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The Dream Weavers recorded two further singles, but neither charted. Unless one counts the one week at #33 for "A Little Love Can Go A Long Way" they remain to this day, archetypal one-hit wonders . In March 1956, Buff married Mary Rude, who was a fellow 1952 graduate of Edison High and had sung with the group.
Although neither The Dream Weaver nor its singles charted in the UK, the album was a big seller in West Germany, [74] where, Wright says, Spooky Tooth had been "the number one band" during 1969. [8] Following the album's release, Wright toured extensively with a band comprising three keyboard players and a drummer. [74]
The Dream Weavers, a singing group including writers Adkinson and Buff, recorded the most successful version of the song for Decca Records (catalog number 29683). [6] Their version first charted in Billboard on November 12, 1955, and reached No. 7 on Billboard ' s chart of Most Played in Juke Boxes, [7] No. 8 on Billboard ' s Top 100, [8] No. 8 on Billboard ' s chart of Best Sellers in Stores ...
Gary Wright, best known for the 1970s hits "Dream Weaver" and "Love Is Alive," died Monday morning at his home in Palos Verdes Estates.
Gary Wright, the musician best known for his hit singles “Dream Weaver” and “Love Is Alive,” has died. He was 80. ... Wright was a founding member of the U.K.-based band Spooky Tooth and
Gordon Hill Jenkins (May 12, 1910 – May 1, 1984) was an American arranger, composer, and pianist who was influential in popular music in the 1940s and 1950s. [1] Jenkins worked with The Andrews Sisters, Johnny Cash, The Weavers, Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, Judy Garland, Nat King Cole, Billie Holiday, Harry Nilsson, Peggy Lee and Ella Fitzgerald.
Peter Seeger (May 3, 1919 – January 27, 2014) was an American folk singer-songwriter, musician and social activist. He was a fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s, and had a string of hit records in the early 1950s as a member of The Weavers, notably their recording of Lead Belly's "Goodnight, Irene," which topped the charts for 14 weeks in 1950.
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