On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 4:43 AM, JW <[email protected]> wrote: >> Yes, most of them aren't worth listening to. But at least we know why they >> were booked -- as difficult as it may be to understand, they've had success >> as recording artists. The same can't be said about Ms. Del Rey/Grant. BTW >> there was another equally awful female singer on last season's SNL; don't >> remember her name. > > SNL has always sprinkled in the odd "up and coming"/hot in New York > act. Sometimes they do achieve wider success, and others remain > obscure. (And, of course, even popular acts of the day can be > long-forgotten a decade later.)
Personal example: my all-time favorite SNL was Shatner in December of 1986. I had to look up the artist for that episode: a band called Lone Justice that had exactly two hits, neither charted higher than 26 on the Hot 100. -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
