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Coming up… Get ready to take a nostalgic journey as we countdown the Top 10 One-Hit Wonders of the 70s with the actual artists telling their stories… We have so many classics here: like Mountain's Mississippi Queen that came when they were playing a live show and a blackout happened so they started to play an impromptu jam to keep the crowd going and it turned into an all-time classic. Or when David Bowie wrote All the Young Dudes, a song that he knew would be a smash but he gave it to Mott the Hoople because they were about to break up and needed a hit. Or Warren Zevon who wrote Werewolves of London as a joke after he heard a band member howl like a dog! and so he added the howl into the chorus! You’ll love this… Celebrating the great bottled lightning hits with unforgettable moments and memories that made these songs special to each of us. The countdown kicks off NEXT on Professor of Rock!

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Today we have a special episode of Bottle Lightning. Bottled Lightning tracks are songs that made bands king for a day but for reasons sometimes perplexing or unknown, they weren’t able to follow it up with a second hit. Today we countdown the top 10 bottled listening songs of the glorious 70s with artist interviews and cultural touchstones. And the rules are these are one-hit wonders in America… Artists and bands that are truly one-hitters, meaning they only had one hit. So you won’t see My Sharona by the Knack or Brandy You’re a Fine Girl by Looking Glass because they had second hits… So let’s get into it.

At #10- it’s the feel good treasure banjo jam “SWEET CITY WOMAN” by STAMPEDERS! This is a song that can turn a ruthless assassin into a pussycat with that happy go-lucky banjo riff. "Sweet City Woman" tells the story of a country boy who ventures into the big city of Toronto, and gets captivated by the sophistication and irresistible charm of a woman unlike any he's ever known. Stampeders were a 4 piece group from Calgary, Alberta. The band’s 7th single release, “Sweet City Woman,” their crown jewel, was written by Rich Dodson.

The song evolved from that catchy riff, which began as an acoustic guitar lick. Shortly before Rich and his bandmates went into the studio to record to work on the track for their debut album Against the Grain, Rich had an epiphany that his riff would sound even cooler if it were played on a banjo. Now…Rich was a guitarist, but he didn’t play the banjo, so the idea of plucking a banjo on any of the songs was going to be an adventure.

Rich’s idea to use a banjo also led to him coming up with a great lyric to add to the chorus… “My banjo and me, we got a feel for singin.’ When the band got into the studio, Rich borrowed a used banjo and in two takes, the music track for “Sweet City Woman” was good to go: “Sweet City Woman” shot to #1 in Canada on the Pop chart, the Country Music chart, and the