Sugarloaf - Green Eyed Lady I spent some time in Colorado in the 70's and Sugarloaf seemed to be the opening band for every big time act in the area. I saw them open for Grateful Dead in the park in Boulder, for Richie Haven and for Steve Miller in Denver and for Jethro Tull at Red Rocks
I saw Sugarloaf at the Peacock Club in Marksville in 1973. They weren't playing arenas anymore but they were clearly surprised to find themselves in a semi-dump coonass bar in Louisiana and they let the crowd know it. Somebody flipped a lit cigarette at the bass player and he came into the audience after me. Admittedly, I was a teenager in a crowd of serious tough guys and probably looked like a victim. But this was what the audience was waiting for and they jumped on him, slapped him around a bit and pushed him back onto the bandstand. Surprisingly they played the rest of the set and quit fucking with the audience.
More Baton Rouge One Hit Wonders Louisiana Leroux - New Orleans Ladies Percy Sledge - When a Man Loves a Woman Ernie K Doe - Mother-in-Law Ernie did have a few other songs that still get some sporadic airplay but I think Mother-in-Law was the only hit
Coonie is right. Both "Nobody Said It Was Easy" and "Take a Ride on a Riverboat" charted higher than "New Orleans Ladies" which was a regional hit. Not a one-hit wonder.
