- Artist
- Gone All Stars
- Year
- 1958
- Song
- 7-11
- Chart
- 30
Gone All Stars was a studio band led by a tenor sax player, Buddy Lucas. The group made its name on Billboard chart once with their instrumental singles "7-11", which became a no.30 hit in 1958. Lucas continued to provide a backing sound for several artists throughout the decade, but he never made another hit.
- Artist
- Boots Brown & His Blockbusters
- Year
- 1958
- Song
- Cerveza
- Chart
- 23
Boots Brown was an American jazz trumpeter and bandleader back in the 1950s. In 1958, his instrumental piece "Cerveza" became a Top40 hit on Billboard chart and brought him a brief fame. He never return to the chart since.
- Artist
- The Pets
- Year
- 1958
- Song
- Cha-Hua-Hua
- Chart
- 34
The Pets was an instrumental group who actived for a short period of time in the late 1950s. They made their chart appearance once with "Cha-Hua-Hua", a rockability records with background chorus. They were never heard or seen again after that.
- Artist
- The Royaltones
- Year
- 1958
- Song
- Poor Boy
- Chart
- 17
The Royaltones was a short-lived instrumental rock group from Michigan from the late 1950s. Their success came when their singles "Poor Boy" became Top20 hit in 1958. However, their next singles could not make an impact and they broke up in the mid-60s before they could make another hit.
- Artist
- Moe Koffman Quartette
- Year
- 1958
- Song
- The Swingin' Shepherd Blues
- Chart
- 23
Morris 'Moe' Koffman was a popular Canadian jazz musician who worked with several US bands during the first half of 1950s. His moment came in 1958 when his flute playing in "Swingin' Shepherd Blues" earned him a no.23 spot on US chart. It was his only success in US until his death in 2001.
- Artist
- Tommy Dorsey
- Year
- 1958
- Song
- Tea For Two Cha Cha
- Chart
- 7
Tommy Dorsey was the most famous bandleader of the swing era. He was joined by his brother, Jimmy, and performed as the Dorsey Brothers Orchestra in the early 1950s. Tommy died in an accident in 1956 and his brother died in the following year. But the band lived on and created a Top10 hit "Tea For Two Cha Cha" in 1958 - the only hit they ever made.
- Artist
- The Champs
- Year
- 1958
- Song
- Tequila
- Chart
- 1
The Champs was an instrumental group from L.A. in the late 1950s. They accidentally creates a mega hit when their last-minute recording "Tequila" became no.1 hit in 1958. They tried to follow the success with more latin dance but none of them worked. They finally broke up in the mid-60s.
- Artist
- Eddie Platt
- Year
- 1958
- Song
- Tequila
- Chart
- 20
Eddie 'Platt' Platakis was an American sax player from the age of rock 'n' rolls. Although he usually played as a backing sound for the main act, he had an opportunity to recorded a couple of singles. His cover of the Champs' "Tequila" became a Top20 hit in 1958. He continued to perform throughout the decades but could not come up with another hit.
- Artist
- Elias & His Zig Zag Jive Flutes
- Year
- 1958
- Song
- Tom Hark
- Chart
- UK 2
Aaron 'Big Voice' Jack Lerole was a South Africa tin whistle player who briefly made a name in Europe in the late 1950s. In 1956, one of his band's recording "Tom Hark" was picked up by UK media. It almost topped the UK chart in 1958 and was later covered by numerous artists worldwide. Sadly, the band gained very little from this success. Lerole never made another international hit again.
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