Kevin Godley first earned US #OneHitWonder honors with a recording made by Ian Stewart, Lol Creme & Godley while experimenting on new four-track Ampex recording equipment at Stewart’s Strawberry Studios, which was released as “Neanderthal Man” and credited to Hotlegs. #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

Kevin Godley is best known as a founding member of 10cc, one of the most inventive 🇬🇧 groups of the 1970s… Godley was the group’s drummer, but also a distinctive singer and songwriter, contributing hits like “Rubber Bullets,” “The Wall Street Shuffle” & “I’m Not in Love.” #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

Happy birthday to English drummer & singer/songwriter Kevin Godley, #BOTD in 1945. Godley, famous for being a member of English art-rockin’ 10cc, is a two-time US #OneHitWonder honoree! (although not with 10cc!) #KevinGodley #10cc #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

The 'blaster is on a roll! In 1962, NASA launched Telstar 1, the World’s first active communications satellite… inspiring record producer Joe Meek & The Tornados to record their space-age instrumental “Telstar,” which earned the British group their US #OneHitWonder honors. #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

“Hold On” by Ian Gomm climbed to #18 on the #Billboard #Top40… his only hit in the US as a performer… but between Brinsley Schwarz, “Cruel to Be Kind,” and his own little slice of late-’70s power pop, Gomm left fingerprints all over the era. #IanGomm #OneHitWondered

After Brinsley Schwarz folded, Ian Gomm moved to Wales, built a studio and eventually launched his solo career. His 1978 LP Summer Holiday was reworked for North America as Gomm With the Wind… and featured his breakout single, the mid-tempo power-pop gem "Hold On". #IanGomm #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

Interestingly, Ian Gomm’s precise, melodic rhythm guitar work for Brinsley Schwarz quickly stood out… British music, film, & culture magazine New Musical Express (NME) named him ‘Best Rhythm Guitarist’ in 1971. #IanGomm #BrinsleySchwarz #NewMusicalExpress #OneHitWondered

A version of “Cruel To Be Kind,” co-written by Ian Gomm & Nick Lowe, eventually earned Lowe US #OneHitWonder honors in 1979 when the catchy power pop single spent 10 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #12. #NickLowe #IanGomm #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

Eagle eyes probably peeped bassist Nick Lowe on vocals… Ian Gomm & Lowe wrote “Cruel To Be Kind” for Brinsley Schwarz’s final studio album, intended to be titled It's All Over Now…Archival releases and expanded reissues eventually made the unreleased sessions available. #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

Pub rock itself didn’t last long, but it mattered... The scene gave musicians, promoters and venues a working alternative to mainstream rock, and helped prepare for British punk. Pub rock helped build the rooms, audience and back-to-basics mindset that punkers inherited. #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

By the mid-’70s, English pub rockers Dr. Feelgood gave pub rock a bit of a dangerous edge… choppy guitar, snarling vocals and a stripped-down attack that sounded almost violent next to the era’s more polished rock. #DrFeelgood #PubRock #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

Pub rock? In early-’70s UK, while rock was getting bigger, louder and more elaborate… some groups went the other direction: back to small clubs, cheap amps, R&B, country, blues, and straight-ahead rock ’n’ roll. The scene grew around London pubs. #PubRock #OneHitWondered

Ian Gomm spent years helping shape the sound that became pub rock before scoring a US #Top40 hit.... Gomm joined Brinsley Schwarz in 1970, helping them evolve from country-rock toward the stripped-down pub-rock sound that helped set the stage for Britain’s punk/new wave era #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

The week ending October 6, 1979, British singer/songwriter & guitarist Ian Gomm earned US #OneHitWonder honors when his pub rockin' "Hold On" entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #34. The single spent 5 weeks on the chart, peaking at #18. #IanGomm #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

A perfect choice from the 'blaster...! San Francisco Latino jazz/rock fusion group Malo earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1972 with this smooth, laid-back love song. “Suavecito” spent eight weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40 that year, peaking at #18. #Malo #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

#2HitTuesdays Interestingly, Ed King co-wrote “Sweet Home Alabama” with Gary Rossington & Ronnie Van Zant. King famously counted-off ‘1-2-3’ at the very beginning of the single... and played both solos on the track. #EdKing #GarryRossington #RonnieVanZant #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

#2HitTuesdays After the demise of Strawberry Alarm Clock, guitarist/bassist Ed King managed to land on his feet… joining Southern rock legends Lynyrd Skynyrd. #EdKing #StrawberryAlarmClock #LynyrdSkynyrd #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

#2HitTuesdays Interestingly, Eddie Rambeau co-wrote “The Push And Kick.” The Pennsylvania singer/songwriter earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1965 when his polished, big-sounding cover of “Concrete And Clay” spent two weeks at #35 on the US #Billboard #Top40. #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

#2HitTuesdays "Incense and Peppermints" was produced by Frank Slay. In 1962, Philly singer Mark Valentino earned US #OneHitWonder honors with his novelty/dance craze tune, “The Push And Kick.” That single featured... Frank Slay & his Orchestra. #FrankSlay #MarkValentino #OneHitWondered #MusicSky