Cincinnati Reds Quiz (1900-2003): 1) What was the capacity of
Crosley Field (1912-1970)? 2) How many N.L. pennants did the
Reds win in the 1970s? 3) Who was the last to lead the league in
RBI? 4) What pitcher last led the N.L. in strikeouts? 5) Single
season record, RBI? 6) Last to win 20 games? Answers below.
Folks, I had to prepare this ahead of time as over the weekend I
flew from Newark to Hong Kong. I’m now in the Far East for
two weeks, including six days in Singapore. I hope to have more
than a few interesting tales for you, especially the week of May
3rd.
But not being sure how quickly I could come up with something
this first ‘chat’ (especially not knowing the logistics I would
face) I thought I’d reprise my one-hit wonder list, as well as give
you some top album charts.
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One-Hit Wonders, 1961-75
The following, now making its 3rd appearance, represents a list of
the only Top Ten – as well as Billboard Top 40 – hit for these
artists during the period 1961-75. I have included the title, debut
date, and peak chart #.
Ace: “How Long” 4/75 #3
The Ad Libs: “The Boy From New York City” 2/65 #8
Jewel Akens: “The Birds And The Bees” 2/65 #3
Morris Albert: “Feelings” 8/75 #6
Lynn Anderson: “Rose Garden” 12/70 #3…of course, Anderson
also had a slew of country hits.
Argent: “Hold Your Head Up” 7/72 #5
Kenny Bell and His Jazzmen: “Midnight In Moscow” 2/62 #2
Shirley Bassey: “Goldfinger” 2/65 #8
The Bells: “Stay Awhile” 3/71 #7
Elvin Bishop: “Fooled Around And Fell In Love” 4/76 #3…an
exception to this list, being 1976, since it’s my all-time #1.
Marcie Blane: “Bobby’s Girl” 11/62 #3
Bobby Bloom: “Montego Bay” 10/70 #8
Blues Image: “Ride Captain Ride” 5/70 #4
Blues Magoos: “(We Ain’t Got) Nothin’ Yet” 1/67 #5
Johnny Bristol: “Hang On In There Baby” 7/74 #8
Brooklyn Bridge: “Worst That Could Happen” 1/69 #3
The Crazy World of Arthur Brown: “Fire” 9/68 #2
Eric Burdon / War: “Spill The Wine” 7/70 #3…this is technically
Burdon’s only hit from his solo career…War backed him up.
The Capitols: “Cool Jerk” 5/66 #7
The Capris: “There’s A Moon Out Tonight” 1/61 #3
The Cascades: “Rhythm Of The Rain” 1/63 #3
The Casinos: “Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye” 1/67 #6
The Chakachas: “Jungle Fever” 2/72 #8…Belgian group.
Bruce Channel: “Hey! Baby!” 2/62 #1…Delbert McClinton on
harmonica.
Chantay’s: “Pipeline” 4/63 #4
Claudine Clark: “Party Lights” 7/62 #5
Climax: “Precious And Few” 1/72 #3
Jessi Colter: “I’m Not Lisa” 4/75 #4
Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen: “Hot Rod
Lincoln” 4/72 #9
Ray Coniff: “Somewhere, My Love” (Theme from Dr. Zhivago)
7/66 #9
Bill Cosby: “Little Ole Man (Uptight – Everything’s Alright)”
9/67 #4
Count Five: “Psychotic Reaction” 9/66 #5
Les Crane: “Desiderata” 10/71 #8…TV talkshow host in S.F.
The Cuff Links: “Tracy” 10/69 #9
Daddy Dewdrop: “Chick-A-Boom (Don’t Ya Jes’ Love It)” 4/71
#9
Desmond Dekker / The Aces: “Israelites” 6/69 #9
William DeVaughn: Be Thankful For What You Got” 5/74 #4
Dr. John: “Right Place Wrong Time” 5/73 #9…Not to be
confused with Dr. Hook.
Don & Juan: “What’s Your Name” 2/62 #7
Carl Douglas: “Kung Fu Fighting” 11/74 #1
Mike Douglas: “The Men In My Little Girl’s Life” 1/66 #6…yes,
the talkshow host.
Edison Lighthouse: “Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)”
2/70 #5
Jonathan Edwards: “Sunshine” 12/71 #4
David Essex: “Rock On” 1/74 #5
Every Mothers’ Son: “Come On Down To My Boat” 5/67 #6
The Exciters: “Tell Him” 12/62 #4
First Class: “Beach Baby” 8/74 #4
The Five Stairsteps: “O-o-h Child” 6/70 #8…great tune.
The Floaters: “Float On” 7/77 #2…broke my rule, again, for the
era. Great tune.
The Flying Machine: “Smile A Little Smile For Me” 10/69 #5
Focus: “Hocus Pocus” 4/73 #9
Inez Foxx: “Mockingbird” 8/63 #7
John Fred / His Playboy Band: “Judy In Disguise” 12/67 #1
Free: “All Right Now” 9/70 #4
The Free Movement: “I’ve Found Someone Of My Own” 9/71
#5
Friend and Lover: “Reach Out Of The Darkness” 6/68 #10…
‘I’m feelin’ so groovy now….’
Gale Gartnett: “We’ll Sing In The Sunshine” 9/64 #4
The Gentrys: “Keep On Dancing” 9/65 #4
Norman Greenbaum: “Spirit In The Sky” 3/70 #3…see below.
Lorne Greene: “Ringo” 11/64 #1…yes, that Lorne Greene.
Greene was born in Ottawa, Canada, where he became a radio
broadcaster for CBC before getting his gig on ‘Bonanza.’ Do you
realize it’s been about 16 years since he died?
Marvin Hamlisch: “The Entertainer” 4/74 #3…from the film
“The Sting.”
Major Harris: “Love Won’t Let Me Wait” 5/68 #2….doesn’t get
any better than this one.
Richard Harris: “MacArthur Park” 5/68 #2……….ughh.
Rolf Harris: “Tie Me Kangaroo Down” 6/63 #3
Joe Henderson: “Snap Your Fingers” 6/62 #8
Eddie Holman: “Hey There Lonely Girl” 1/70 #2
Clint Holmes: “Playground In My Mind” 5/73 #2
The Hondells: “Little Honda” 10/64 #9
The Honeycombs: “Have I The Right?” 10/64 #5
Hot Butter: “Popcorn” 8/72 #9…totally embarrassing tune.
The Human Beinz (sic): “Nobody But Me” 1/68 #8… Cleveland
bar band.
The Ides of March: “Vehicle” 4/70 #2
Frank Ifield: “I Remember You” 9/62 #5… I hope you do
remember this one…great song.
Jorgen Ingmann & His Guitar: “Apache” 2/61 #2… from
Denmark.
Terry Jacks: “Seasons In The Sun” 2/74 #1… Canadian.
The Jaggerz: “The Rapper” 2/70 #2
The Jaynetts: “Sally, Go ‘Round The Roses” 9/63 #2
The Jelly Beans: “I Wanna Love Him So Bad” 7/64 #9
Sammy Johns: “Chevy Van” 3/75 #5
Janis Joplin: “Me And Bobby McGee” 2/71 #1…Joplin had her
other Top 40 with Big Brother and the Holding Co.,
“Piece Of My Heart,” #12.
Ernie K-Doe: “Mother In Law” 4/61 #1
Claude King: “Wolverton Mountain” 6/62 #6
Jean Knight: “Mr. Big Stuff” 6/71 #2
The Larks: “The Jerk” 11/64 #7
Vicki Lawrence: “The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia”
3/73 #1
Curtis Lee: “Pretty Little Angel Eyes” 7/61 #7
The Lemon Pipers: “Green Tambourine” 12/67 #1…a song near
and dear to your editor, having used it in a commercial for
this site.
Bob Lind: “Elusive Butterfly” 2/66 #5
Little Caesar and The Romans: “Those Oldies But Goodies
(Remind Me Of You)” 5/61 #9
Dave Loggins: “Please Come To Boston” 7/74 #5
Shorty Long: “Here Comes The Judge” 6/68 #8
Los Bravos: “Black Is Black” 9/66 #4
Victor Lundberg: “An Open Letter To My Son” 11/67 #10…
this guy was a DJ…weird deal.
Byron MacGregor: “Americans” 1/74 #4…ex-news director,
backed by instrumental of ‘America the Beautiful.’
Barry Mann: “Who Put The Bomp (In The Bomp, Bomp,
Bomp)” 8/61 #7
Ernie Maresca: “Shout! Shout! (Knock Yourself Out)” 4/62
#6…underrated tune.
Hugh Masekela: “Grazing In The Grass” 6/68 #1
Paul Mauriat: “Love Is Blue” 1/68 #1
Van McCoy: “The Hustle” 5/75 #1
Barry McGuire: “Eve Of Destruction” 8/65 #1
Sister Janet Mead: “The Lord’s Prayer” 3/74 #4…Aussie nun.
Mercy: “Love Can Make You Happy” 5/69 #2
MFSB: “TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)” 3/74 #1… MFSB
stood for ‘Mothers, Fathers, Sisters, Brothers.’
Ned Miller: “From A Jack To A King” 1/63 #6
Hugo Montenegro: “The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly” 4/68
#2…personally, I liked Lee Van Cleef.
Mungo Jerry: “In The Summertime” 7/70 #3
The Murmaids: “Popsicles And Icicles” 12/63 #3
The Music Explosion: “Little Bit O’ Soul” 5/67 #2
Napoleon XIV: “They’re Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!”
7/66 #3…(Jerry Samuels)…one of the most depressing tunes of
all time.
The New Vaudeville Band: “Winchester Cathedral” 11/66 #1
1910 Fruitgum Co.: “Simon Says” 2/68 #4
Cliff Nobles & Co.: “The Horse” 6/68 #2…detested by every
high school marching band.
Ocean: “Put Your Hand In The Hand” 3/71 #2
The O’Kaysions: “Girl Watcher” 9/68 #5
Mike Oldfield: “Tubular Bells” 3/74 #7…theme from ‘The
Exorcist.’
100 Proof Aged In Soul: “Somebody’s Been Sleeping” 10/70
#8
Paper Lace: “The Night Chicago Died” 7/74 #1
Robert Parker: “Barefootin’” 5/66 #7
Emilio Pericol: “Al Di La” 6/62 #6…from the film ‘Roman
Adventure.’
Pilot: “Magic” 5/75 #5
The Pipkins: “Gimme Dat Ding” 6/70 #9
Randy & The Rainbows: “Denise” 7/63 #10…not to be
confused with ‘Ruby & The Romantics.’
The Rebels: “Wild Weekend” 1/63 #8
The Reflections: “(Just Like) Romeo & Juliet” 5/64 #6
Jeannie C. Riley: “Harper Valley P.T.A.” 8/68 #1
Minnie Ripperton: “Lovin’ You” 2/75 #1
The Rivieras: “California Sun” 2/64 #5
David Rose: “The Stripper” 6/62 #1
Merrilee Rush / The Turnabouts: “Angel Of The Morning” 6/68
#7
Crispian St. Peters: “The Pied Piper” 7/66 #4
Kyu Sakamoto: Sukiyaki” 5/63 #1…song put Mothra to sleep.
The Sensations: “Let Me In” 2/62 #4
Shep and the Limelites: “Daddy’s Home” 4/61 #2
The Shadows of Knight: “Gloria” 4/66 #10…they actually had
a #39, “Oh Yeah,” but “Gloria” is such a great air guitar song I
had to mention it.
The Shocking Blue: “Venus” 12/69 #1
The Silkie: “You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away” 11/65
#10…Beatles contributed to this song…and recorded it
themselves.
The Singing Nun: “Dominique” 11/63 #1…embarrassing
admission, but this was my first ’45. I was only 5, for crying
out loud!
Skylark: “Wildflower” 3/73 #9
Smith: “Baby It’s You” 10/69 #5…yup, that’s it… ‘Smith.’
Hurricane Smith: “Oh, Babe, What Would You Say?” 12/72 #3
Sammi Smith: “Help Me Make It Through The Night” 2/71 #8
Joanie Sommers: “Johnny Get Angry” 6/62 #7
The Statler Brothers: “Flowers On The Wall” 12/65 #4
Steam: “Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye” 1/69 #1
D.W. Stevenson: “My Maria” 8/73 #9
Stories: “Brother Louie” 7/73 #1
Billy Swan: “I Can Help” 10/74 #1
Sylvia: “Pillow Talk” 4/73 #3…you remember this one…
uhhh…uhhh.
Syndicate of Sound: “Little Girl” 6/66 #8…another awesome air
guitar song.
The Tams: “What Kind Of Fool (Do You Think I Am) 1/64 #9
R. Dean Taylor: “Indiana Wants Me” 9/70 #5
The Tee Set: “Ma Belle Amie” 2/70 #5…Dutch group.
Johnny Thunder: “Loop De Loop” 1/63 #4
The Tornadoes: “Telstar” 11/62 #1
The Undisputed Truth: “Smiling Faces Sometimes” 7/71 #3…
survey says?…great tune.
The Village Stompers: “Washington Square” 10/63 #2
Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell: “Dueling Banjos” 2/73 #2
Mason Williams: “Classical Gas” 7/68 #2
J. Frank Wilson / The Cavaliers: “Last Kiss” 9/64 #2… ‘teenage
angst’ hit.
The Winstons: “Color Him Father” 6/69 #7
The Youngbloods: “Get Together” 8/69 #5
Zager & Evans: “In The Year 2525” 6/69 #1…dreadful.
Top Albums
4/30/66
1. Going Places – Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
2. Whipped Cream & Other Delights – Herb Alpert…and the
best album cover ever!!!
3. Color Me Barbra – Barbra Streisand
4. Big Hits (High Tide And Green Grass) – The Rolling Stones
5. The Sound of Music – Soundtrack
6. Ballads of the Green Berets – SSgt. Barry Sadler
7. Boots – Nancy Sinatra
8. I Hear A Symphony – The Supremes
9. The Dave Clark Five’s Greatest Hits
10. If I Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears – The Mamas & The
Papas
4/26/69
1. Hair – Original Cast
2. Blood, Sweat & Tears – same
3. Galveston – Glen Campbell
4. Donovan’s Greatest Hits…you know, I didn’t realize he had 4
top ten singles…not too shabby.
5. Cloud Nine – The Temptations
6. Help Yourself – Tom Jones
7. Wichita Lineman – Glen Campbell
8. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida – Iron Butterfly…it’s still playing.
9. Bayou Country – Creedence Clearwater Revival
10. Switched-On Bach – Walter Carlos…this guy should have
been imprisoned.
4/28/73
1. The Dark Side of the Moon – Pink Floyd
2. Aloha from Hawaii via Satellite – Elvis Presley
3. Billion Dollar Babies – Alice Cooper
4. The Best of Bread
5. Houses of the Holy – Led Zeppelin
6. The World is a Ghetto – War
7. Masterpiece – The Temptations
8. Lady Sings the Blues – Diana Ross / Soundtrack
9. The Beatles / 1962-66
10. The Beatles / 1967-70
[Source: “Joel Whitburn Presents Billboard Top 10 Album
Charts: 1963-1998”]
*And for Dan D. in Honolulu…#1 Singles in 1948:
Buttons And Bows – Dinah Shore
Manana (Is Soon Enough For Me) – Peggy Lee
Twelfth Street Rag – Pee Wee Hunt
Nature Boy – King Cole…before he added ‘Nat’
You Can’t Be True, Dear – Ken Griffin at the organ (Jerry
Wayne dubbed in)
You Call Everybody Darlin’ – Al Trace and his orchestra (Bob
Vincent / vocals)
Woody Wood-Pecker – Kay Kyser (Gloria Wood / vocals)
A Tree In The Meadow – Margaret Whiting
I’m Looking Over A Four Leaf Cover – Art Mooney…great tune
Love Somebody – Doris Day & Buddy Clark
Now Is The Hour (Maori Farewell Song) – Bing Crosby
All I Want For Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth) – Spike
Jones (George Rock / vocals)
Stuff
–I see Marion Jones is about to get nailed in the BALCO
scandal.
–Remember, Mets fans. At 7-12, it is appropriate to finish
each communication with “Mets Blow!”
–And how ”bout a big Yankees suck! The first thing I did when
checking the Net upon arriving in Hong Kong was to see that the
Yanks were swept. Awesome.
–6-time Formula One driving champ Michael Schumacher has now
won the first four races of the 2004 campaign. This is a giant
story everywhere but in America, it seems.
–Was Eli Manning worth Philip Rivers and a first-round pick
next year? I don”t think so. Rivers will be just as good.
–We note the passing of Art Devlin. For those of you who watched
”ABC”s Wide World of Sports” in its glory years, Devlin was a
fixture covering alpine events. He always seemed like a cool guy.
Devlin competed in two Winter Games for the U.S. as a ski jumper
and, more importantly, he was a World War II hero earning the
Distinguished Flying Cross and Purple Heart. Art Devlin was 81.
–Congratulations to Charlie Sifford for being the first black
selected for the World Golf Hall of Fame. It’s long overdue.
–If you live on the west coast of New Zealand’s north island and
like to go deep sea fishing, please be careful. There is a GIANT
GREAT WHITE SHARK in this vicinity.
–My flight to Hong Kong was 15 1/2 hours. Ugh. Then I arrived
and my bag didn”t. Ugh. But it showed up four hours later.
Yesss!
Top 3 songs for the week of 4/29/67: #1 “Somethin’ Stupid”
(Nancy Sinatra & Frank Sinatra) #2 “A Little Bit Me, A Little
Bit You” (The Monkees) #3 “Happy Together” (The Turtles)
Cincinnati Reds Quiz Answers: 1) Crosley Field had a capacity
of 29,603. 2) The Reds won four pennants in the 70s: 1970, 72,
75, 76; winning the Series in 1975 and 76. 3) Dave Parker was
the last Red to lead the N.L. in RBI, 125 in 1985. 4) Jose Rijo
was the last to lead the league in strikeouts, 227 in 1993. 5)
George Foster holds the single season RBI mark with 149 in
1977. 6) Danny Jackson is the last to win 20, 23-8 in 1988.
Next Bar Chat, Thursday. Tales from Hong Kong and other
stuff…if you keep it where it is.
