One-hit wonders achieve short-term popularity for only one piece of work and become known solely for that success so long ago.
For example 25 years ago, back In 1996, I was Station Manager in charge of building a broadcast station in Valverde County Texas. KTRG-TV (Television from the Rio Grande) was right smack dab near the US-Mexico border, with the transmitter in Eagle Pass and offices in Del Rio Texas. During that time, a one-hit-wonder duo known as Los Del Río’s recorded their one and only smash hit record that broke the charts and smashed the hit parade.
“Macarena” became a long-running number one in Billboard history and sparked a dance craze that spread everywhere from the Olympics to the Democratic National Convention.
In 1996, Antonio Romero and Rafael Ruiz shot to the top of the US charts with a remix of their song and stayed there for 14 weeks; 25 years later, a look back on the highs and lows of a runaway success.
The making of ‘Macarena,’ the Spanish and English language smash hit that got the world dancing continues to be a favorite at scattered weddings and parties everywhere for people to share some laughs.
They were not the only ones by far, but in my particular case, it HIT close to home, sort of speak, if you catch my spin?
