Podcast appearances and mentions of Ron Dante

Jason Fraley interviews The Archies' lead singer Ron Dante, who now fronts The Turtles for the "Happy Together" tour at The Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia on June 8-10. He also reflects on his career, from recording the bubblegum pop hit "Sugar, Sugar" to producing iconic records for Barry Manilow, then becoming a Tony-winning Broadway producer and TV theme-song scribe. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion")

An encore episode with number one hit-making singer/composer/producer RON DANTE of The Archies, The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan, and The Cuff Links, sharing stories about hits like "Sugar, Sugar" and "Tracy," as well as legends like Barry Manilow, Mick Jagger, Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Don Kirshner, Carole King, and many others.

Ron Dante of The Archies shares his thoughts on Cliff Richard's medley of ‘Tracy/Sugar Sugar” from Cliff's 'Live in Berlin 1970' release and talk about his career + Robert Porter returns to review the 1965 album ‘When In Rome'. 

Guests:  Arthur Meyer & Stephanie Drake, Ron Dante Arhtur Meyer & Stephanie Drake discuss their web series, ABC PARENTING. From the Downtown archives, our conversation with singer and producer Ron Dante.                                      

Listener suggestions are rated on the yachtski scale, including songs by Ray Charles, Passport, Ron Dante, and more.

GGACP celebrates the 55th anniversary of one of the most successful pop tunes of all time, the Archies' "Sugar, Sugar" (released May 24, 1969) by revisiting this 2017 interview with vocalist, record producer and Archies lead singer Ron Dante. In this episode, Ron joins Gilbert and Frank for an engaging conversation about the history of the legendary Brill Building, the birth of bubblegum music, the magic touch of Don Kirshner (and Barry Manilow) and the lost art of commercial jingles. Also, Ron mimics Donovan, Larry Fine throws in the towel, Paul Shaffer goes deep-sea fishing and Carole King's babysitter tops the charts. PLUS: “Leader of the Laundromat”! The fabulous Toni Wine! The 1910 Fruitgum Company! “The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan”! And the return of “Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep”! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

More with singer/songwriter/producer RON DANTE, who takes us behind the scenes with The Chan Clan, Barry Manilow, and Broadway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Barry Manilow, Bruce Johnston, Ron Dante, and me.

Ron Dante was born in Staten Island, NY. He was a member of the Detergents, whose “Leader of the Laundromat” made the Top 40 when he was just 20 years old. He was working with Don Kirshner and singing and songwriting with the Brill Building group of artists such as Carole King, Tony Orlando, and Neil Sedaka before most of them became household names. He's produced several Broadway musicals, including the Tony Award-winning Ain't Misbehavin'. He produced Barry Manilow's hit albums, sang backup on “Mandy,” basically discovered Pat Benatar, and then, of course, there's work as the voice of the Archies and the Cuff Links. The question shouldn't be who was he — it should be who wasn't he. He's done everything, and he's still doing it. He's the one and only Ron Dante. REBEAT: I read that you were from a musical family and your dad sang around the house a lot and that's where your love of music came from. RON DANTE: Yes, my dad wasn't a professional singer but he loved to sing as did his six brothers. When we'd go to a wedding, everybody would get up and sing, everybody was a ham. I heard music very early in my life. My dad loved his records and had a big stack of 78s on the record player. He'd run a string to the couch so he could change the records and listen to six or seven records in a row. I listened to the Platters, Patti Page, and then I discovered Elvis when I was 10, and that changed my life completely. A few years later, I fell from a tree and injured my arm, and the doctor said I needed to exercise it, to do something to work the arm. I decided I'd play the guitar, so Dad bought me one. Then when I was about 14, I put my first band together, the Persuaders. One New Year's Eve, I made $75 playing, so I said, “Well, this is the profession I want to be in!” I mean, I'm 14 and made $75 for one gig, and my dad worked all week for $50. I said, “This is something I can do.” You made the Detergents record, “Leader of the Laundromat,” in 1965. But before that had you already started working with Don Kirshner? How did all of that play out? Even before the Detergents record, I got a job as a staff singer and demo-maker with Don Kirshner when I was 17 years old. I was signed to a publishing contract and told to write songs. I was in the New York office with artists like Carole King and Tony Orlando and Neil Sedaka. It was amazing. This publishing company was one of the hottest in the world. Don Kirshner gave me my start in the business. I'll forever be grateful to him for that opportunity. I got to see all these writers, the way they produced their demos, I got to see the singers, I actually got to sing background on some of Neil Sedaka's early hits. As a teenager out of Staten Island, I had the opportunity of a lifetime. The Detergents song did well, but tell me about the years between that song and your time as the voice of the Archies. As the Detergents song peaked, we went on the road with the Dick Clark Caravan of Stars and toured for about a year then came back home and set up an office where I was going to be a songwriter and producer. I started doing commercials and any odd job I could just to stay in the music business. I actually ended up writing a Broadway show. I had done backgrounds for a friend of mine named Jeff Barry, who was writing the score for a Broadway production. He said, “You should be the voice of this rock band that's in the show.” I did it but the show closed after a couple of weeks, but I had the chance to meet a variety of people, and some of them said, “You're a songwriter. We have this property we want to do, a version of Billy Budd by Herman Melville. We want to make it a rock opera.” So at 20 years old, I wrote a rock opera that was on Broadway. It was unbelievable and a great opportunity. We raised about half a million dollars to put that show on. We didn't get good reviews, but it was a learning experience. But I must say that everything that happens to me either I'm a winner, or I learn. I met a lot of great people who were important to know along the way. Ten years after Billy Budd, my Ain't Misbehavin show came along. Everything happens for a reason. So you're working with Broadway shows, but we're moving into that period where “Sugar, Sugar” comes along. I read somewhere that because of your connections to Don Kirshner, you heard they were looking for a voice for the lead on the Archies and asked for an audition. Is that basically what happened? Actually, a friend of mine was playing keyboard in the band doing the tracks for the new Archies show that Jeff Barry and Don Kirshner were putting together. They didn't have any singers, but they had musicians, and one of the musicians was the best man at my wedding. He said, “You know Don Kirshner. You should call him and come over and be the voice.” So I told him I would, and I called and went in for an audition, sang one of the songs, and got the job of being the voice of Archie on the songs. It was great working with people I knew; it was like a homecoming. Jeff Barry and Andy Kim wrote “Sugar, Sugar,” but did they write it for the program or was the song already written and just used for the program? The word I got from Andy was that Jeff called him and said, ”We need a single for the show, we need a hit. What do you think we should do?” and over the phone, Andy said, “Why don't you do something like this? [Sings] ‘Sugar, dah da dah dah da dah, aww honey, honey…'” and that was the beginning of that song. Have you ever asked Andy Kim how he felt about not doing that great song himself? He was still a year away from his first big hit with “Baby, I Love You.” I think Andy — and we're close friends — I think he appreciates and knows I was the right voice for that song. That was the right platform, the television show, to deliver the song. He's done well financially from the show and does it in his own show when he performs. I think his songs were more elevated and for a more mature market than ours. We were shooting for teenagers and preteenagers, kids who chewed bubblegum. That's how the term “bubblegum music” came about. The songs were aimed at a very young audience. He's fine with it. The Detergents song did well, but tell me about the years between that song and your time as the voice of the Archies. As the Detergents song peaked, we went on the road with the Dick Clark Caravan of Stars and toured for about a year then came back home and set up an office where I was going to be a songwriter and producer. I started doing commercials and any odd job I could just to stay in the music business. I actually ended up writing a Broadway show. I had done backgrounds for a friend of mine named Jeff Barry, who was writing the score for a Broadway production. He said, “You should be the voice of this rock band that's in the show.” I did it but the show closed after a couple of weeks, but I had the chance to meet a variety of people, and some of them said, “You're a songwriter. We have this property we want to do, a version of Billy Budd by Herman Melville. We want to make it a rock opera.” So at 20 years old, I wrote a rock opera that was on Broadway. It was unbelievable and a great opportunity. We raised about half a million dollars to put that show on. We didn't get good reviews, but it was a learning experience. But I must say that everything that happens to me either I'm a winner, or I learn. I met a lot of great people who were important to know along the way. Ten years after Billy Budd, my Ain't Misbehavin show came along. Everything happens for a reason. So you're working with Broadway shows, but we're moving into that period where “Sugar, Sugar” comes along. I read somewhere that because of your connections to Don Kirshner, you heard they were looking for a voice for the lead on the Archies and asked for an audition. Is that basically what happened? Actually, a friend of mine was playing keyboard in the band doing the tracks for the new Archies show that Jeff Barry and Don Kirshner were putting together. They didn't have any singers, but they had musicians, and one of the musicians was the best man at my wedding. He said, “You know Don Kirshner. You should call him and come over and be the voice.” So I told him I would, and I called and went in for an audition, sang one of the songs, and got the job of being the voice of Archie on the songs. It was great working with people I knew; it was like a homecoming. Jeff Barry and Andy Kim wrote “Sugar, Sugar,” but did they write it for the program or was the song already written and just used for the program? The word I got from Andy was that Jeff called him and said, ”We need a single for the show, we need a hit. What do you think we should do?” and over the phone, Andy said, “Why don't you do something like this? [Sings] ‘Sugar, dah da dah dah da dah, aww honey, honey…'” and that was the beginning of that song. Have you ever asked Andy Kim how he felt about not doing that great song himself? He was still a year away from his first big hit with “Baby, I Love You.” I think Andy — and we're close friends — I think he appreciates and knows I was the right voice for that song. That was the right platform, the television show, to deliver the song. He's done well financially from the show and does it in his own show when he performs. I think his songs were more elevated and for a more mature market than ours. We were shooting for teenagers and preteenagers, kids who chewed bubblegum. That's how the term “bubblegum music” came about. The songs were aimed at a very young audience. He's fine with it. This bio was used from an article done by Rebeat.  

Jules Alexander (born September 25th, 1943, Chattanooga, Tennessee), an original member of the group The Association (vocals, lead guitar), used his middle name Gary on the group's first 2 albums. In 1967 Jules Alexander left the group to study meditation in India, returning to the group he had helped found in early 1969. He continued recording & touring with the group until leaving the group in early 1989. In September 2003, when the group was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame, he joined former members at the induction ceremony in Niles, Ohio. He again rejoined the others for the taping of a PBS 60s rock music special 60's Experience on December 9th, 2004.   Once upon a time, The Association owned a large chunk of the pop-rock landscape. During the late 1960s, the group charted numerous radio-friendly hits such as “Cherish,” “Never My Love,” “Windy” and “Along Comes Mary.” Fifty years later, those classic songs have sustained the group who maintain a loyal following. “It's just amazing to see these 70-year-old people turn back into kids when we play those songs,” says Jules Alexander, lead guitarist, vocalist and co-founder member of The Association. “We have a shared body of experience with our audience and it's so much fun to play for them.” The Association is also sharing an experience with five other headline artists of the '60s and '70s when The Happy Together Tour returns to Phoenix's Celebrity Theater at 8 p.m. Friday, July 21. The acclaimed summer tour is back and will feature 53 Billboard hits and some of the biggest songs of the era. In addition to the Association, the lineup includes The Turtles featuring Flo & Eddie, The Box Tops, The Cowsills, Chuck Negron formerly of Three Dog Night and The Archies' Ron Dante. The Association is one of the most popular and successful bands to have come out of the '60s. They have sold millions of records and have seven Grammy Award nominations, and kicked off the historic Monterey Pop Festival in 1967. “It was a magical time and I remember having a great talk with Janis Joplin that weekend,” Alexander says. “We were backstage and just started talking about this, that and the other. It was the coolest thing.” He also thinks being a part of The Happy Together tour is cool, too. “I've known some of these folks and maintained a relationship with them for more than 50 years and then we've made some new friends, like the Cowsills, who are the funniest and most interesting people I think I've ever met in the music business,” Alexander says. Alexander says he also likes the format of the show, which allots each band 20 minutes to play its greatest hits. “We'd always want to play more but it's fun to go out there and go petal to the metal,” Alexander says. “If you're doing 30 songs, you have to pace yourself. On this tour, we don't have to worry about it.” #julesalexander #theassociation

"CAPTAIN BILLY’S MAGIC 8 BALL" -"BUBBLEGUM SOUL" FEATURING THE ALBUM "THE ARCHIES GREATEST HITS" BY THE ARCHIES IN HIGH DEF WITH NARRATIVE BY CAPTAIN BILLY - EPISODE # 65

In honor of David Cassidy, the fans gave David a Star on "The Walk Of Fame" located in front "Paris" in Las Vegas, NV. The Ceremony took place at Bally's. The entire event had the speakers: Gary Contessa, Susan,Bob and Paul Cowsill of "The Cowsills", Ron Dante, Frank Fabio, Mat & Kelli Gurman, Bruce Kimmel, Johnny Ray Miller, Timm McCoy, Michael Pomarico and Gary Stockdale. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thezonelive/support

Ron Dante is a music legend. He's the singer on two massive hits, “Sugar Sugar” by the Archies and “Tracy” by The Cuff Links. He produced Barry Manilow's first nine albums including his #1 hit “Mandy”. And he also produced Cher and Pat Benetar. We talk about his career, including his time doing jingles, and we do a Songfest with his greatest hits.  My featured song in this episode is “Ode To Jerry”, from the Project Grand Slam album Play. In Ron's honor I renamed the song for this occasion as “Ode To Ron”. Spotify link: https://open.spotify.com/track/3viacMoZutWUm1BlrvXAN9?si=Vr-RTPKYSSaEh4WVaGWTeg ---------------------------------------------   In this episode Ron and I discuss:Hitting the top of the charts twice in 1969Becoming a producerWorking with Barry ManilowThe “Sugar Sugar” recording sessionSinging jinglesDon KirschnerThe Turtles' Happy Together tourWorking with Cher and Pat Benetar In the Songfest we play and discuss:“Sugar Sugar”“Tracy”“Mandy” If you enjoyed the show, please Subscribe, Rate, and Review the podcast. Just click here. Robert's “Follow Your Dream Handbook” is an Amazon #1 Bestseller. It's a combination memoir of his unique musical journey and a step by step how-to follow and succeed at your dream. Available on Amazon and wherever books are sold. Get your Complimentary DREAM ROADMAP with Robert's 5 steps to pursue and succeed at YOUR dream. Just click here: https://www.followyourdreampodcast.com/dreamroadmap Connect with Ron at:http://www.rondante.com/ Connect with the Follow Your Dream Podcast:Website: www.followyourdreampodcast.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/fydpodcastFacebook: www.facebook.com/FollowYourDreamPodcastEmail Robert: robert@followyourdreampodcast.com Follow Robert's band, Project Grand Slam, and his music:Website: https://www.projectgrandslam.comStore: https://www.thepgsstore.com/  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/PGSjazzFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/projectgrandslam/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/04BdGdJszDD8WtAFXc9skWApple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/project-grand-slam/274548453Email: pgs@projectgrandslam.com

Especially tasty bubblegum pop in this hour! A dramatic reading from the Star Trek fotonovel Trouble with Tribbles! A double bubble from The Ohio Express! Thousands of calories of bubblegum fun from The Archies, The Goodies, Lancelot Link and the Evolution Revolution, Ron Dante, Union Express, Lu Ann Sims, The Sugar Bush, The Strangeloves, Leonard Nimoy, Howdytoons, Jimmy Durante, Groucho Marx, Danny Kaye, Gary Lewis and the Playboys, Sammy Davis, Jr., The Hardy Boys, Marshmallow Soup Group, The Fun and Games, Andy Partridge and Harlan County.

In this episode we're revisiting the first ever Cowsill's tour as a family, flying out to Los Angeles to stay and perform at the Century City Plaza. We reminisce about the games we played, competitions we started, and the trouble we would get into on the road.We have Ron Dante and Toni Wine on the show, and you may not know them by name, but you definitely know them by voice. They're the anonymous vocals behind the fictional band, The Archies. The animated cartoon phenomenon that put out records that achieved worldwide success, including one of their greatest hits, “Sugar, Sugar”!As the youngest performers on Don Kirshner's label, just 13 and 14 years old, they sang back up for many bands, cartoons, tv and radio commercials throughout the 60s and 70s. We're talking to them about what it was like growing up together in the music business and how they felt about their anonymity! To this day they are the only band in history to have a number one hit without ever performing for an audience! Song of the Week: "Sugar Sugar"

Charles F. Rosenay!!! is on a role! Today's he's brought us the lead singer of The Archies, Ron Dante! Dante talks about his career with The Cufflinks, The Detergents and now, The Turtles!! Plus, Fun Ideas news!

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebestmusicpodcast Blog: https://bestmusiccoach.blogspot.com Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/thebestmusicpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebestmusicpodcast/ The Best Music Podcast #1 | Gregg Hollister | Rock Follies, Living a Creative Lifestyle, Music is its Own Reward Gregg Hollister Gregg's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vocalbassdudeGman Gregg Playing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owGAYN6KRh4 The Brian Druxx Project: http://briandruxproject.com/ Gregg has toured recorded or performed with Al Kooper, Richie Havens, Ron Dante, Tommy James, The Rockspurs, Paul Schaefer, Max Weinberg, Bernard Purdie, Phoebe Snow, Ian Hunter, Tico Torres, Joey D, Vicki Sue Robinson, Anthem, Masayoshi Takanaka, Terry Silverlight, Ben E. King, Cory Daye, Tom Verlaine, Paul Schaefer, and Richard Lloyd to name a few. Commercial work includes jingles such as Sony, Kodak, Budweiser, Lifesavers, Mars Candy, Club Med, Yamaha Motorcycles, GM, Ciba Geigy, Schering Plough, and Hertz. TV and film work includes work for PBS the made for TV CBS documentary Julissas Hands (the craigslist killer) movie work such as the Bad Lieutenant and the Driller Killer with Joe Delia/Abel Ferrar and countless musical projects supplying background vocals including Austin Powers movie trailers and Grownups with John Stamos. Gregg can currently be seen and heard playing with Hollister & Friends and The Brian Drux Project. 0:00 Intro 1:46 Warm-Up Questions 4:47 How Gregg Got Into Music 8:55 Rock Follies 1 & The Value of Owning Your Master Recordings 11:50 Perfume Commercials and Bad Contracts 12:55 How Music Publishing Works, How the Money is Divided 16:30 Rock Follies 2 & Managers Stealing from the Band, Getting Robbed 22:41 Joe Delia and the Rockspurs 24:31 Rock Follies 2.5 and 3 26:30 The 80s and Chaka Khan 31:23 The Darryl Canada Project & Rock Follies 4 & What is a Showcase? 34:22 Getting Smart, ASCAP 36:17 What is an Artist Showcase? 38:20 Rock Follies 5 41:56 Phoebe Snow and Al Kooper 45:00 What is a Spec Deal? 47:00 Shopping the Record - Yamaha 51:00 Ben E. King & Background Singer Session Work 52:07 Masayoshi Takanaka 56:00 How Gregg Makes Jingles & Brushing Philip Glass 1:01:30 Music is a Part of Me 1:02:15 Jimmy Leahey, The Brian Druxx Project, Hollister and Friends 1:14:35 Enter Drew Nagal 1:16:14 Max Weinberg Jukebox 1:19:22 Greatest Hits 1:24:20 Lifestyle: Sleep 1:31:54 Lifestyle: Mindfulness and Meditation 1:33:28 How Trans Siberian Orchestra Discovered Ashley Hollister 1:34:54 Paying Your Dues Past vs. Present 1:37:03 Creativity is a Lifestyle 1:40:22 Creativity: The Great Outdoors 1:41:42 Practice: How Many Hours a Day? 1:43:37 Practice: How much Time is Effective? 1:48:05 Performance: Performance Anxiety 1:50:48 Burn out Logo, Intro Video, and Branding: Arron Leishman Audio and Video: Zach Ramey zacherylramey@gmail.com Video Thumbnail: Jean Tomasulo https://www.behance.net/jeantomasulo Dan's Thumbnail Photo: John Mollura Photography

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We Have The Pleasure Of Interviewing Music Icon Ron Dante As Ron Talks About His Career In Front Of The Camera And Behind The Scenes Producing And Directing Music  Ron Talks About His Brand New Double CD Ron Dante's FUNHOUSE Out Now Here  For More Information And Official Ron Dante Merchandise Got To RonDante.com A Huge Thank You To Ron Dante For Taking The Time  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Hoy empezaremos recordando al nuevo hijo predilecto del concejo de Siero, Nacho Fonseca. Después, repasaremos la presentación que Lauren García nos hizo en diciembre del año pasado, del libro "Cocina en su tinta". También visitaremos Lledías en el concejo de Llanes, nombrado pueblo ejemplar. Lolina es la encargada de presentarlo. Después, nos dirigiremos al valle del Nalón para que Rosa Roces nos hable de las iniciativas solidarias de la empresa Inoxnalón. Recordaremos la visita que la cantante y poeta Gema Bravo nos hacía en Enero de este año y terminaremos recordando a los míticos Archies del Sugar Sugar porque hoy cumple años Ron Dante.

Hoy empezaremos recordando al nuevo hijo predilecto del concejo de Siero, Nacho Fonseca. Después, repasaremos la presentación que Lauren García nos hizo en diciembre del año pasado, del libro "Cocina en su tinta". También visitaremos Lledías en el concejo de Llanes, nombrado pueblo ejemplar. Lolina es la encargada de presentarlo. Después, nos dirigiremos al valle del Nalón para que Rosa Roces nos hable de las iniciativas solidarias de la empresa Inoxnalón. Recordaremos la visita que la cantante y poeta Gema Bravo nos hacía en Enero de este año y terminaremos recordando a los míticos Archies del Sugar Sugar porque hoy cumple años Ron Dante.

The post office can't find us! A dramatic reading of The Partridge Family and a haunted house! A spotlight on Austin Roberts! Kidd Video moves in to Echo Valley! A pop medley from the Brady Bunch Variety Hour! Plenty of great bubblegum from Ron Dante, Sweet Basil, Boyce and Hart, The Drifters, Kidd Video, Kris Jensen, Kermit the Frog and The Muppets, Arkade, Ritchie Luvworth, The Partridge Family, The Monkees, Edison Lighthouse, The Hardy Boys, Jeff Barry, The Buckinghams and Bobby Sherman!

Enjoy an hour of super fun dance-able music designed to appeal to unsophisticated young people! We look at the disco aspects of bubblegum pop! A dramatic reading of a Kaptain Kool and the Kongs comic book! Two of bubblegum's best are responsible for the disco era! The Brady Bunch sings disco! Kristy McNichol on the TV Show Family catches disco fever! Plenty of great bubblegum music from Ron Dante, The Osmonds, Kristy McNichol, Ricky Wilde, The Muppets, Telly Savalas, Giorgio, First Class, Rick Dees, ABBA, and The Village People!

The Munsters were a bubblegum band?! Learn more about Shirley Ellis' hit The Clapping Song than you knew was there to be known and how is a 1930 country/blues hit by the Light Crust Doughboys involved? A dramatic reading of Lily Munster's shopping trip! The Music Explosion admire The Beatles! Plenty of great bubblegum pop music from The Partridge Family, Alvin Stardust, Tony Ronald, Jigsaw, Ray Russell, Ron Dante, New Dream, The Go-Go's (not THOSE Go-Go's), The Rubettes, The Coronados and Sydney Elliott!

Today's artists pay tribute to Lancelot Link! And Scooby-Doo! Rarely heard early Ron Dante singles by The Detergents! A dramatic reading of a Baskin-Robbins 31-Flavors Ice Cream comic book! Plenty of great bubblegum pop from Tommy Roe, The Beagles, Beano, Scramble, The Brady Kids, The Amazing Pickles, Bohanna, Bobby Rydell, Tommy James and the Shondells, Rock & Roll Dubble Bubble Trading Card Company Of Philadelphia 19141, The Buckinghams, A Man Called Flintstone, Baha Men, Mondo Fumatore, Trap City EU, Yemi Rush, Shaggy, The Velmas, Martin Zeller, Kurt Gallagher, Paul Gilbert, and Lancelot Link and the Evolution Revolution!

A whole hour of bubblegum pop music that you've never heard before! Probably. A dramatic reading of Brady Bunch's Florence Henderson's thoughts about TV husband Robert Reed (SPOILER ALERT: He's a perfectionist)! A solo number from Marcia Brady (Maureen McCormick)! Plenty of great bubblegum from Ron Dante, The Kids from C.A.P.E.R., Joey Levine, Barbie and Ken, Apache Dropout, Micky Dolenz, 1910 Fruitgum Company, Ohio Express, Giorgio, Edison Lighthouse, Elton John (as Reg Dwight and Bluesology), Robert Reed, Phil Harris, The Rubettes, Tommy James and the Shondells, The Hudson Brothers, John Wagner Foundation, and Jimmy Osmond!

Our special annual very special Echo Valley Christmas Special! A bubblegum duet with Michael Jackson and The Pipkins! A dramatic reading of an Alvin and the Chipmunks comic book with Alvin and the Chipmunks technology!  A sad Christmas song marathon! A Christmas tribute to David Cassidy! Plenty of great bubblegum holiday music from Ohio Express, Ron Dante, Ron Winters, Kristy McNichol (and her brother Jimmy), Tommy James, Dana, Bob McGrath (from Sesame Street), Johnny Tillotson, Little Georgie Holiday, The Flirtations, Oliver Twist, The Rosebuds, and the Peppermint Kandy Kids!

A look at the bubblegum world of Tony Orlando! Paul Revere and the Raiders first record! The Archies' Ron Dante helps launch the career of teen supergroup wannabe, Silvermoon! A dramatic reading from For Teens Only magazine, 1968! A rare record from Rare Breed! Plenty of great bubblegum pop music from The Harlem Globetrotters, Tony Orlando and Dawn, The Silvermoon, Wind, Andy and David Williams, Boyce and Hart, The Music Explosion, The Archies, Bobby Sherman, Ashton, Gardner and Dyke, 1910 Fruitgum Company, The Ohio Express, and Joey and the Continentals!

Songs from three different versions of Josie and the Pussycats! Spotlight on The Sugar Bears! A dramatic reading from a Ding Dong School book! New bubblegum from The Monkees! Two different bands, two different song titles, same Ron Dante, same song? Plenty of great bubblegum pop music from Giorgio, 1910 Fruitgum Company, Salt Water Taffy, The Cuff Links, Two Dollar Question, The Wombles, Union Express, Miss Francis, Kenny O'Dell, Hollywood Players, Tammy and the Lords of Misrule, and St. Christopher's Gregorian Chant!

Spotlight on the cartoon bubblegum group, The Cattanooga Cats! Lee Majors sings of Steve Austin's love for Jaime Summers! A dramatic reading of a Bionic Woman comic book! The secret origin of Do Wah Diddy! A groovy Ron Dante song you've never heard before! Plenty of great bubblegum pop music from Boyce and Hart, Giorgio, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Ron Albanese, Phil Harris, The Cowsills, Jeffreys, Rock Candy Mountain (Joey Levine), Bill Amesbury and Manfred Mann!

Spider-man sings and sounds like The Archies! A dramatic reading from a terrifying Partridge Family novel! A reminder of the greatness that is David Hasselhoff! A bubblegum song from 1904?! Lots of great bubblegum pop from Boyce and Hart, Shawn, Lancelot Link and the Evolution Revolution, The Ohio Express, Robin McNamara, The Angels, Tommy Roe, The Five Americans, The Teens, Carnival Connection, Bob Roberts, The Fortunes, Ron Dante as The Amazing Spider-man, The Chan Clan, Spare Change and David Antrell!

Dante's Inferno - Could This Be Magic (1979) Dante's Inferno - Fire Island (1979) Ron Dante - C'Mon Girl (1970)  Ron Dante - Bee Gees Medley (?)  Gale Garnett and The Gentle Reign - Water Your Mind (1969) Gale Garnett and The Gentle Reign - Dolphins (1968)  Gale Garnett and The Gentle Reign - Peace Comes Slowly To The Thrashing Fish (1969) Cuts from "Spider Man From Beyond The Grave - A Rockomic". The Webspinners - Theme From Spider-Man (1972) In 1972, Ron Dante recorded this album for Buddha records entitled "Spider-Man: A Rockomic", offering up tunes like "Goin' 'Cross Town" interspersed within a storyline. The album music was released under the name The Webspinners. The Webspinners - Stronger The Man (1972)  The Beatles - Revolution Take 20 (Take Your Knickers Off) (1968) Cuts from "Rock Reflections of a Super-Hero" from 1975. Check out this article.  New Point Of View  High Wire Square Boy  Toni Basil - Breakaway (1966) Toni Basil - I'm 28 (1966) Tony Bruno - You Can' Do That (1968)  The Harvey Averne Dozen - The Word (1968) Lei Bei - Yao He Ni Zai Yi Qi (Happy Together) (1968?) Dolly Parton & Porter Waggoner - Mendy Never Sleeps (1970) Hugh X Lewis - Evolution and the Bible (1968)  I Ragazzi Del Sole - Non Ridere Di Me (Laugh At Me) (1966)  Lee Edwards:The Christian Con Man - Maui Girl (?) Petula Clark - L'Agent Secret (1966) Napoleon XIV - "!aaaH-aH ,yawA eM ekaT oT gnimoC er'yehT" (1966)  Werner Müller - Get Up I Feel Like Being A Sex Machine (1972) George Benson - Because/Come Together (1970) Johnny Halliday - L'histoire De Bobby McGee (1975)

A celebration of the brief super-stardom of the four-hit wonder, Every Mother's Son! Is the Theme from H.R. Pufnstuf "already been chewed" gum? A tribute to the great Lee Pockriss, the best songwriter you've never heard of! A dramatic profile of Lidsville and Munsters star, Butch Patrick, from a 1972 guide to the "pop scene"! And which version of the forgotten classic, I.O.I.O., do you like better- the Bee Gees' or  Butch Patrick's? Two versions of I'm a Believer, the good and the strange! And plenty of great bubblegum music from Bo Gentry and Richie Cordell, The Monkees, Ohio Express, Two Dollar Question (with Ron Dante), The Cufflinks (with Ron Dante), the Living Strings, Pilot, Andy and David Williams, The Troggs and Andy Kim!

This episode is full of dedications! There are dedications from me to you and from many residents of Echo Valley to other residents of Echo Valley! Plus we read the letter column from a 1970 Lois Lane comic book! Listen to this one with someone you love and enjoy great bubblegum music from The Bugaloos, The Beach Boys, David Cassidy, The Sweet Bippies, The Burris Young 'Uns, Vigrass, Ron Dante, Take That, the Clique, The Cattanooga Cats, The Wombles, Sammy Davis, Jr., The Paper Dolls, The Royal Guardsmen, The Archies, Hayley Mills, Lou Christie and The Ron Hicklin Singers!

CRAGG Live From May 2nd, 2020Guest: Ron Dante of The ArchiesJoin us as we chat with our guest singer/producer Ron Dante (The Archies, The Cufflinks, etc).Listen to the show HERE.What is CRAGG Live Anyways?!  The flagship radio show of Cult Radio A-Go-Go!'s, CRAGG Live is a lively 3 hour talk radio show hosted by Terry and Tiffany DuFoe LIVE from an old abandoned Drive-In Movie theater with Wicked Kitty and Fritz the studio cats and CRAGG The Gargoyle. We play retro pop culture, Drive-In movie, classic TV and old radio audio along with LIVE on the air celebrity interviews from the world of movies, TV, music, print, internet and a few odd balls thrown in for good measure. We air Saturdays 6:30-9:30 pm PST.We air on www.cultradioagogo.com which is a 24/7 free internet radio network of old time radio, music, movie trailers, old nostalgic commercials, snack bar audio, AND much more!  This show is copyright 2020 DuFoe Entertainment and the live interviews contained in this show may not be reproduced, transcribed or posted to a blog, social network or website without written permission from DuFoe Entertainment.NOTE* There is a brief leader before & after the show which was recorded "LIVE" off the air.

“Coolest Conversations” can be heard every Friday on the Mighty Manfred program SiriusXM Ch.21. It’s that series of interviews with artists who have earned themselves a “Coolest Song In The World” designation. This weeks  throwback dates to 2016, to Mighty Manfred's interview with LaVerne Shank of the L.A. band The Cherry Drops. Following the release of their second album, ‘Life Is a Bowl of Cherry Drops’, the two discuss the songwriting process, working with Ron Dante on the album and a feature track with someone 'Mighty'! Join LaVerne Shank  with Mighty Manfred on this Coolest Conversations in Little Steven’s Underground Garage. www.undergroundgarage.com/ (https://gate.sc/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.undergroundgarage.com%2F&token=a3c91-1-1577546898155) www.facebook.com/undergroundgarage/ (https://gate.sc/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fundergroundgarage%2F&token=cf72b2-1-1577546898155) twitter.com/littlesteven_ug (https://gate.sc/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Flittlesteven_ug&token=98c9f1-1-1577546898155) www.instagram.com/littlesteven_ug/ (https://gate.sc/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Flittlesteven_ug%2F&token=502405-1-1577546898155)

The post office can't find us! A dramatic reading of The Partridge Family and a haunted house! A spotlight on Austin Roberts! Kidd Video moves in to Echo Valley! A pop medley from the Brady Bunch Variety Hour! Plenty of great bubblegum from Ron Dante, Sweet Basil, Boyce and Hart, The Drifters, Kidd Video, Kris Jensen, Kermit the Frog and The Muppets, Arkade, Ritchie Luvworth, The Partridge Family, The Monkees, Edison Lighthouse, The Hardy Boys, Jeff Barry, The Buckinghams and Bobby Sherman!

Gilbert and Frank return to Sid Gold's Request Room in New York City for a LIVE singalong episode, accompanied by pianist extraordinaire Joe McGinty and a roomful of passionate (and knowledgeable!) listeners. Also, Helen Reddy gets the jump on Bette Midler, Herve Villechaize covers the Captain & Tennille, Gilbert picks a bone with Kenny Rogers and Dustin Hoffman shares the screen with Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show. PLUS: Ace of Base! The songs of Shel Silverstein! "The Blind Man in the Bleachers"! "The Wreck of the Barry Fitzgerald! " And the boys salute GGACP guests Ron Dante, Neil Sedaka and Paul Williams! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yeah, I know it's supposed to be spelled with periods, but that really screwed with the file names, so let's all just live with it, OK? Victor Willis was hired on to be the voice of the Village People, but like Ron Dante and The Archies, he was pretty much all there was to the band until they needed to put in some live appearances. So, like The Monkees, a casting call went out. Sure, the criteria for being in the Village People were a little different from being in The Monkees, but most of the group was cast based on their ability to dance (and, presumably, grow a moustache) rather than on their musical talent. But as a result of this, and the fact that Willis was a writer or co-writer on most of the Village People's biggest hits, the group has gone through some lengthy legal hassles in recent years. In 2012 he regained some control over the tracks, and in another lawsuit he stopped performance of that year's incarnation of the band when he discovered that recordings involving him were being used to promote the show. Recently--just a few weeks ago--he announced that he was going to re-boot the group, which also includes finding new characters to play the various parts. But enough nonsense. Listen to the show and enjoy the effect that all the pollen in Baltimore is having on my voice. Incidentally, here is the American Bandstand clip. From everything I've heard about Dick Clark, I'd be willing to bet that he was the one who caught the kids' actions and told the tech crew to capture them on camera so that he could not-so-subtly coach the group into adopting the arm letters. .

Enjoy an hour of super fun dance-able music designed to appeal to unsophisticated young people! We look at the disco aspects of bubblegum pop! A dramatic reading of a Kaptain Kool and the Kongs comic book! Two of bubblegum's best are responsible for the disco era! The Brady Bunch sings disco! Kristy McNichol on the TV Show Family catches disco fever! Plenty of great bubblegum music from Ron Dante, The Osmonds, Kristy McNichol, Ricky Wilde, The Muppets, Telly Savalas, Giorgio, First Class, Rick Dees, ABBA, and The Village People!

This episode features The Amazing Spider-Man starring in a rock and roll comic adventure! In 1972, Ron Dante recorded this album for Buddha records entitled 'Spiderman: A Rockomic', offering up infectious tunes like 'Goin' Crosstown' interspersed within a storyline. The album music was released under the name The Webspinners, and although those recordings are superb, they sound dated today. Therefore I have played around with some music I think goes well with this story, most of which is from various other Soundtracks and have interspersed snippets of dialogue from the original recording of Spider Man throughout for a more contemporary and funkier experience. Enjoy! The DMZ can be heard live Tuesdays @ 5pm EST only on radiofreebrooklyn.com

Interview with Ron Dante (born Carmine John Granito, August 22, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter, session vocalist, and record producer. Dante is best known as the lead singer of the fictional cartoon band The Archies; he was also the voice of The Cuff Links and co-produced Barry Manilow's first nine albums. The Richard Spasoff Show is a unique blend of paranormal, spirituality and comedy. Join Psychic Medium and Comedian Richard Spasoff as he welcomes guests to discuss their personal experiences with the paranormal and journeys in spirituality. Everything from ghosts and profound truth, to celebrity interviews and more can all be found in every episode of the Richard Spasoff Show. The Richard Spasoff Show is a proud member of the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. Download the FREE HC Universal Network app for Android and iDevices or visit our LISTEN LIVE page and join the conversation.

Interview with Ron Dante (born Carmine John Granito, August 22, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter, session vocalist, and record producer. Dante is best known as the lead singer of the fictional cartoon band The Archies; he was also the voice of The Cuff Links and co-produced Barry Manilow's first nine albums. The Richard Spasoff Show is a unique blend of paranormal, spirituality and comedy. Join Psychic Medium and Comedian Richard Spasoff as he welcomes guests to discuss their personal experiences with the paranormal and journeys in spirituality. Everything from ghosts and profound truth, to celebrity interviews and more can all be found in every episode of the Richard Spasoff Show. The Richard Spasoff Show is a proud member of the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. Download the FREE HC Universal Network app for Android and iDevices or visit our LISTEN LIVE page and join the conversation.

Singer Ron Dante joins me on the Mike Wagner talking about how he started with producer Don Kirshner and discovered singer Barry Manilow (later became his producer) , having a big hit with The Archies and Sugar Sugar plus he has some new musicals in production, including about a former famous couple!

The Munsters were a bubblegum band?! Learn more about Shirley Ellis' hit The Clapping Song than you knew was there to be known and how is a 1930 country/blues hit by the Light Crust Doughboys involved? A dramatic reading of Lily Munster's shopping trip! The Music Explosion admire The Beatles! Plenty of great bubblegum pop music from The Partridge Family, Alvin Stardust, Tony Ronald, Jigsaw, Ray Russell, Ron Dante, New Dream, The Go-Go's (not THOSE Go-Go's), The Rubettes, The Coronados and Sydney Elliott!

This week: A "greatest hits" compilation of Gilbert's best (and worst) musical duets, featuring GGACP guests Ron Dante, Tommy James, Tony Orlando, Paul Shaffer, Dick Van Dyke, Jimmy Webb...and John Byner! (earplugs strongly suggested) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's artists pay tribute to Lancelot Link! And Scooby-Doo! Rarely heard early Ron Dante singles by The Detergents! A dramatic reading of a Baskin-Robbins 31-Flavors Ice Cream comic book! Plenty of great bubblegum pop from Tommy Roe, The Beagles, Beano, Scramble, The Brady Kids, The Amazing Pickles, Bohanna, Bobby Rydell, Tommy James and the Shondells, Rock & Roll Dubble Bubble Trading Card Company Of Philadelphia 19141, The Buckinghams, A Man Called Flintstone, Baha Men, Mondo Fumatore, Trap City EU, Yemi Rush, Shaggy, The Velmas, Martin Zeller, Kurt Gallagher, Paul Gilbert, and Lancelot Link and the Evolution Revolution!

In 1969 Ron Dante had two hits in the Top Ten at the same time, and nobody knew his name.

In the mid 1960s, a group called The Detergents released an album of novelty songs, and a couple of them caught on, but one did especially well, a parody of the Shangri-Las' "Leader of the Pack." Among that group was a young man named Ron Dante. A few years later, Dante was chosen to be the lead voice for a fictional band that was tied in with a cartoon series. That band was The Archies, and they had a short string of hits, peaking with "Sugar Sugar" in 1969. Dante provided all the male voices on "Sugar Sugar," and Toni Wine provided all the female voices. So yes, you appear to hear two women—one singing low and the other singing high—but in fact they're both Toni Wine. Wine left the group around the time "Sugar Sugar" became a hit, and the female portion of The Archies' follow-up single was voiced by someone else. You'll just have to listen in to find out who that was. The Archies, around the "Sugar Sugar" era. From Left to right: Toni Wine, Ron Dante, Jeff Barry, Hot Dog (taking a break from conducting), Ron Dante, Toni Wine. Heh. If your favorite podcast software doesn't have it for you already, you can always click below to listen to/download this week's episode. Oh hey! How Good It Is is listed as a featured podcast on the Podcast Republic app! I'm gonna give them some love for a few weeks, you betcha. Click here to become a Patron of the show.     

A whole hour of bubblegum pop music that you've never heard before! Probably. A dramatic reading of Brady Bunch's Florence Henderson's thoughts about TV husband Robert Reed (SPOILER ALERT: He's a perfectionist)! A solo number from Marcia Brady (Maureen McCormick)! Plenty of great bubblegum from Ron Dante, The Kids from C.A.P.E.R., Joey Levine, Barbie and Ken, Apache Dropout, Micky Dolenz, 1910 Fruitgum Company, Ohio Express, Giorgio, Edison Lighthouse, Elton John (as Reg Dwight and Bluesology), Robert Reed, Phil Harris, The Rubettes, Tommy James and the Shondells, The Hudson Brothers, John Wagner Foundation, and Jimmy Osmond!

Our special annual very special Echo Valley Christmas Special! A bubblegum duet with Michael Jackson and The Pipkins! A dramatic reading of an Alvin and the Chipmunks comic book with Alvin and the Chipmunks technology!  A sad Christmas song marathon! A Christmas tribute to David Cassidy! Plenty of great bubblegum holiday music from Ohio Express, Ron Dante, Ron Winters, Kristy McNichol (and her brother Jimmy), Tommy James, Dana, Bob McGrath (from Sesame Street), Johnny Tillotson, Little Georgie Holiday, The Flirtations, Oliver Twist, The Rosebuds, and the Peppermint Kandy Kids!

Singer, producer, composer, Ron Dante is my guest this week! You know him as the voice of the Archies and their smash-hit single, "Sugar Sugar." But did you know that he co-produced, along with the Schuberts, the Tony Award-winning musical, Ain't Misbehavin'? Or that he produced NINE of Barry Manilow's albums? Or that he was the editor of the Paris Review for almost a decade? Or that he's writing and producing a new musical about the Reagans with Rupert Holmes?? Me neither! But I do now- and you will too, when you hear all the details, right here on LWAG! Enjoy! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I still remember the first time I heard "Sugar Sugar" by The Archies -- and Ron Dante. It was September 1969, I was a new fourth grader in Mrs. Arnesan’s class at Judd Elementary School in North Brunswick, New Jersey, riding the school bus home. We were on Black Horse Lane, then a shady, rural road, driving all the way to the end of it to drop off one of my classmates at her secluded home. As usual when we had our regular driver at the wheel, WABC 77 AM was blasting through the tinny speakers.

Pop vocalist, record producer and "Sugar Sugar" singer Ron Dante joins Gilbert and Frank for an engaging and enjoyable conversation about the history of the legendary Brill Building, the birth of The Archies, the magic touch of Don Kirshner (and Barry Manilow) and the lost art of commercial jingles. Also, Ron mimics Donovan, Larry Fine throws in the towel, Paul Shaffer goes deep-sea fishing and Carole King's babysitter tops the charts. PLUS: "Leader of the Laundromat"! The fabulous Toni Wine! The 1910 Fruitgum Company! "The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan"! And the return of "Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep"! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ron Dante, the voice behind the classic hit "Sugar, Sugar" chats with us about performing with the Happy Together tour for the first time and how his voice came to be known around the world.

A look at the bubblegum world of Tony Orlando! Paul Revere and the Raiders first record! The Archies' Ron Dante helps launch the career of teen supergroup wannabe, Silvermoon! A dramatic reading from For Teens Only magazine, 1968! A rare record from Rare Breed! Plenty of great bubblegum pop music from The Harlem Globetrotters, Tony Orlando and Dawn, The Silvermoon, Wind, Andy and David Williams, Boyce and Hart, The Music Explosion, The Archies, Bobby Sherman, Ashton, Gardner and Dyke, 1910 Fruitgum Company, The Ohio Express, and Joey and the Continentals!

Songs from three different versions of Josie and the Pussycats! Spotlight on The Sugar Bears! A dramatic reading from a Ding Dong School book! New bubblegum from The Monkees!Two different bands, two different song titles, same Ron Dante, same song? Plenty of great bubblegum pop music from Giorgio, 1910 Fruitgum Company, Salt Water Taffy, The Cuff Links, Two Dollar Question, The Wombles, Union Express, Miss Francis, Kenny O'Dell, Hollywood Players, Tammy and the Lords of Misrule, and St. Christopher's Gregorian Chant!

Spotlight on the cartoon bubblegum group, The Cattanooga Cats! Lee Majors sings of Steve Austin's love for Jaime Summers! A dramatic reading of a Bionic Woman comic book! The secret origin of Do Wah Diddy! A groovy Ron Dante song you've never heard before! Plenty of great bubblegum pop music from Boyce and Hart, Giorgio, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Ron Albanese, Phil Harris, The Cowsills, Jeffreys, Rock Candy Mountain (Joey Levine), Bill Amesbury and Manfred Mann!

Producido por Barry Manilow y Ron Dante.De repente te llega la inspiración, rumbo a casa, tocó la canción en el piano y la grabó en un casette.

Producido por Barry Manilow y Ron Dante.De repente te llega la inspiración, rumbo a casa, tocó la canción en el piano y la grabó en un casette.

Iain interviews Ron Dante from The Archies, Nigel in Maidstone introduces his Miley Stylee song, Dom plays karaoke catch-up and Jim the dancer’s first call to Iain on talkRADIO!

Spider-man sings and sounds like The Archies! A dramatic reading from a terrifying Partridge Family novel! A reminder of the greatness that is David Hasselhoff! A bubblegum song from 1904?! Lots of great bubblegum pop from Boyce and Hart, Shawn, Lancelot Link and the Evolution Revolution, The Ohio Express, Robin McNamara, The Angels, Tommy Roe, The Five Americans, The Teens, Carnival Connection, Bob Roberts, The Fortunes, Ron Dante as The Amazing Spider-man, The Chan Clan, Spare Change and David Antrell!

Drop a dime in the Giant Jukebox because I’m celebrating 75 years of Archie Comics with the voice of the Archies, singer/songwriter Ron Dante! He was also the singin’ Spidey on Spider-Man: A Rockomic! Groovy! Photo courtesy Ron Dante Images TM & copyright © Archie Comics Publications, Marvel Ron’s website    “Like” Ron on Facebook […]

Drop a dime in the Giant Jukebox because I’m celebrating 75 years of Archie Comics with the voice of the Archies, singer/songwriter Ron Dante! He was also the singin’ Spidey on Spider-Man: A Rockomic! Groovy! Photo courtesy Ron Dante Images TM & copyright © Archie Comics Publications, Marvel Ron’s website    “Like” Ron on Facebook […]

TheSparkAndTheArt.com/72  – From art school and sharing gigs with Madonna to a marketing career and now creating a cartoon series - this is the awesome path and story of Richard Sirgiovanni. **Links for this episode** Richard Sirgiovanni - https://twitter.com/kartuneman School of visual arts - http://www.sva.edu CBGB - http://www.cbgb.com Max's Kansas City - http://maxskansascity.com Madonna - http://www.madonna.com Cyndi Lauper - http://cyndilauper.com Bon Jovi - http://www.bonjovi.com Ramones - https://www.ramones.com Blondie - http://www.blondie.net Talking Heads - http://www.talking-heads.nl Bil Keane - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bil_Keane Family Circus - http://familycircus.com/ Maurice White - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_White Earth Wind and Fire - http://www.earthwindandfire.com/ Billy Idol - http://billyidol.net/ Jon Oates - http://johnoates.com/ Hall & Oates - http://www.hallandoates.com/ Roger Waters - http://rogerwaters.com/ Pink Floyd - http://www.pinkfloyd.com/ Johnny Rotten - http://www.johnlydon.com/jlhome.html Sex Pistols - http://www.sexpistolsofficial.com/ The Grimps - http://thegrimps.com/ Townes Van Zandt - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Townes_Van_Zandt Ron Dante - http://www.rondante.com/ Jack Douglas - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Douglas_(record_producer) Aerosmith - http://www.aerosmith.com/ John Lennon - http://www.johnlennon.com/ Double Fantasy - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Fantasy John Boylan - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Boylan_(record_producer) Boston - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_(band) Keith Emerson - http://www.keithemerson.com/ Tony Bon Jovi - http://www.tonybongiovi.com/

A celebration of the brief super-stardom of the four-hit wonder, Every Mother's Son! Is the Theme from H.R. Pufnstuf "already been chewed" gum? A tribute to the great Lee Pockriss, the best songwriter you've never heard of! A dramatic profile of Lidsville and Munsters star, Butch Patrick, from a 1972 guide to the "pop scene"! And which version of the forgotten classic, I.O.I.O., do you like better- the Bee Gees' or  Butch Patrick's? Two versions of I'm a Believer, the good and the strange! And plenty of great bubblegum music from Bo Gentry and Richie Cordell, The Monkees, Ohio Express, Two Dollar Question (with Ron Dante), The Cufflinks (with Ron Dante), the Living Strings, Pilot, Andy and David Williams, The Troggs and Andy Kim!

On the WIN Without Competing! show, Dr. Arlene interviews Ron Dante who recently sang at America Celebrates the Beatles – their 50th anniversary celebration in New York City.  He also conceived and produced the newly released Steve Lawrence album When You Come Back to Me Again which has been ranked #5 in Vocal Pop music on Amazon.com. Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood joined Lawrence on the title track. Dante discovered Barry Manilow and produced his albums for 10 years and often sang back up with Manilow. He appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman and produced the Tony award winning musical Ain’t Misbehavin’. Dante performed the number one single “Sugar, Sugar” which sold over 10 million copies, topping the charts and winning record of the year. Dr. Arlene discusses with Dante how he has successfully broadcast his brand to become an American Music Legend.

Welcome to Light On Light Through, Episode 79, in which you will hear the complete 65-minute interview Patrick Rands did with me about my music, in June 2006.   I drove up to WZBC Radio studios outside of Boston on a beautiful early summer afternoon for the interview by Partick Rands on his "Test Patterns" radio show on WZBC (Boston College) Radio.  With my 1972 LP, Twice Upon a Rhyme, re-issued in mini-CD by Big Pink/Beatball Records in December 2008, and to be re-issued in a vinyl re-pressing by Whiplash/Sound of Salvation Records in November 2010, I thought this interview, in which Patrick played 14 of my songs (many rarely heard before) to be especially significant.   A complete playlist and links to the music on the Web follow below ... I had first come to know Patrick after his review of Rhino Handmade's Come to the Sunshine compilation CD in 2005 - the CD has my group The Other Voices (aka The New Outlook) singing "Hung Up On Love," a song I wrote with Mikie Harris, produced by Ellie Greenwich & Mike Rashkow, and released on Atlantic Records in 1968.   Patrick played "Hung Up On Love" and a dozen other recordings that I wrote, sang, produced (or all three) on our show in 2006.  As a special coda, I performed my new song, "Lime Streets," for the very first time at the end of the show.  I had written it just a month before the interview. Patrick was good enough to lend me his daughter's cool little keyboard for my rendition - it was my only instrumentation, so I was practically unplugged.   A complete list of the songs played on the show follows.  Patrick has a nice 'n' easy interview style, and I really had a good time.   Among the secrets revealed for the first time on the show:  how Ed Fox and I wrote "The Lama Will Be Late This Year" (and who, exactly, was 'Hawaiian Herb'?) . . . .the real reason that jazz-man Boris Midney left the Soviet Union  . . . what song got in the way of The Vogues releasing their recording of my song, "Unbelieavable (Inconceivable You)", on Reprise Records? . . . . and how old was Linda Kaplan when she wrote "Skyscraper" with me in the late 1960s? ( well, a lot younger than when she later wrote the famous "Toys 'R Jingle" . . . . "I don't wanna grow up . . . .") And the playlight is as follows:   1. No Olympian Height(s) - recorded by The Other Voices (The New Outlook), Paul Levinson, Stu Nitekman, Ira Margolis (Stu singing lead), song written by Brute Force, produced by Ellie Greenwich & Mike Rashkow, 2nd single released on Atlantic, 1968   2. Hung Up On Love - recorded by The Other Voices (The New Outlook) - Paul Levinson, Stu Nitekman, Ira Margolis (but Mike Rashkow singing lead) - song written by Paul Levinson & Mikie Harris, produced by Ellie Greenwich & Mike Rashkow, B-side of both May My Heart Be Cast Into Stone, and No Olympian Heights, singles released on Atlantic, 1968 (included on Rhino's Come to the Sunshine CD, 2004)   3. Picture Postcard World - recorded by The Definitive Rock Chorale - studio group with Ellie Greenwich, Toni Wine, Ron Dante, etc - song written by Paul Levinson, produced by Ellie Greenwich & Mike Rashkow, released on Decca, 1968   4. Unbelievable (Inconceivable You) - recorded by The Vogues - song written by Paul Levinson, produced by Dick Glasser for Reprise, 1968, but never released   5. Sunshine Mind - recorded by Donna Marie (who sang in the Archies) - song written by Paul Levinson, produced by Jimmy "Wiz" Wisner, released on Columbia, 1968   6. Love Colored Glasses - studio demo recorded by Mikie Harris, written by Paul Levinson & Mikie Harris, 1968   7. Teacups and Tapestry - studio demo (artist unknown), written by Paul Levinson and Boris Midney, 1969   8. Skyscraper - studio demo by Linda Kaplan (later wrote "Toys 'R U" jingle), written by Paul Levinson & Linda Kaplan, 1968   9. Ring Around My Rosie - recorded by Protozoa - song written by David Fox, produced by Paul Levinson, Ed Fox, and Herb Abramson, Buddah Records, 1969   10. Merri- Goes-Round - recorded by Trousers (studio group; Bruce Scott singing lead) - written by Paul Levinson & Ed Fox, produced by Paul Levinson & Ed Fox, released on Wizdom Records, 1969   11. Not Yet Ready to Say Goodbye - recorded by Paul Levinson, with Ed Fox and Peter Rosenthal (Paul singing lead) - written by Paul Levinson & Linda Kaplan, produced by Paul Levinson & Ed Fox, released on Twice Upon A Rhyme LP, HappySad Records, 1972 (musicians on this album also include Don Frankel, Jay Sackett, Alan Fuhr, Boris Midney)   12. The Lama Will Be Late This Year - recorded by Paul Levinson, with Ed Fox and Peter Rosenthal (Ed singing lead) - written by Paul Levinson & Ed Fox, produced by Paul Levinson & Ed Fox, released on Twice Upon A Rhyme LP, HappySad Records, 1972 (musicians on this album also include Don Frankel, Jay Sackett, Alan Fuhr, Boris Midney)   13. Alpha Centauri - recorded by Peter Rosenthal (home demo) - written by Paul Levinson & Peter Rosenthal, 2000   14. Lime Streets - live performance by Paul Levinson, written by Paul Levinson, 2006    And you'll also hear nice medley of New Outlook folk rock under some of the interview near the beginning...   Links to the music on the Web:   on iTunes ... Amazon ... eMusic my MySpace music page ... Facebook fan page ... Reverbnation complete lyrics to the songs on Twice Upon a Rhyme links to reviews and news about Twice Upon a Rhyme Shindig Magazine Jan-Feb 2011 review of Twice Upon a Rhyme      

New Red Hot Chili Peppers, Byrd & Street, Early James, Ben Harper, Ace Of Cups, Monkey House + Cat Ridgeway, Etta James, Dread Zeppelin, Steel Toed Slippers, Bex Marshall … Birthdays for Donna Godchaux, Ron Dante, Fred Milano, John Lee Hooker…