Jimmy Hart was one of The Gentrys’ original vocalists, although he didn’t sing lead on “Keep On Dancing.” Bruce Bowles & Hart normally handled much of the singing, but guitarist Larry Raspberry got the lead almost by accident, since it was originally being recorded as a B-side. #OneHitWondered

“Keep On Dancing” was originally intended as the flip side of “Make Up Your Mind,” and ran only about 90 seconds... Chips Moman spliced part of the beginning back onto the end, creating the famous false ending, drum roll & sudden restart that became that record’s hook. #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

Within a year, The Gentrys were back on national television, this time promoting their Chips Moman-produced smash “Keep On Dancing” on shows like Shindig!, Hullabaloo & Where the Action Is. #TheGentrys #ChipsMoman #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

Chips Moman…? We’re not going down that rabbit hole today! Let’s just say that in ’69, Elvis returned to Memphis for the 1st time since his Sun Records days & recorded at Chip’s American Sound Studio… and the legendary producer stoked the fire of the King’s comeback. #OneHitWondered

The national exposure from Ted Mack’s Original Amateur Hour helped push The Gentrys beyond Memphis dances and teen clubs. Soon afterward, Chips Moman signed them to his Youngstown label, where they released their first single “Sometimes.” #TheGentrys #ChipsMoman #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

The Gentrys’ first national exposure came through Ted Mack’s Original Amateur Hour. After placing 3rd in the Mid-South Fair youth talent competition, they auditioned for the nationally televised show. Ted Mack introduced them as Memphis’ answer to the English invasion. #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

The Gentrys were a Memphis garage-rock group formed in 1963 by students at Treadwell High School… They started like many ‘60s garage bands: high school friends playin’ local dances. But they quickly became a part of the vibrant Memphis rock and roll scene. #TheGentrys #OneHitWondered

The week ending September 25, 1965, Memphis rock ‘n’ rollers The Gentrys earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their high-energy cover of “Keep On Dancing” entered the US #Billboard #Top40 at #34. The single spent 11 weeks on the chart, peaking at #4. #TheGentrys #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

Former teen guitar prodigy Rick Derringer also earned solo US #OneHitWonder honors... In 1974, his self-penned hard-rockin' blues-rock classic “Rock And Roll, Hoochie Koo” spent 6 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #23. #RickDerringer #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

Rick Derringer is a legend… He started his career as a teen prodigy in the ‘60s with The McCoys. At 17, he sang lead on their smash hit "Hang On Sloopy," which knocked US #OneHitWonder honoree Barry McGuire out of the #1 spot the week ending October 2, 1965. #RickDerringer #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

“Eve Of Destruction” by American singer/songwriter & US #OneHitWonder honoree Barry McGuire peaked at #1 on the US #Billboard #Top40 the week ending September 25, 1965… The P.F. Sloan-penned single spent 10 weeks on the chart, including the one week at #1! #BarryMcGuire #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

T. Tex posting the South Carolina beach music group Swingin' Medallions... They earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1966 when their garage-rockin’ “Double Shot (of My Baby’s Love)” spent 6 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #17. #SwinginMedallions #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

Nearly two months earlier, on July 28, 1970, Janis Joplin recorded an intimate acoustic demo of “Me and Bobby McGee” at the same studio... It’s Janis with her guitar, working through the song without the arrangement that would eventually surround her on Pearl. #JanisJoplin #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

#OTD in 1970, Janis Joplin was at Sunset Sound in LA recording “Me and Bobby McGee” for her upcoming debut solo album. She wouldn’t live to see it become a #1 hit, and the single would posthumously earn her solo US #OneHitWonder honors the following year. #JanisJoplin #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

The Nuggets anthology helped listeners hear “Psychotic Reaction” by Count Five as part of a broader American garage-rock movement rather than simply as an oldie. It became one of the defining records of the garage-rock revival and an influence on the punk movement that followed. #OneHitWondered

Rock writer Lenny Kaye, who compiled the Nuggets anthology, is also a US #OneHitWonder honoree! As guitarist for the Patti Smith Group, Kaye earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1978 when “Because The Night” spent 9 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #13. #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

The Anthology also has “Tobacco Road” by Bronx, NYC psychedelic rockers The Blues Magoos… who, in 1967, earned US #OneHitWonder honors when "(We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet" spent 10 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #5. #TheBluesMagoos #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

The Anthology contains “Baby Please Don’t Go” by The Amboy Dukes. The Detroit-based psychedelic rockers earned US #OneHitWonder honors in 1968 when their acid rock classic "Journey To The Center Of The Mind" spent 7 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #16. #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

The jangly party pop hit “Farmer John” earned US #OneHitWonder honors for San Gabriel, California, Chicano garage rockers The Premiers in 1964. The single spent 6 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #19. #ThePremiers #OneHitWondered #MusicSky

In 1967, San Francisco rock group The Mojo Men earned US #OneHitWonder honors when their baroque sunshine pop version of Buffalo Springfield's "Sit Down, I Think I Love You" spent 3 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #36. #TheMojoMen #OneHitWondered #MusicSky