July 22, 2006: The Baha Men entered Billboard's Hot 100 at Number 99, and before long, everyone was asking, "Who Let The Dogs Out."
"Who Let The Dogs Out" by The Baha Men peaked in America at Number 40.
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To put it into the perspective of other one-hit wonders of the era, Lou Bega's "Mambo No 5 (A Little Bit Of)" made Number 3, and "Macarena" spent a shocking 14 weeks at Number 1.
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July 22, 1973: Rufus Wainwright was born to folk singers Kate McGarrigle and Loudon Wainwright III in Rhinebeck, New York.
Rufus Wainwright is the son of folk singer Loudon Wainwright III. Rufus' cover of "Across The Universe" was used in the film I Am Sam,
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His rendition of "Hallelujah" appeared in Shrek. He is a big fan of opera as well as Nina Simone, Bob Dylan, and other rock/folk/poppers.
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July 22,1972: Mouth and MacNeal peaked at Number 8 on the American music chart with "How Do You Do."
Mouth & MacNeal were Willem "Mouth" Duyn and Maggie MacNeal (real name Sjoukje Van't Spijker), a pop duo formed in the Netherlands in 1971 by Hans van Hemert, a record producer who saw the value in adding two moderately successful solo artists to make one great team.
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July 22, 1989: "Heaven" by Warrant debuted on Billboard's Hot 100.
"Heaven" was Warrant's biggest hit. Their frontman Jani Lane was also their primary songwriter, and in this track, he sings about how heaven is right here on Earth as long as he's with the girl he loves.
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July 22, 1995: Jamie Walters' "Hold On" moved into the American Top 40.
Best known for his acting role of character Ray Pruit on Beverly Hills 90120, Jamie Walters is also a pop singer. Walters contributed the theme song for the brief TV show The Heights, "How Do You Talk to an Angel?."
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