SPOTLIGHT = DMD (1 song) & Jimmy Dean (1 song)

A 1990s band & a 1960s solo artist…

#1
The Dave Matthews Band formed in Charlottesville VA in 1991 by Dave Matthews, Stefan Lessard, Carter Beauford & LeRoi Moore. This song is the 1st single from the band’s album ‘Busted Stuff’; released in 2002, it reached #39 on the Billboard Hot 100, #33 on the Pop Songs, #20 on the Alternative Songs & #3 on the Adult Pop Songs charts. This song was featured in the movies “Mr. Deeds” (2002) & “Flash Of Genius” (2008). Other familiar DMB tunes include 1995’s “Ants Marching”, 1996’s “Crash Into Me”, 2001’s “The Space Between” & 2005’s “American Baby”.

#2
Jimmy Dean, born in Plainview TX, is a singer-songwriter-guitarist who also hosted 2 TV series [CBS (1957-1958) & ABC (1963-1966)]; he died 06/13/2010. This song, arguably his signature tune, hit the airwaves 10/16/1961 & spent 22 weeks on the country charts, 2 of those at #1; on the pop charts, it spent 5 weeks at #1. He notched 7 other country Top 10s: 1953’s “Bumming Around” (#3), 1962’s “Dear Ivan” (#9), 1962’s “PT 109” (#3), 1962’s “Little Black Book” (#10), 1965’s “The 1st Thing Ev’ry Morning” (#1, 2 weeks), 1966’s “Stand Beside Me” (#10) & 1976’s “I.O.U.” (#9).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RN3exiuyQJc