The Wet Willie Band - Keep On Smilin’ 1974 “Keep On Smilin’” is a 1974 hit song by the American group Wet Willie. It was the title track of their third studio album The song was also the first of their three top-40 singles and became their greatest hit. “Keep on Smilin’” reached No. 10 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart and is ranked as the 66th biggest hit of 1974. For a short period of time in 1974, the British singer #ElkieBrooks joined the band as a backing singer, as did future Honkette #L