In the long, great history of musical artists cranked out by my home state of Oregon, I can only think of 2 bands that actually managed to crack the Top-40 of the Billboard Charts during their careers.
Two bands! (Ouch!!)
Those bands are Quarterflash, and Nu Shooz.
Nu Shooz is a Portland-based Electronic Dance Band fronted by husband and wife duo John Smith and Valerie Day.
The group is best known for their 1986 smash hit “I Can’t Wait“, which peaked at #3 on the Billboard Top-40 charts.
The group avoided One-Hit Wonder immortality by charting a second single, “Point of No Return” which peaked at #28 on the Billboard Top-40 charts in 1986.
In 1987, they were nominated for a Grammy Award for Best New Artist, but lost to Bruce Hornsby and the Range.
In 1988, the single “Should I Say Yes?” just missed being their third chart hit when it peaked at #41 on the Billboard Charts.
The group officially disbanded in the late 1980′s after releasing just 2 albums.
Smith and Day still do occasional shows using the Nu Shooz name.
