The Wonderful World of One Hit Wonders (WWOOHW) #87 Guess Who

I’ve got a book about a German composer who beats people up. It’s a hard Bach. Today’s OHW is American Woman by Canadian rock band the Guess Who, released January 1970, from the album of the same name. The music and lyrics of the song were improvised on stage during a concert in either Southern

Artists With Self-titled Songs (AWSTS) #13

Let the rain fall on my tombstone and wash away my name, and let me lie in my unmarked grave in the earth revolving around the sun: unconscious, skinless, and at complete rest. Let the atoms that make up my bones dissipate and return to the earth; unconscious in rest returning to mother earth. Free

The Wonderful World of One Hit Wonders #77 The Braids

I can’t tell you the whole of Japanese history in one sentence… but I can Samurais. Dance-pop duo the Braids were comprised of vocalists Zoe Ellis and Caitlin Cornwell, both members of the Bay Area funk unit the Mo’fessionals. In 1996, they teamed with producer Stephan Jenkins of Third Eye Blind to record an R&B-themed

The Wonderful World of One Hit Wonders (WWOOHW) #76 Delaney & Bonnie and Friends.

Everyone celebrates Alan Turing and his team for basically winning WW2, but people forget to mention his sister Kate, who kept the whole lot going with sandwiches and snacks. Delaney & Bonnie were an American duo of singer-songwriters Delaney Bramlett and Bonnie Bramlett. In 1969 and 1970, they fronted a rock/soul ensemble, Delaney & Bonnie

The Wonderful World of One Hit Wonders #70 Chris Spedding

I was watching some porn when my girlfriend walked in. Not the best way to find out what she does as a second job Christopher John Spedding (born Peter Robinson, 17 June 1944) is an English guitarist and record producer. In a career spanning more than 50 years, Spedding is best known for his studio

The Wonderful World of One Hit Wonders #68 Elvin Bishop

Does anyone truly know how many chameleons there are in their house ? Elvin Richard Bishop (born October 21, 1942) is an American blues and rock music singer, guitarist, bandleader, and songwriter. An original member of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, has played live with The Grateful Dead, Allman Brothers, and John Lee Hooker. He

For Queen and Country (GDLIYWI) #50

Live Killers is a double live album by the British rock band Queen, released on 22 June 1979. The album was recorded live during the European leg of Queen’s Jazz Tour, between 26 January and 1 March 1979. The album was self-produced by the band and was their first to be mixed at their own

The Wonderful World of One Hit Wonders #66 Curved Air

Curved Air are an English progressive rock group formed in 1970 by musicians from mixed artistic backgrounds, including classical, folk, and electronic sound. The resulting sound of the band is a mixture of progressive rock, folk rock, and fusion with classical elements. Curved Air released eight studio albums, the first three of which broke into

The Wonderful World of One Hit Wonders #65 Renaissance

After the last few dog muck picks on WWOOHW, I decided to give the Spinney Wheel Thing Of Destiny a stern talking to (actually a size 11 boot to the back of the machine). The result is today’s pick is an absolute cracker of a song by English prog rock group Renaissance. The original line-up

The Wonderful World of One Hit Wonders (WWOOHW) #60 The Creation

The RSPCA might be a large charity, but their head office is tiny. You can’t even swing a cat in there. The Creation was an English rock band, who formed in 1966 and are best known for the songs Making Time, which was one of the first rock songs to feature a guitar played with