While the music industry of the 1970s was certainly a messed-up place , it gave the world a staggering amount of great music. From soft rock to funk to disco to singer-songwriter confessionals to arena rock, it was a creatively diverse and bountiful period, both artistically and economically. There was so much music coming out from so many different spaces, in fact, that the '70s seemed to generate more than its fair share of flashes in the pan. As a result, numerous intriguing stars who deserved more than 15 minutes of fame broke out with an undeniably classic song, and then couldn't figure out how to repeat the formula or build a lasting career. Furthermore, there are moments that destroyed the careers of one-hit wonders , while tragedy has befallen many other one-time musical

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