Holly G Loves Linda Martell “Color Him Father”

01/16/22 • 27 min

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Holly G has been quite busy during the pandemic times — she created the Black Opry in April 2020, while the rest of us were still wiping down our groceries. With a goal of inviting everyone sitting outside the traditional Nashville music table, the Black Opry has taken off, from New York to an upcoming Nashville show in December.

Holly G discusses her favorite one hit wonder with Sloane Spencer, and shares an unlikely history of how Linda Martell came to record her one hit wonder, “Color Me Father.” Plus, they discuss the politics of country music in a musical scene where some got unfairly pushed aside over the years, and how the Black Opry hopes to diversify Nashville in short order.

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What’s your favorite one hit wonder?”

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OHH Trailer Transcript

Hey, welcome to One Hit History where we talk with music, people about their favorite one hit wonders. I’m Sloane Spencer.

You might know me as the host of Country Fried Rock or from the variety of radio stations I have worked for over the last many decades. Thanks so much for coming to see what we’re doing here.

I have a secretly subversive life goal of turning you on to your new favorite band. So we’ll be doing that with these conversations in the upcoming, One Hit History podcast.

You can find us on Patreon at patreon.com/onehithistory or our brand spanking new website, OneHitHistory.com.

We have another new podcast coming your way as well.

So if you want to find out my vibe, check out the hundreds of past episodes of Country Fried Rock, or our other new podcast called Bubble Bottles, mainly because I like saying “Bubble Bottles.”

It’s where I talk with music people about their favorite carbonated beverages. I have a secret love for weird hyper-local carbonated beverages, particularly ginger ale and root beer myself.

And again, these conversations will be coming your way with the ultimate goal of turning you on to your new favorite band. You’ll be able to find that one on Patreon, as well. It’s Bubble Bottles, patreon.com/bubblebottles or BubbleBottles.com. I’ve also been told that my voice is a great one for turning the volume down and going to sleep. So, you’re welcome.

Hit that subscribe button on your favorite player, and we’ll be right back with you real soon. Y’all come back now, you hear?

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Chad Cochran Loves Thomas Dolby “She Blinded Me with Science”

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One Hit History: Chad Cochran Nerds Out on Thomas Dolby’s “She Blinded Me With Science”

Chad Cochran, AKA Cowtown Chad, is a noted rock photographer and visual artist from Cleveland. His latest project, I Didn’t Want to Tell You, focuses on normalizing the conversation about mental health.

This week on One Hit History, Chad nerds out with Sloane over his favorite one hit wonder — “She Blinded Me With Science” originally released in 1982 by Thomas Dolby. Part of Dolby’s appeal is over his pure love of music in all its forms, which eventually led him away from the stage and into being an audio professor, and founding a technology company that created the iconic and polyphonic Nokia ringtone that was part of the soundtrack for the 90s.

List of links

Chad Cochran AKA Cowtownchad
I Didn’t Want to Tell You featured in No Depression print magazine
Thomas Dolby “She Blinded Me With Science”
“She Blinded Me With Science” US long version video
One Hit Wonders playlist on Spotify
Thomas Dolby’s profile at Johns Hopkins University
Challenging Audio to Take the Next Step
The Nokia ringtone
Max Headroom
Science! Guy is Magnus Alfred Pyke, TV presenter and scientist
Outtakes, sneak peeks, and bonus episodes

Music mentions

Oingo Boingo
Foreigner
Soft Boys
Chic/Nile Rodgers
Orleans
Roger Waters/Pink Floyd
Def Leppard
George Clinton
Duran Duran — Annie Zaleski (author of Duran Duran Rio book)
Flaming Lips
Talking Heads

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Transcript

Sloane Spencer
I should maybe not tell a funny story on myself. So I got into a huge bar disagreement with somebody about “She Blinded Me with Science” because the person that was talking to me kept insisting that it was by Oingo Boingo, and I kept saying, “It’s Thomas Dolby!” And I was like, ready to get in a fist fight in a bar with some huge dude that this was Thomas Dolby and not Oingo Boingo. I should probably be way more embarrassed about that than I am....

This is Sloane Spencer. Y’all might know me from my decades in radio, and you might know me from my pioneering podcast, long form interview, conversations with “musicians you don’t know you love yet” called Country Fried Rock. And also I’m an adult living with ADD — and that means that when I get inspiration, oh my God, I’m going to do four things, and I’m going to do them all in the next 48 hours.

And that is where this new podcast is. It’s called One Hit History, where I talk with music people about their favorite one hit wonder. So of course I hit up some of my favorite friends first to get us started. (I also like alliteration. If you don’t know that already.) You can support us on Patreon at patreon.com/onehithistory, where you’ll find bonus content and episode outtakes — and no, I’m not afraid to make fun of myself.

Or just listen on our website OneHitHistory.com or your favorite podcast app. It seems a little silly, but especially for a new program like this, those five star ratings and reviews really help.
So we’re going to chat with Chad Cochran. You might know him better as CowtownChad, a noted rock photographer and visual artist, been around the scene for quite some time with some amazing work and an incredible multimedia project called “I Didn’t Want to Tell You.” Let’s have him tell you a little bit about what’s going on these days.

Chad Cochran
Right. And Hey, thanks for having me. I’m excited to do this One Hit Wonders. It’s one of those things that I’ve alway...