Artists who were only relevant in a single presidency

[tekkenguy]

What musical artists were only relevant under a single U.S. president?

For example, Vaughn Meader, a JFK impersonator stopped being relevant after the assassination.

[rnb]

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[Au$tin]

Dec 17, 2023 15:37:06 GMT -5 tekkenguy said:

What musical artists were only relevant under a single U.S. president?

For example, Vaughn Meader, a JFK impersonator stopped being relevant after the assassination.

Please, out of all examples to use, this one is sending me 😂

[Luckie Starchild]

Dec 17, 2023 15:37:06 GMT -5 tekkenguy said:

For example, Vaughn Meader, a JFK impersonator stopped being relevant after the assassination.

You know how to really lighten the mood...

[M5AGTS]

Maybe I should be the first one to actually answer the question. Silento cause he was only relevant for like 5 minutes.

[Mayman]

I feel like 6ix9ine during the Trump presidency would be a good choice, his first hit was in 2017 and his last was in 2020 before completely falling off and hasn't had any noteworthy song since. Apparently he released an album this year that didn't even chart? Had no idea.

[Luckie Starchild]

Jenny Lind during Millard Fillmore's presidency

[Au$tin]

Dec 17, 2023 17:21:09 GMT -5 M5AGTS said:

Maybe I should be the first one to actually answer the question. Silento cause he was only relevant for like 5 minutes.

Literally every one hit wonder ever fits here.

[Mayman]

Dec 17, 2023 21:14:18 GMT -5 Au$tin said:

Dec 17, 2023 17:21:09 GMT -5 M5AGTS said:

Maybe I should be the first one to actually answer the question. Silento cause he was only relevant for like 5 minutes.

Literally every one hit wonder ever fits here.

Yeah... like the OP obviously isn't looking for answers like that 😭 Artists that had hits for a few years but were done shortly after makes more sense.

Another would maybe be Fetty Wap? Hits in 2015-16 but by the end of Obama's presidency he was done.

[Devil Marlena Nylund]

Dec 17, 2023 21:14:18 GMT -5 Au$tin said:

Dec 17, 2023 17:21:09 GMT -5 M5AGTS said:

Maybe I should be the first one to actually answer the question. Silento cause he was only relevant for like 5 minutes.

Literally every one hit wonder ever fits here.

Not the one’s whose popularity occurred during transitional periods between presidencies. *cue this thread’s creation*

[Au$tin]

Dec 17, 2023 22:19:21 GMT -5 Devil Marlena Nylund said:

Dec 17, 2023 21:14:18 GMT -5 Au$tin said:

Literally every one hit wonder ever fits here.

Not the one’s whose popularity occurred during transitional periods between presidencies. *cue this thread’s creation*

oh god please no there can only be like 3 or 4 of those anyway out of the dozens of one hit wonders

[M5AGTS]

Dec 17, 2023 22:19:21 GMT -5 Devil Marlena Nylund said:

Dec 17, 2023 21:14:18 GMT -5 Au$tin said:

Literally every one hit wonder ever fits here.

Not the one’s whose popularity occurred during transitional periods between presidencies. *cue this thread’s creation*

Exactly. Like 24k Goldn and Iann Dior had their one hit during multiple presidencies.

[mkarns]

Dec 17, 2023 15:37:06 GMT -5 tekkenguy said:

What musical artists were only relevant under a single U.S. president?

For example, Vaughn Meader, a JFK impersonator stopped being relevant after the assassination.

Reportedly Lenny Bruce took the stage for a previously scheduled nightclub appearance on November 22, 1963, and after several moments of silence, started the show with "Boy, is Vaughn Meader f**ked."

In a broader sense, most one-hit or one-album wonders could fit under this categorisation, as could many who had several hits, a couple of successful albums, or other important material that fell entirely under a (usually) four or eight year period, though in most cases who was in the White House had little or no direct impact on their success or lack thereof.

[Ezekiel 23:20–21]

Dec 17, 2023 22:19:21 GMT -5 Devil Marlena Nylund said:

Dec 17, 2023 21:14:18 GMT -5 Au$tin said:

Literally every one hit wonder ever fits here.

Not the one’s whose popularity occurred during transitional periods between presidencies. *cue this thread’s creation*

Another great topic: artists who were relevant during insurrections and periods of unrest in the U.S.

[tekkenguy]

Dec 17, 2023 23:31:34 GMT -5 M5AGTS said:

Dec 17, 2023 22:19:21 GMT -5 Devil Marlena Nylund said:

Not the one’s whose popularity occurred during transitional periods between presidencies. *cue this thread’s creation*

Exactly. Like 24k Goldn and Iann Dior had their one hit during multiple presidencies.

Or Wreckx-n-Effect. Or Dream.

[neel]

I don’t think there’s any artist that first came on the scene during a president’s first year, then disappeared by their eighth. I mean, we have Katy, but it really depends on what you mean by “relevant”

[wjr15]

Dec 22, 2023 3:10:30 GMT -5 neel said:

I don’t think there’s any artist that first came on the scene during a president’s first year, then disappeared by their eighth. I mean, we have Katy, but it really depends on what you mean by “relevant”

Katy doesn’t fit this. IKAG and HNC were both hits during Bush’s presidency and CTTR came out during Trump.

[𝐂𝐎𝐂𝐎🍁]

Christina Aguilar during the Bill Clinton reign.

[colson]

Vanilla Ice and MC Hammer

[Luckie Starchild]

Dec 25, 2023 17:28:08 GMT -5 𝐂𝐎𝐂𝐎🍁 said:

Christina Aguilar during the Bill Clinton reign.

Funny, there actually is a singer named Christina Aguilar from Thailand who was popular there during the 1990s.

[Glass Joe]

I think that Christina Aguilera was more popular during the Bush years. Easily her most successful chart year was 2003, without any arguments. She dominated the charts that year.
Anyway, here are some that I can think of who had multiple hits, but not outside of one presidency.

George H. W. Bush (Jan '89 to Jan '93):
Wilson Phillips
Technotronic
Extreme
Winger
Firehouse

Bill Clinton (Jan '93 to Jan '01):
Hootie and the Blowfish
Gin Blossoms
Savage Garden
Spice Girls
Soul Asylum
Oasis

George W. Bush (Jan '01 to Jan '09):
Vanessa Carlton
Michelle Branch
Simple Plan
Evanescence
Ashlee Simpson
Bowling for Soup
Nelly Furtado

Barack Obama (Jan '09 to Jan '17):
Iggy Azalea
The Script
Alessia Cara
Twenty One Pilots
Daya

I feel like anyone who had a hit in the Trump and Biden eras could still have more hits to come since they were technically both presidents in the current decade. And because Trump may get re-elected, so it wouldn't be a complete list either way.

[G@bing$20n]

Dec 26, 2023 14:00:28 GMT -5 Glass Joe said:

I think that Christina Aguilera was more popular during the Bush years. Easily her most successful chart year was 2003, without any arguments. She dominated the charts that year.
Anyway, here are some that I can think of who had multiple hits, but not outside of one presidency.

George H. W. Bush (Jan '89 to Jan '93):
Wilson Phillips
Technotronic
Extreme
Winger
Firehouse

You missed the biggest one from the Bush 41 admin (and the one I came to suggest): Roxette. A half dozen or so massive hits between '89 and '91, followed by immediate irrelevance, at least on this side of the pond.

[Glass Joe]

Jan 12, 2024 2:25:16 GMT -5 G@bing$20n said:

Dec 26, 2023 14:00:28 GMT -5 Glass Joe said:

I think that Christina Aguilera was more popular during the Bush years. Easily her most successful chart year was 2003, without any arguments. She dominated the charts that year.
Anyway, here are some that I can think of who had multiple hits, but not outside of one presidency.

George H. W. Bush (Jan '89 to Jan '93):
Wilson Phillips
Technotronic
Extreme
Winger
Firehouse

You missed the biggest one from the Bush 41 admin (and the one I came to suggest): Roxette. A half dozen or so massive hits between '89 and '91, followed by immediate irrelevance, at least on this side of the pond.

Excellent point! They had lots of big hits, but only during that point in time.

[avamaxstan]

The MAGA singers who get these quick viral hits will have no purpose after this next election