The 1910 Fruitgum Company began life as Jeckell and The Hydes in New Jersey in 1965. They signed to Buddah Records in 1967 and released…
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Don Kirshner and Ron Dante worked together as teenagers for Aldon Music, whose roster of writers included Neil Sedaka, Gerry Goffin and Carole King. After singing on…
On 14 September 1968, The Archie Show, a Saturday morning TV cartoon show, made its debut on CBS in America. The show was a Don Kirshner creation…
His siblings often called Barry the most musically talented of the family – which is saying a lot. Older brother Bill almost replaced Brian Wilson…
The advertisement in Variety proclaimed “Madness!! Auditions. Folk & Roll musicians-singers for acting roles in new TV series. Running parts for 4 insane boys, age 17 -…
New Dream was Australia’s foremost bubblegum pop band of the early 70s, following in the tradition of The Archies, Ohio Express and The 1910 Fruitgum Company. The band formed as The…
Though marketed as a band, it would be more accurate to say that the name “Ohio Express” served as a brand name used by Jerry…
The singing Osmond siblings from Utah – Alan, Wayne, Merrill, Jay and Donny – had been performing together for nearly 10 years before they caught…
The Partridge Family was put together by producer Wes Farrell who had been looking for a Monkees-style group for several years without success. Like The Monkees, the…
Even if you don’t know Ron Dante by name, you know his voice: a smooth, youthful, pop-friendly sound that can effortlessly blossom into a wall…
Tommy James and The Shondells managed to weather the many changes in the pop music scene during the mid to late ’60s and come out…
Born on 9 May 1942 in Atlanta, Georgia, Tommy Roe attended the Brown High School where he formed his first group, The Satins. He also…