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 (WWOOHW) #82 Violinski

I just met someone else who doesn’t know what a globe is.It’s a small world. Violinski was a rock band formed in 1977 by Electric Light Orchestra violinist Mik Kaminski with former member Mike de Albuquerque on guitar and vocals. The rest of the band included Barry Dunnery (formerly with Necromandus), John Hodgson (drums), Paul

The Wonderful World of One Hit Wonders (WWOOHW) #80 East of Eden

Was Schrodinger guilty of animal cruelty ? Well, yes & no. East of Eden were a British progressive rock band, who began back in 1967 when they were formed in Bristol as Pictures of Dorian Gray, by Dave Arbus (violin, flute, saxophone, trumpet), Ron Caines (alto saxophone), Geoff Nicholson (guitar, vocals), Mike Price (bass), and

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 #67 Judie Tzuke

I don’t know what you call a small spillage from a pen but I have an inkling. Judie Tzuke is an English singer-songwriter who was educated in the visual arts, performing arts, and music, and was performing in folk clubs from the age of 15. Her meeting with Mike Paxman in 1975 was a turning

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

The Wonderful World of One Hit Wonders #56 Broken English

I’m in a band called Books.Nobody can judge us by our covers. Broken English were a British rock band formed in 1987 by Steve Elson (singer and guitarist), who at the time performed in a Rolling Stones tribute band. The group started after Elson wrote a song called Comin’ On Strong, which a friend of