The Syndicate of Sound, a garage-rock band from San Jose, California, was best known for their No. 8 1966 hit “Little Girl.” They also charted with “Rumors” (No. 55 in 1966) and with “Brown Paper Bag” (No. 73 in 1970) before initially breaking up. You May Also Like: Tony DeRead More
Sounding like the Turtles on a bubblegum bender, “The Grooviest Girl In The World” received loads of airplay throughout Southern California and the Southwest during the early months of 1969 You May Also Like: The Countdown 5 – Complete Recordings 1965-1969 (2018) Ken Sharp, “Girl / Forget That Girl” (2020):Read More
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpO7TW0NwqE&w=500&h=305] There’s definitely no lack of compilation albums promoting gooey goodies from the late 1960s and early 1970s, but this particular collection, which I picked up at the Dollar Store, is what I’ve been spinning the refried beans out of You May Also Like: ‘Psychedelic Bubble Gum: Boyce &Read More
So many different artists and bands have been labeled bubblegum acts over the years that the term has strayed awfully far from its initial classification. You May Also Like: Forget What You Heard About Alanis Morissette’s Flavors of Entanglement, And Just Listen ‘All Things Must Pass Away: Harrison, Clapton, andRead More
Due to their hit singles concerning the antics of Snoopy, the wise beagle in the “Peanuts” comic strip, the Royal Guardsmen were branded a novelty act. Although there’s no denying these tunes were fun and frisky, the Ocala, Florida based band actually took their craft quite seriously, and Anthology (OneRead More
Rock and roll history is littered with one hit wonders, and that includes Every Mother’s Son. Hooking up with the MGM label, the New York City band proved to be an overnight sensation, with their debut single, “Come On Down To My Boat,” reaching an impressive No. 6 on theRead More
The late 1960s belonged to Jeffrey Katz and Jerry Kasenetz, who twiddled the knobs on gobs of singles and albums referred to as bubblegum music. Deceptively simple and often carved of lyrics parroting nursery rhythms, bubblegum music was a hot commodity, with bands like the Music Explosion, the 1910 FruitgumRead More
