Can't Help But Wonder - Music

Dave & Sugar Was An American Country Vocal Group Which Enjoyed Its Peak Success In The Mid- To Late-1970s. The Trio Consisted Of Dave Rowland January 26 1944-November 1 2018 And Initially Vicki Hackeman And Jackie Frantz. Over Time The Female Members "Sugar" Of The Group Changed Frantz Was Replaced By Sue Powell In 1977 Who In Turn Was Replaced By Jamie Kaye In 1980 While Hackeman Was Replaced By Melissa Dean Etta Britt In January 1979. Overall Dave & Sugar Charted 16 Times On The Billboard Country Charts Including Three No. 1 Hits "The Door Is Always Open" "Tear Time" And "Golden Tears". Powell Also Had Two Chart Singles Outside The Group. Before Forming Dave & Sugar Rowland Was Part Of J.D. Sumner And The Stamps Quartet Which Was Touring With Elvis Presley At The Time And Later The Four Guys. He Also Was A Prominent Member Of Country Singer Charley Pride's Road Show. By 1975 With Pride Looking For A Backup Band Rowland Hired Frantz And Hackeman And Dave & Sugar Was Formed. They Signed A Deal With RCA Records. The Trio's First Single "Queen Of The Silver Dollar" Written By Shel Silverstein And Originally Recorded By Dr. Hook In 1972 And Also Included On Emmylou Harris' Debut Solo Album Earlier In 1975 Broke Into The Top 25 Of Billboard Magazine's Country Singles Chart In Early 1976. Their Next Single "The Door Is Always Open" Became Their First No. 1 Hit In July. Their Peak Run Garnered Nearly One Dozen Top 10 Singles Including Two More No. 1 Hits - "Tear Time" 1978 And "Golden Tears" 1979 . Rowland Disbanded The Trio Briefly During The Early 1980s To Try A Solo Career Releasing An Album Entitled Appropriately Sugar Free And Charting Two Singles Of His Own. Powell Also Charted Two Singles On RCA As A Soloist And Later Went On To Host The TV Series Nashville On The Road. Rowland Later Reformed The Trio With Two New Sets Of "Sugar" Partners Cindy Smith And Lisa Alvey Followed By Regina Leigh And Lori Mason. However These Second-Era Trios Failed To Gain The Popularity The Original Trios Had In The 1970s And The Group Disbanded For Good After Only Minimal Success. In 1997 Former Sugar Member Leigh Formed The Short-Lived Country Duo Regina Regina With Partner Regina Nicks. On November 1 2018 Rowland Died Due To A Stroke In His Nashville Home At Age 74. read less