One-hit wonder

Two friends, with the help of Doris Day's son and another friend, had some success: The Rip Chords, according to history-of-rock.com. Phil Stewart and Ernie Bringas started singing as the Rip Chords right out of high school in the late '50s...

Born in Wales and the youngest in her family. she has a successful professional life, but a troubled personal life: Shirley Bassey, according to biography.com. Shirley Bassey was born in Cardiff, Wales, and is the youngest of seven. Her father was sent to prison when she was a baby...

A group named for an elegant car started with two friends from Harlem: The Cadillacs, according to oldies.com. Earl Carroll, orphaned at 11, joined Robert Phillips' family. They were joined by LaVerne Drake and the three guys were The Carnations...

He was born in Arkansas, wrote with and for many artists and even lived in Brazil -- J.J. Jackson. Jerome Louis Jackson, best known as J.J. Jackson, was born in 1941 in Arkansas, according to mentalitch.com. He wrote his own music and worked with a number of artists, including The Shangri-Las, in the early to mid-'60s...

From the West Coast, their No. 1 was on the charts for over four months earned them a Grammy: The Champs, according to history-of-rock.com. In 1955, Dave Burgess, 18, recorded two country singles that were not successful. He moved on to a different label...

Born in Jamaica, he sang with groups in Europe and his side B song became side A and topped the charts: Carl Douglas, according to imdb.com. According to the Caribbean Hall of Fame, Douglas was born in Jamaica in 1942, and his family lived in California part of the time in the 1950s...

She was born in New Jersey and her one hit was on the top of the charts for more than two months: Debby Boone, according to her website. She was born in Hackensack, New Jersey, and is the daughter of Pat and Shirley. She has three sisters -- Cherry, Linda and Laura, according to imdb...

He may have only one hit on the charts, but he is still touring and writing. He was banned from his country for three decades: Hugh Masekela, according to his website. Hugh Masekela was born in Witbank, South Africa, in 1939. In his teens, Masekela was given a trumpet by Father Trevor Huddleston, then they formed the Huddleston Jazz Band...

They moved to London as Dean Ford and The Gaylords to find success, they changed members and their groups name to Marmalade, according to their website. Members of the quintet from Glasgow, Scotland, known as Dean Ford and The Gaylords were Dean Ford, Graham Knight, Pat Farley, Junior Campbell and Ray Duffy...

Singer and actress, both Broadway and movies, with a Grammy-nominated hit: Vicki Sue Robinson, according to imdb.com. Vicki Sue Robinson was born in Harlem and raised in Philadelphia. Her mother, Marian "Jolly," was a folk singer and her father, Bill, a Shakespearean actor...