They Started Out As Solo Acts ( 50's and early 60's )

I can only think of two or three examples tonight, but there must be dozens of solo acts who took on one or more people to create a new act. So this blog post will remain "open ended" and I will add examples as I think of them. The songs they sang as soloists were usually memorable minor hits.

Steve Lawrence Minus Gormé

"Pretty Blue Eyes" - 1959

Tony Orlando Before "Dawn" ( I say this somewhat tongue in cheek !)

"Bless You" - 1961


"Halfway To Paradise" -1961


This should be easier, but I am stumped. Most acts break up and then individuals go solo. I think the later sixties, seventies and eighties would be easier, because of the phenomenon known as the "super group".

The following is from the wikipedia article "super group":

"Some examples of the most well-known supergroups include: 1960s groups Cream, Blind Faith, and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young; 1970s groups Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Humble Pie, Cactus, Toto and Bad Company; the 1980s & 1990s groups Band Aid, USA for Africa, The Firm, Traveling Wilburys, Asia, Damn Yankees, Power Station, and The Highwaymen..."

Happiness Is An Earphone Playing In My Ear All Night

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Sometimes late at night when all is quiet in my semi-comotose retirement neighborhood,

the softly harsh sound of fuzztone seems to waff through the air, or more likely my imagination,

and I'm hearing a 6 transistor radio stuck on 1959,

and the DJ is not the Wolfman but Moondog (Alan Freed)

and he's counting his first payola during commercial breaks for Toni hair coloring and Brylcreem 

 
A little dab will do ya.... Dobee dobee do !

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Jimmy Limo's Response --- "AH, YES.... 1959..."