60s One Hit Wonders Vol. 13 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Maurice Williams and The Zodiacs

Billboard number one, November 21, 1960. "Stay" also was a Top 20 hit for The Four Seasons in 1964, and Jackson Browne in 1978. This version was the shortest recording ever to reach number one on the Billboard charts, with a time of 1 minute, 39 seconds.

Interestingly enough, this version was used on the "Dirty Dancing" soundtrack, and sold more copies in 1987, then during it's number one run in 1960.

Answer: The Jarmels

Billboard number 12, September 18, 1961. Formed in Richmond Virginia, they started out singing in church and school. This song was their only release that made the charts, although they did record and release a few others.

Answer: Marcie Blaine

Billboard number three, December 3, 1962. Born in Brooklyn in 1944, Marcie was allowed to record this song as a demo in 1962, while still in high school, as a favor for a friend. Not bad, although never duplicated. She did released another song in 1963 called "What Does A Girl Do?", but that only reached #82 on Billboard.

Answer: The Jaynettes

Billboard number two, September 28, 1963. The group had been around since 1955 in various incarnations, with this being the most successful. They also were at various times, named The Hearts, The Clickettes, The Poppies, and The Patty-Cakes.

Answer: The Honeycombs

Billboard number five, November 14, 1964. From Great Britain, the group was led by Honey Lantree, who was one of the few female drummers at that time. Originally named the Sheratons, they changed their name, to combine Honey's name with the profession of Martin Murray, who founded the group. He was originally a hairdresser, thus the name "Honeycombs".

Answer: Ian Whitcomb

Billboard number eight, July 13, 1965. Ian was from Surrey, England, and although he never made the Top 40 again in the US he was a prolific songwriter as well as an entertainer and actor. After this recording, he toured with The Rolling Stones and The Kinks, among others.

He has written several books on popular music, and won a Grammy in 1998 for his recreation of the music played on The Titanic in the film of the the same name. He now lives in California.

Answer: Napoleon XIV

Billboard number three August 13, 1966. Napoleon XIV (aka Jerry Samuels) was actually a songwriter/producer, who wrote for such people as Johnnie Ray, Ivory Joe Hunter, LaVern Baker, and The Chantels, among others during the late 1950's and early 1960's.

Another interesting note. The flip side of this record, was the exact same cut, played backwards. Ironically, Samuels today (as of December 2007), in additon to his writing, runs a busisness that books entertainment for retirement homes.

Answer: Max Frost and The Troopers

Billboard number 22, October 26, 1977. Max Frost and The Troopers got the credit although the group actually never existed. It was created for the 1968 film "Wild In The Streets". A studio group was used for the soundtrack of the film, and a few other songs were recorded.

Some of the background tracks were recorded by Davie Allan and The Arrows, although they receive no mention on the label.

Answer: Tiny Tim

Billboard number 17, June 29, 1968. Herbert Khaury and his ukelele fooled many, in that he actually had a wide range of musical talent, although his novelty act would never lead you to believe it. He passed away in 1996.

Answer: The Electric Indian

Billboard number 16, September 27, 1969. A studio group formed by Bernie Billick, they recorded an entire album of what was called "Indian-esque" music. They also did an Indian style cover of "Land Of 1000 Dances". The members went on in the 1970s to be part of MFSB who did "TSOP (The Sound Of Philadelphia)" in 1974.