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1967 One Hit Wonders & Artists Known For One Song |
| 96 Tears Big Maybelle Big Maybelle was a prominent R&B singer of the 1950s whose powerful voice was a major influence on artists like Janis Joplin. |
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| 98.5 Keith Keith is an American singer best known for his hit “98.6”. His full name is James Barry Keefer and he is often remembered for his boyish good looks and wavy hair. |
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| A Letter To Dad Every Father’s Teenage Son Every Father’s Teenage Son was a studio group created by legendary producer George ‘Shadow’ Morton, known for producing The Shangri-Las. |
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| A Visit To A Sad Planet Leonard Nimoy Leonard Nimoy, best known as Mr. Spock on “Star Trek,” also had a notable recording career in the 1960s, often singing novelty and spoken word songs. |
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| Alligator Bogaloo Lou Donaldson Lou Donaldson is a jazz alto saxophonist who was heavily influenced by Charlie Parker but went on to develop his own bluesy sound. |
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| An Open Letter To My Teenage Son Victor Lundberg Victor Lundberg was a radio broadcaster who became a one-hit wonder with “An Open Letter to My Teenage Son”, a spoken word recording. |
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| Believe In Me Baby Jesse James Jesse James is a Southern Soul singer best known for his 1970s recordings. He was a versatile vocalist capable of singing deep and smooth uptown soul. |
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| Boogaloo Down Broadway The Fantastic Johnny C The Fantastic Johnny C, born Johnny Corley, was a Philadelphia soul singer best known for his hit “Boogaloo Down Broadway”. |
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| Can’t Stop Loving You The Last Word The Last Word was an American soul band. They were one of the few acts to release a single on the Bunky record label. |
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| Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead The Fifth Estate The Fifth Estate is an American rock band, originally formed in Connecticut as The D-Men, best known for their adaptation of “Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead”. |
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| Don’t Do It Micky Dolenz Micky Dolenz is an actor and musician, best known as a member of the pop/rock band The Monkees. |
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| Felicidad Sally Field Known as an actress, Sally Field also had a brief music career, releasing two albums, which included the song “Felicidad”. |
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| Fortune Teller The Hardtimes The Hardtimes were a garage rock band from the 60s, best known in collector circles for their song “Fortune Teller.” |
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| Friday On My Mind The Easybeats The Easybeats were an Australian rock band that became one of the first from their country to achieve international rock success. |
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| Funky Donkey Pretty Purdie Bernard “Pretty” Purdie is an influential and innovative funk drummer, known for his precise musical time keeping. |
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| Gallant Men Senator Everette Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen was a US politician who had an unexpected hit with his patriotic spoken-word piece “Gallant Men”. |
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| Gimme Some Lovin Spencer Davis Group The Spencer Davis Group were a British rock band formed in 1963, and Steve Winwood was a key member before he left to form Traffic. |
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| Georgia Pines The Candymen The Candymen were a rock band from the 60s, initially formed as a backing band for Roy Orbison. |
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| Get Down Harvey Scales Harvey Scales is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and producer known for his work in the soul, funk, and disco genres. |
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| Girls Are Out To Get You The Fascinations The Fascinations were an American pop vocal group most active in the mid-1960s, and one of Curtis Mayfield’s first projects. |
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| Happy The Blades Of Grass The Blades of Grass were a sunshine pop band active in the 1960s, who had a hit with the song “Happy.” |
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| Hello Hello The Sopwith Camel The Sopwith Camel was an American rock band associated with the San Francisco psychedelic rock scene of the late 1960s. |
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| How Can You Mistreat The One You Love Jean & The Darlings Jean & The Darlings were a soul vocal trio from Memphis, Tennessee, best known for their recordings at Stax Records in the 1960s. |
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| I (Who Have Nothing) Terry Knight Terry Knight was an American rock and roll music producer, promoter, singer, songwriter, and radio personality, who enjoyed some success in radio, modest success as a singer, but phenomenal success as the original manager-producer for Grand Funk Railroad. |
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| I Feel Good Lewis & Clarke Expedition The Lewis & Clarke Expedition was an American 1960s pop and folk group, named after the explorers Lewis and Clark. Michael Martin Murphey was a member before he gained fame as a country singer. |
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| I Stand Accused The Glories The Glories were a soul and R&B girl group from the 1960s, based in Alabama. |
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| If This Is Love The Precisions The Precisions were an American doo-wop and R&B group from Detroit, who were most active in the mid-1960s. |
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| Incense and Peppermints Strawberry Alarm Clock Strawberry Alarm Clock is a psychedelic rock band formed in 1967, best known for their hit “Incense and Peppermints”. |
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| It May Be Winter Outside Felice Taylor Felice Taylor was an American soul singer, who had chart success in the 1960s with “It May Be Winter Outside”. |
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| It Was Kaiser Bill’s Batman Whistling Jack Smith “Whistling” Jack Smith was a British novelty act, whose real name was John O’Neill. The record was actually whistled by musician John O’Neill’s brother, Noel. |
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| It’s A Happening Thing The Peanut Butter Conspiracy The Peanut Butter Conspiracy was a psychedelic pop/rock group known for their album “The Great Conspiracy”. |
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| It’s Cold Outside The Choir The Choir was an American garage rock band from Cleveland, active in the mid to late 1960s, and is best known for its work in the 1960s as The Choir, particularly the single “It’s Cold Outside”. |
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| Itchycoo Park Small Faces The Small Faces were an English rock band from London, notable for their role in the Mod and Psychedelic movements. |
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| Karate Boo Ga Loo Jerryo Jerryo was a novelty singer known for his song “Karate Boo-Ga-Loo”, which was part of a dance craze in the 1960s. |
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| Karate The Emperor’s The Emperor’s were an American soul band from Philadelphia, who recorded a handful of singles in the mid-1960s, one of them being “Karate”. |
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| Lapland The Baltimore & Ohio Marching Band The Baltimore and Ohio Marching Band was a studio project spearheaded by British musician and producer, Paul Leka. They are often associated with the northern soul music scene. |
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| Let It Out The Hombres The Hombres were an American garage rock and psychedelic rock band from the mid-1960s, best known for their hit “Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out)”. |
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| Little Bit O’ Soul The Music Explosion The Music Explosion was a garage rock band from Mansfield, Ohio, best known for their hit, “Little Bit O’Soul”, that topped the charts in the U.S. in 1967. |
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| Lonely Drifter Pieces Of Eight Pieces of Eight were a soul and funk band from South Carolina active in the late 1960s and early 1970s. |
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| Mercy, Mercy, Mercy Marlena Shaw Marlena Shaw is a jazz singer who was the first female vocalist signed by the Blue Note label. |
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| My Girl Josephine Jerry Jaye Jerry Jaye, an American country and rockabilly singer, had his biggest hit with “My Girl Josephine”, a Fats Domino cover. |
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| Next Plane To London The Rose Garden The Rose Garden was a folk rock band from Los Angeles, known for their hit “Next Plane to London” in 1967. |
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| Niki Hoeky P.J. Proby P.J. Proby, an American singer, songwriter, and actor, is a performer who has portrayed Elvis Presley in stage productions. |
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| No Time Like The Right Time The Blues Project The Blues Project was a band from the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City, noted for their instrumental prowess and innovative songwriting in the 1960s. |
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| Omaha Moby Grape Moby Grape was a rock band from San Francisco, known for their multi-genre style and strong songwriting contributions from each member. |
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| One By One John Roberts John Roberts is an American R&B singer who had a brief career in the 1960s. He is best known for his hit “Sockin’ 1-2-3-4”. |
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| Peas ‘N’ Rice Freddie McCoy Freddie McCoy was a soul jazz vibraphonist who was active from the 1960s. |
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| Piece Of My Heart Erma Franklin Erma Franklin, elder sister of Aretha Franklin, had a hit with the original version of “Piece of My Heart,” later made famous by Janis Joplin. |
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| Precious Memories The Romeos The Romeos were a soul and doo-wop group from Detroit, who were active in the mid to late 1960s. |
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| Run, Run, Run The Third Rail The Third Rail was an American pop/rock group made up of studio musicians, best known for their song “Run, Run, Run”. |
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| San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair) Scott McKenzie Scott McKenzie is best known for his 1967 hit single “San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair)”, which has become an enduring anthem of the 1960s counterculture movement. |
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| She Shot A Hole In My Soul Clifford Curry Clifford Curry was an American beach music and R&B singer, known for his hit “She Shot a Hole in My Soul”. |
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| Shout Bamalama Mickey Murray Mickey Murray was an American singer-songwriter, best known for his 1967 recording of “Shout Bamalama”. |
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| Some Kind Of Wonderful Soul Brothers Six Soul Brothers Six were an American rhythm and blues band formed in Rochester, New York during the 1960s, best known for their song “Some Kind of Wonderful”. |
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| Spooky Mike Sharpe Mike Sharpe was a saxophonist known for his instrumental version of the song “Spooky”. |
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| Sunday Will Never Be The Same Spanky & Our Gang Spanky & Our Gang was an American 1960s folk-rock band led by Elaine “Spanky” McFarlane, known for their sunshine pop style. |
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| Sweetest One The Metros The Metros were a soul vocal group from Detroit, who were signed to the RCA label in the mid 1960s. |
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| Ten Commandments Prince Buster Prince Buster was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and producer who was one of the most important figures in the development of ska and rocksteady music. |
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| That Acapulco Gold The Rainy Daze The Rainy Daze was a folk rock/psychedelic band from Colorado known for their hit single “That Acapulco Gold”. |
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| The Little Black Egg The Nightcrawlers The Nightcrawlers were a garage rock band from Florida best known for their hit “The Little Black Egg”. |
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| The River Is Wide The Forum The Forum was an American sunshine pop band from Los Angeles, who were active in the mid to late 1960s. |
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| The Sweetest Thing This Side Of Heaven Chris Bartley Chris Bartley was an American R&B singer, best known for his 1967 single, “The Sweetest Thing This Side Of Heaven”. |
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| Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye The Casinos The Casinos were a doo-wop and R&B group from Cincinnati, Ohio, best known for their hit “Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye”. |
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| There Goes My Everything Jack Greene Jack Greene was a long-time country singer, known for his number one country hit “There Goes My Everything”. |
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| There Must Be A Way Jimmy Roselli Jimmy Roselli was one of the most significant Italian-American pop singers of his time, during an era of competition from Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Tony Bennett. |
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| They’re Here Boots Walker Boots Walker was a radio DJ turned singer, who had a minor hit with the novelty song “They’re Here”. |
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| Tiny Bubbles Don Ho Don Ho was an American traditional pop musician, singer, and entertainer, best known for his 1966 hit, “Tiny Bubbles”. |
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| Up – Up & Away Johnny Mann Singers The Johnny Mann Singers were an American vocal group led by Johnny Mann, known for their easy-listening and patriotic songs. |
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| Walk Tall 2 of Clubs 2 of Clubs was an American pop duo composed of Linda Parrish and Patti Valentine, known for their hit “Walk Tall”. |
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| Walkin’ Proud The Pete Klint Quintet The Pete Klint Quintet was a 1960s rock band from Wisconsin, best known in their region for the song “Walkin’ Proud”. |
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| When The Snow Is On The Roses Elmo & Almo Elmo & Almo were a novelty act consisting of two puppets, who had a minor hit with “When The Snow Is On The Roses”. |
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| Where Is The Party Helena Ferguson Helena Ferguson was a one-hit wonder with her song “Where is the Party”. Despite her brief recording career, her soulful voice left a lasting impact. |
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| Who Do You Love The Woolies The Woolies were an American rock band, best known for their version of the Bo Diddley song “Who Do You Love”. |
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| Wish Me A Rainbow The Gunter Kallmann Chorus The Gunter Kallmann Chorus was a German choir known for their blended choral/orchestral sound and their interpretations of popular songs. |
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| Yellow Balloon The Yellow Balloon The Yellow Balloon was an American Sunshine pop band from Los Angeles, known for their hit single “Yellow Balloon”. |
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| You’ve Got To Pay The Price Al Kent Al Kent, born Al Karasick, was an American record producer and singer-songwriter who achieved success in the soul and R&B genres. |
