Last week Oldies One-Hit Wonders were Cuff Links and The Archies. This week the Ad Libs, Manhattan Transfer and Mungo Jerry.

From allmusic.com: The Creators, a New Jersey streetcorner quintet, consisted of Hugh Harris, James Wright, John Alan, Danny Austin, and Chris Coles. In 1964, Harris and Austin reformed and teamed up with Norman Donegan and Dave Watt, adding Mary Ann Thomas to become the Ad Libs.

They had a Top 10 hit in 1965 with "The Boy From New York City." That was also a hit for Manhattan Transfer.

The Ad Libs had a follow-up song, "He Ain't No Angel," that barely made the Top 100. After changing labels, their last chart record was "Giving It Up."

According to manhattantransfer.net, the Manhattan Transfer was founded in 1970 by Tim Hauser, and recorded a variety of styles of music and won many Grammy Awards, including Best Pop Performance with Vocals for "The Boy From New York City" in 1981. And by all means was not a one-hit wonder.

Manhattan Transfer has recorded with Tony Bennett, Bette Midler, Frankie Valli and James Taylor.

Now back to the one-hit wonder Mungo Jerry.

Mungo Jerry, according to allmusic.com, was founded by singer, songwriter and guitarist Ray Dorset in 1970. The first members were Mike Cole, upright bass; Paul King, guitar, kazoo and jug; Joe Rush, washboard; and Colin Earl, keyboards.

Their debut single, "In the Summertime," in 1970 shot to No. 1 in England and was a Top 10 hit in America.

Mungo Jerry's members changed throughout the years, with the original members eventually officially disbanding. While the chart hits stopped, Mungo Jerry still record and perform, with lineups containing any of the original members.

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