One-hit wonders happen in every genre, but they’re particularly prevalent in pop music. That’s not a new thing, either. Even back in the 1970s, pop one-hit wonders were in abundance. Let’s take a look ...

Best known for novelty songs like "King of the Road," Miller was also a serious songwriter who wrote ballads for artists such as Ray Price. Miller's '70 album A Trip in the Country is newly available.

Novelty songs were a tough way to make a music career. Until one self-proclaimed Weird guy turned parodies into pop classics. We're sorry, but something went wrong ...

It can’t be said enough that, in 2020, we need all the smiles and laughs we can get. Novelty songs like the ones mentioned here have been transporting listeners to happy places for decades. Oklahomans ...

In the ’80s and ’90s, nothing was a bigger cultural tastemaker than MTV. Long before it became the home to endless reality shows, it played nothing but music videos 24 hours a day. If you wanted to ...

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