Soul singer Jackie Ross is so much more than a one-hit wonder
The 1964 Chess Records smash “Selfish One” just happened to be the best-selling single from her decades of great songs.
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As much as people love the famous songs of so-called one-hit wonders, they don t get much respect. Legit soul and R&B hits such as Jean Knight s Mr. Big Stuff or the Capitols Cool Jerk often get lumped in with novelty numbers (Carl Douglas s Kung Fu Fighting, Vicki Lawrence s version of The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia ) on cheesy nostalgia-bait compilations. It s especially sad when an artist tagged a one-hit wonder actually had a substantial career making quality music, with a long list of forgotten minor successes in additi
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Fabulous Flip Sides In Memoriam â Vanilla Fudge Bassist Tim Bogert and Wall of Sound Producer Phil Spector
Remembering bassist Tim Bogert and wall of sound producer Phil Spector
Author:
Vanilla Fudge
A side: You Keep Me Hangin’ On (re-issue)
Top 100 debut: July 13, 1968
Peak position: 6
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In 1967, Vanilla Fudge’s self-titled debut album included Beatles compositions, which George Harrison was a fan of, and the Holland-Dozier-Holland composition, “You Keep Me Hangin’ On,” slowed down from the crisp pace of The Supremes’ hit in the prior year, and ran over seven minutes. An edited single version, tracking at less than three minutes, stalled at No. 67, with “Take Me for a Little While” on the flip side. In the summer of 1968, “You Keep Me Hangin’ On” was attempted again as a single, with a new flip side called “Come By Day, Come By Night,” and it went to the Top 10. Tim Bogert’s bass throbbing sounded like rain drops on the exclusive flip