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- Artist
- Allan Sherman
- Year
- 1963
- Song
- Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh! (A Letter From Camp)
- Chart
- 2
Allan Sherman was one of the most successful musical comedian in modern history. With three consecutive no.1 album, he was regarded as the parody king of the '60s. His most famous work was the funny song about a child at a summer camp "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh". Unfortunately, his follow-up works became less and less popular and Warner Bros. dropped him in 1966.
- Artist
- The Ran-Dells
- Year
- 1963
- Song
- Martian Hop
- Chart
- 16
This short-lived group was found by three collage cousins from New Jersey - Steven & Robert Rappaport, and John Spirt. Their first record was the dancing alien song "Martain Hop", which unexpectedly became a huge hit in several countries and sold more than a million copies worldwide. Sadly, they lost their popularity as quickly as they came and soon returned to normal colleage students.
- Artist
- Johnny Cymbal
- Year
- 1963
- Song
- Mr. Bass Man
- Chart
- 16
Johnny Cymbal was a Scottish musician from the '60s, who recorded under various labels. In 1963, he got a break with Kapp Records when his singles "Mr. Bass Ban", featured Ronnie Bright responding in bass to Cymbal's high-pitched question, flew to no.16 on Billboard chart that year. After that, he managed to score more hits under different alias - but never again with his own.
- Artist
- Tom Glazer & the Do-Re-Mi Children's Chorus
- Year
- 1963
- Song
- On Top Of Spaghetti
- Chart
- 14
Thomas Zachariah "Tom" Glazer was a Philadelphia folk singer/songwriter who was best known for his all-time children classic "On Top of Spaghetti". This childish sing-a-long song cracked Top20 chart in 1963, and became one of the all-time favorite children song. It was the only hit song in his entire career.
- Artist
- Rolf Harris
- Year
- 1963
- Song
- Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport
- Chart
- 3
A musician/painter/television personality Rolf Harris was one of the most well-known Australian artist in America. This BBC's entertainer became known in US after his Australian-theme novelty song "Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport" became no.3 hit on Billboard chart in 1963. He occationally released new recordings, and scored a couple more UK hits, but none could crack into the US chart ever again.
- Artist
- Gene Simmons
- Year
- 1964
- Song
- Haunted House
- Chart
- 11
Make sure not to be confused with another, more well-known bassist from KISS, this Gene Simmons was a rock & rolls artist from the early 1960s. His novelty song "Haunted House" barely missed the Top10 spot on Billboard chart in 1964, and became one of the first success singles for Hi label. However, he could not came up with another hit and soon left the label in 1966.
- Artist
- Lorne Greene
- Year
- 1964
- Song
- Ringo
- Chart
- 1
The voice of a Canadian actor Lorne Greene was well-known on silver screen - but not much on vinyl disc. However, his unique style of combining spoken word and singing gave him a mega hit in 1964 when his "Ringo", a story of two western cowboys friend-turn-enermy (with ultimate gun fight ending), topped the Billboard pop chart. It was the only success in his music career.
- Artist
- The Devotions
- Year
- 1964
- Song
- Rip Van Winkle
- Chart
- 36
The Devotions was an American doo wop group from Queens, who briefly rose to national fame in the early 60's. Their novelty song "Rip Van Winkle" about a character from Washington Irving's short story , became a Top40 hit in 1964. However all their following works were flops and they disbanded soon after.
- Artist
- The Trashmen
- Year
- 1964
- Song
- Surfin' Bird
- Chart
- 4
The Trashmen was a rock & roll band from Minneapolis in 1960s. Although they normally played rock and surf music, it was the novelty tune that brought them a big fame. Their lone Top5 hit "Surfin' Bird" was actually a combination of two of Rivingtons' best songs, "The Bird's the Word" and "Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow". They never been able to duplicate the success of their one hit and disbanded in late 1960s.
- Artist
- The Carefrees
- Year
- 1964
- Song
- We Love You Beatles
- Chart
- 39
The Carefrees was the name of a British all-girl pop group in the mid 1960s. Formed by three session vocalists, Lynn Cornell, Barbara Kay and Betty Prescott, they were known for only one song. Their tribute to the Beatles titled "We Love You Beatles" became a Top40 hit in US in 1964.
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