I thought it might be fun to start a list of artists that have one huge hit that tends to overshadow the rest of their work.
The impetus for this is a song I recently heard by Otis Redding, "Change Is Gonna Come". Obviously everyone hears the name Otis Redding and immediately thinks of "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay", and for many people that's the only Otis Redding song they could name. And that's just not right.
So here is a short list to get things started. First the Artist, then their Signature Song, then a Prime Example…