Poll: What is the first record or album you bought as a kid?

@rogerdeahl9629

5 ай бұрын

Fox On The Run -- Sweet

@Atoms-Raging-cd3vo

5 ай бұрын

Steppenwolf greatest hits

@Lam_3-22-23

5 ай бұрын

Legend by Poco (first with my own money) Beatles Live at Hollywood Bowl (parents paid for it ,but I picked it out)

@jcstevegigs

5 ай бұрын

Zeppelin II I rode my 10 speed bike several miles to the Mall to get it. We had a weekly cleaning lady who spayed Pledge on my dresser and laid the album on it. When I got home from school and picked it up the paper on the back ripped off. I was so pissed! I still have the album

@TheSlowoldman

5 ай бұрын

Sugar related..... Brown Sugar by The Rolling Stones (it was actually a 45 at a garage sale)

My 10 year old self loved this song. I can still sing along after 50 years.

@ProfessorofRock

5 ай бұрын

Same here! Such a catchy song!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

5 ай бұрын

So you are 60 now!

@lotstodo

4 ай бұрын

That is sweet. But I read, 'my 10 year old, self-loved to this song". Glad I read it wrong.

@user-fn1qv1by3q

2 ай бұрын

Amen!

@tbarry4990

Ай бұрын

I consider myself lucky to have been able to catch all the music of the late 60's and 70's as I grew up. It was an amazing time for music and I'm so glad I was there.

I know most people sneered at"bubblegum" rock but it was so darn catchy that most normal people would sing along when their peers weren't around. I have a bubblegum rock playlist with I believe 34 songs. Fun songs should always be appreciated for what they are and enjoyed. Not everything has to speak to seriousness.

@ProfessorofRock

5 ай бұрын

So true!

@PeBoVision

5 ай бұрын

I created a Bubblegum playlist to play in the office where I worked (called it Bazooka Joe). It received more requests for volume increases than any other compilation I have ever created. People enjoyed bubblegum music far more than they admit. Ofcourse we didn't know back then that Bubblegum (and Disco) would come to dominate the 21st century Top 40.

@CrankyBeach

5 ай бұрын

I was "too cool" to admit that I liked bubblegum... In early middle school I liked The Monkees, but by late middle to early high school I was into the Moody Blues, The Doors, CCR, Iron Butterfly. In fact In a gadda da vida was the first album I saved up to buy, followed shortly by CCR's Green River and Proud Mary/Born on the Bayou on 45. I still have that 45. I saw John Fogerty live several months ago. And I unashamedly like bubblegum.

@nicholashylton6857

5 ай бұрын

A genuine guilty pleasure.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

5 ай бұрын

My favorite bubblegum pop song is Love Grows Where My Rosemary Goes.

What a gracious, down to earth man who's a great sport about things. Unlike the diva's of today who can't make real music like this man and his generation did to save their bums.

I've been a friend of Ron for decades. He's one of the kindest people in entertainment. Down to earth and talented. He's genuinely as nice as he seems, in your video❤

@MikeD_

5 ай бұрын

Good to know, and it shows through in this interview.

@investigator77

4 ай бұрын

AND he was super cute!!

@testodude

4 ай бұрын

He really seems nice.

@erinriwen

3 ай бұрын

I had such a crush on him. Such a talent.

I was 10 and really liked Sugar Sugar. My 12 year old friend sang along. We watched The Archies regularly on TV.

@Beethechange1

5 ай бұрын

Same

@johnnydollar666

5 ай бұрын

The Archies was awesome.

@Comfortdoll

5 ай бұрын

My BFF at 12 wanted to be Veronica and I wanted to be Betty until I realized I really wanted to be Sabrina lol

@Cat-qn1yw

5 ай бұрын

I was ten back then too, and in fourth grade we could bring 45s’ to play before school started. I remember bringing it and it was a huge hit back then.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

5 ай бұрын

That was a great cartoon.

Wow, I knew none of the story behind Sugar, Sugar. Ron was a joy to listen to. A consummate professional, full of gratitude, a strong work ethic, and a lot of talent. That just made my day.

@ProfessorofRock

5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@MrManfly

5 ай бұрын

@@ProfessorofRockit’s so cool that Ron Dante has been getting the recognition he deserves for a great song and being a cool vocalist !! 👍🏻

@desiguy55

5 ай бұрын

same here, his song Tracy,, is one of my favorites.

Don't forget Andy Kim was one of the song writers for Sugar Sugar. He wrote many of the Archies songs. Andy Kim went on to have a huge hit with "Rock Me Gently"

@stevebrien1041

5 ай бұрын

Rock Me Gently by Andy Kim is so timeless

@ceepersandenderdragonssvlo4812

5 ай бұрын

Andy Kim had another big hit called "Baby I Love You". I believe that was back in the late 60's.

@forsakenjones4695

5 ай бұрын

All this time I thought it was Andy who sang Sugar Sugar.

@bobsebring2819

4 ай бұрын

​@ceeyespersandenderdragonssvlo4812 One of my favorites back then

@57doodoo

4 ай бұрын

I like Andy's first song to break into the top 40 titled "How'd We Ever Get This Way".

It's crazy how much I love "sugar, sugar" it does exactly what it's supposed to and nothing more. But it is perfect in that way

@andyhowlett2231

4 ай бұрын

I prefer 'Tracey'. Couldn't bear it at the time, but I love its sunny, upbeat sound now.

@steiny3353

4 ай бұрын

sagetmaster4. I'm the same. I'm 76 and I have MY music on my usb. If you don't like my "old stuff" too bad sunshine,and this is one of my all time favourites. Just a great song.

@vnette9777

4 ай бұрын

♥️💯

Love that Ron said he was grateful for, among other things, opportunities - and that he recognized them and took them. So many folks don't recognize opportunity when they have them.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

5 ай бұрын

He seems like a very kind man.

I loved watching The Archies as a kid. I remember when I first saw the episode with Sugar Sugar, wondering how they got Reggie to get along with Archie long enough to play in the band. 😂

@RBS_

5 ай бұрын

....and Veronica, with that WEIRD Country Western accent! ...THAT, was the best they could DO!?? ...ha-HAAA!!

@Whisper_292

5 ай бұрын

​@@RBS_That's a Southern accent, RBS-kins. Very sexy.

@ProfessorofRock

5 ай бұрын

Ha ha! Ype!

@ProfessorofRock

5 ай бұрын

What's up!@@RBS_

@HoneyBSweet1962

5 ай бұрын

At 7, I just just thought that music was more important to them than their egos. Of course, I didn't know the term ego. Lol

I remember the first time I heard this song sitting on the front porch of my Grandparents house in Waco Texas. I was 9 years old in 1969 and my Aunt Carol was 14. She had a transistor radio. The song came on and she started dancing around. When the song ended, the radio station unbelievably played it again.

@savannahsmiles1797

4 ай бұрын

we had KYA instant replays a lot back in the day...

I thought this was going to be about Puff the Magic Dragon by Peter, Paul and Mary. My mom sang that to me when I was little and I loved it although it made me cry. I'm 56 and can still remember asking through my tears why Puff went away and Mom said "Because you grew up." I'm getting teary-eyed just thinking about it now.

@sandy-pf9bb

5 ай бұрын

I love Puff, too. My mom had a record and we listened all the time. I was really shy about starting first grade, but on day 3 I was the only one who knew all the words so I made my "debut" singing alone!! I still love it so much.

@leslie7884

5 ай бұрын

Me too😢

@skipstreet

5 ай бұрын

I think th great was earlier.

@judithstrachan9399

5 ай бұрын

I wasn’t keen on Puff (It made my eyes go all funny!) but when I saw Paul Stookey sing it live at Sydney Town Hall, I teared up again. And sang along.

@magpieone9390

5 ай бұрын

​@@sandy-pf9bbyou weren't the only one who cried (and still does). ❤❤❤❤

1. I wouldn't call this a "song for toddlers" just because it was from a cartoon "band." Archie wasn't for toddlers. 2. Pretty amazing that Ron got the job because he knew Don, and just called him up and asked him! 3. I'm disappointed that neither of you mentioned Toni Wine. Her part on "Sugar, Sugar" is special. Plus, though I can't find credits, I think that she sings lead on "Jingle Jangle," a great job on a great song.

@pattyd725

4 ай бұрын

Toni was the voice of both Veronica and Betty. ❤

@scottsent8120

4 ай бұрын

@@pattyd725The singing voices, not the talking ones.

@pattyd725

4 ай бұрын

@@scottsent8120, right.

@chrisstory563

4 ай бұрын

well till this day. there are people who insist that animation and cartoon are kiddy stuff. they'll be shocked if they seen the stuff on anime LOL. however, the numbers are pretty small compared to the 60's 70's and 80's where cartoons just for kids and adult animation was a rare back in 70's and 80's.

Just goes to show we all don’t need dirty lyrics. Love the happy music. Great memories. Still on my playlists. ❤

I had the great fortune to be in a band that backed Mr. Dante on gig in Georgia. What an awesome individual. 🥰🙏🏿🎼🎸🥁

@ProfessorofRock

5 ай бұрын

What do you play?

@kerrywalker7088

5 ай бұрын

I’m a drummer. The band that backed Mr. Dante was Stevie G and the Rockerz.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

5 ай бұрын

What years were your band active?

@kerrywalker7088

5 ай бұрын

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 the band is still active. You can find clips on KZread. There is an older clip of us backing Sonny Geraci on Precious And Few.

@lawdogwales5921

5 ай бұрын

@@kerrywalker7088 Great song!

Like he says; " Not perfect makes it perfect..." That's what modern music is missing. Great interview. Thanks guys!

@joefunsmith

5 ай бұрын

As he described the process, I thought, they can still do multitrack with singing on top of singing, but digitally. However, it seems they try to do the same trick using an exact copy which of course doesn't sound the same as a fresh "copy" recorded while listening with headphones.

@jacklow9611

4 ай бұрын

With auto tune and all the technical razzle-dazzle they use nowadays, I'd say actual talent is what's missing now in modern music.

@MoviesByeMark

4 ай бұрын

That's why records on a turntable are still a thing. The analog sound of a record is only mimic'd by digital audio.

@vnette9777

4 ай бұрын

♥️💯✨️

@allthings2allmen

3 ай бұрын

Absolutely! 100%

I have such wonderful memories of singing this song with my older sister when I was very little. She just passed December 20th. This brought back bittersweet memories.

@ProfessorofRock

5 ай бұрын

I'm so sorry for you your loss. Peace to you.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

5 ай бұрын

I am so, so, so sorry for your loss. This must be hard for you. Hang in there.

@alanrichardson5341

2 ай бұрын

Dec 20th is my birthday. God bless you. Jesus is Lord.

My big brother passed away in 2021. A friend of one of his sons shared a memory of coming to their house after school to find "Sugar Sugar" playing and my brother and his wife dancing to it in the living room with the kids. She said it was the moment she knew the kind of relationship she wanted when she grew up. He loved music with a passion and I know he would have loved this channel. Thanks for bringing us these great interviews Professor!

@ProfessorofRock

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing such a great memory. I wish you peace my friend.

@charlesbrown6217

5 ай бұрын

Awesome. Thanks for sharing.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

5 ай бұрын

My condolences. Hugs 🫂

@deanwheeler5969

4 ай бұрын

I read somewhere years ago that the monkees were going to sing that song..but mickey dolenz said no it was too bubbly gummy....

@karencahill4798

4 ай бұрын

Beautiful story.💕

My husband used to sing this song to me. Now when I hear it on the oldies station it reminds me of him. He was such a special man and I was so blessed to love him and be loved by him. God called him home and my love for him still goes on. A heart can stop beating but love is as endless and eternal as the heavens.

@DeidreL9

5 ай бұрын

Absolutely. Bless you and bless your love, which is forever.

@investigator77

4 ай бұрын

So beautifully said.

@suecampbell4811

4 ай бұрын

I hope the happy memories of your husband help to ease your pain.

@pinkiesue849

4 ай бұрын

Love is strong as the grave. You will never stop loving him

@gulfgypsy

4 ай бұрын

@@pinkiesue849 True Always said I'd love him forever and a day and it's true

Ahhh, the days of Bubble Gum... some of that was actually pretty good music, and still stands up. Ron Dante is one of those "unsung heroes" that brings the magic to a group, even if he doesn't get the recognition they deserve.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

5 ай бұрын

He is underrated!

@rricci

5 ай бұрын

One of my "guilty pleasures" is the sing "Bandals" by The Partridge Family.

I was 5 years old in 1969 and I absolutely remember this song from radio and the Archie's cartoon...heck, in 1969 _every kid_ looked forward each week to *Saturday Morning Cartoons!*

@ProfessorofRock

5 ай бұрын

So cool! Thanks for sharing my friend!

@mbgrafix

5 ай бұрын

@@ProfessorofRock _You bet, Adam!_

@DDKaraokeOutlaw

5 ай бұрын

Sitting on the floor, in front of the TV, with your big bowl of sugary cereal. Those were the days.

@mbgrafix

5 ай бұрын

@@DDKaraokeOutlaw Indeed! Except my mom would not buy any sugary cereals. So it was Cheerios, Wheaties, Shredded Wheat or Raisan Bran in my house.

@DDKaraokeOutlaw

5 ай бұрын

@@mbgrafix But, you have to have the sugary cereals. I also remember the Saturday after Halloween and eating the candy I got.

My son plays this song for his oldest daughter😊 She calls it Daddy's song. She loves the oldies and classic rock like Jim Croce and Elton John and these doda shop kind of songs. But this was her very first, honestly preferred song😄 I love that he's introducing her to all kinds of music. Her younger sister has a thing for 90's lady rockers😆( Its a blast hearing a 4 year old sing Head Over Feet and Uninvited from Alannis Morrisette) Good music is good music and it's fantastic to see my grandchildren recognize it!😊😊😊

@ProfessorofRock

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing Linda!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

5 ай бұрын

That is so cute! Definitely a perfect song for 4 year olds.

@lindamcfarland9656

5 ай бұрын

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 yes it is!😄

When I was a child, I watched The Archies Cartoon on television. That's when I first heard "Sugar Sugar". I love Bubblegum Pop. Both "Sugar Sugar" and "Tracy" are my 2 favorite songs from that genre. I knew Ron Dante was the singing voice of both The Archies and The Cuff Links but I never heard an interview with Ron until now. Nice get, Professor. Also, as a lifelong Barry Manilow fan (Barry was my mom's favorite), I'm a fan of Ron's for what he did for Barry's career. From 1973-1981, Ron produced all of Barry's albums. He also sang backup on many of Barry's most well-known songs. Great singer, songwriter, and record producer. Very enjoyable episode. "Sugar Sugar" brings back fond childhood memories.

@ProfessorofRock

5 ай бұрын

Thanks Stephen! You're the best!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

5 ай бұрын

Sugar Sugar and Tracy are fun singalong classics!

@skipstreet

5 ай бұрын

You can see that crooked smile on the younger and older version.

Ron has wise words of advice. Be appreciative, be good to others as you never know, be patient, be persistent, be open minded, be ever evolving. Great interview!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

5 ай бұрын

Great advice!

Ron Dante is a legend in the music industry. Bubble Gum Pop is an overlooked genre. Who can forget “Simon Says”, “1,2,3, Red Light”, “Yummy, Yummy, Yummy” among others? More episodes like this, please. How about a story about Tony Burrows, the ultimate unknown lead singer of several one-hit wonders?

@Dave-lq2le

5 ай бұрын

I think my favorite bubble gum song was Indian Giver!!

@MikeGraceJediDad

5 ай бұрын

Definitely want Burrows story told!

@masonresnick5105

5 ай бұрын

Agreed 100%--let's hear from Tony Burrows! 5 "one hit wonders" with 5 different bands! Love Grows Where My Rosemary Goes (Edison Lighthouse), Beach Baby (The First Class), My Baby Loves Lovin' (The White Plains), Gimme Dat Ting (Pipkins?), and "United We Stand" (Brotherhood of Man) @@MikeGraceJediDad

@JonathonNeville

5 ай бұрын

who / what band sang simon says?

@Dave-lq2le

5 ай бұрын

@@JonathonNeville 1910 Fruitgum Company

I didn't know that Andy Kim wrote "Sugar Sugar", but listening to it, it seems obvious. "Rock Me Gently" could easily be an Archies' song, with a virtually identical sound. Outstanding interview. Ron Dante just comes across as a great guy, humble, just happy to have been part of the music.

@ProfessorofRock

5 ай бұрын

Very true!

@helendayle6502

5 ай бұрын

That's what I love about the 60s, 70s, and 80s. There was a spirit of collaboration rather than competition among the musicians.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

5 ай бұрын

Rock Me Gently does sound like a 60s song, even though it came out in 1974.

@Debisjoy

5 ай бұрын

Love “Rock me Gently”

I absolutely loved this record! I was 8 years old in the summer of 1969, and I begged my mom to get it for me. My older sister bought it for me and I played it to death. I still love it to this day, though my original 45 is long gone. Thanks Ron for the memories, and thanks Professor for the great videos.👍

I remember cutting the single off a box of cereal and playing it on my record player. 😊

@ProfessorofRock

5 ай бұрын

So cool!

@GirlWithAnOpinion

5 ай бұрын

​@ProfessorofRock Someone else here said it was Sugar Crisp. That sounds right! Truly fun times growing up in the 60s and 70s! Thanks, Professor!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

5 ай бұрын

Which one?

@magpieone9390

5 ай бұрын

Ahhh,the days when you would eat cereal just to get the record before your brothers and sisters 😊😂

The Archies and Sugar Sugar! Hard not to sing along with it!

I've loved Sugar Sugar since it's release. I still listen to it in my playlists. I knew it was a hit, but I had no idea of it's worldwide impact! Ron Dante seems like a very nice, intelligent guy. I'm happy for his success!

@ProfessorofRock

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for listening

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

5 ай бұрын

I loved this guy’s input.

OMG I remember in the 70's skating to this song. They always played this song, easy to skate to as well.

This is why I love this channel. I never knew it was a mystery I just knew this song had been there all my life. Even my kids sing it happily. What a joy to know more.

@ProfessorofRock

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

I remember my neighbor telling how he was almost late for work because it was his first time hearing Sugar Sugar. He couldn't leave the car till the song finished. I watched the cartoon every Saturday morning. The music just made the show better. ☕️☕️🎶🎵🎶

@ProfessorofRock

5 ай бұрын

Love it!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

5 ай бұрын

Haha!

I love the story which I had never heard behind this iconic song. Ron Dante is so humble and his gratitude is joyous to watch just like Sugar Sugar is to listen to! 💚

Maybe I'm biased because I'm a musician, but saying, "there was a guy named Les Paul" is a massive understatement. Another cool interview!

@robinsmith945

5 ай бұрын

My biggest brag is, I saw Les Paul play at the NAMM jam in Anaheim in '86 (as memory serves) He was maybe 15-20 ft away, the whole time I kept thinking 'this is something you're never going to forget'. I was 20 🥰🥰🥰

@chrisggoodwin777

5 ай бұрын

@@robinsmith945 that's awesome!

@joegonzalez1941

5 ай бұрын

When my son was getting into playing guitar, he called Les Paul's office maybe LA, not sure of that's, but guess who answered the phone, it was Les Paul, my son was stoked, Dad guess who I talked to? The master!

@chrisggoodwin777

5 ай бұрын

@@joegonzalez1941 such a cool story 😁

@MoviesByeMark

4 ай бұрын

I picked up on that same vibe when he said that. 😮

I’m 67 now. I can clearly remember when the song came out. Loved it then and still do today. It is one of the best songs ever written for many reasons. Very well produced. Excellent in fact. l would not be surprised if they use this song as a teaching example to music students. It is SO brilliant!!! I am so happy to see Ron. Many thanks.

Mickey Dolenz has a wicked awesome voice I never expected him to have. The one song I ever heard Mickey sing was like a Robert Plant vocal. It blew me away.

@DaveB-rock

5 ай бұрын

Micky actually did a version of this song few years ago

@user-tc5pl3zw3h

5 ай бұрын

@@DaveB-rock I heard. I haven't listened to it yet, but I'm interested. The one I heard Mickey sing was a solo thing that was vaguely Zeppelinish, and a little psychedelic. It was very much not the Monkees, but super excellent.

@DaveB-rock

5 ай бұрын

I saw him do it in concert. It's kind of softshoe.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

5 ай бұрын

What song was it?

@user-tc5pl3zw3h

5 ай бұрын

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Man, I don't remember, and I only heard it once on like an old VH-1 Where are they now. It was intense, though. I think I remember that it was a solo thing he did after the Monkees.

Back when you used to record songs off the radio I'm with your cassette player, this was the first song I ever recorded. It is still one of my all time favorite songs. I always heard Andy Kim was the singer. Thanks for setting the record straight. Ron Dante, what an awesome guy. You make my day every day Professor. Thanks

Transforming The Archies into a cartoon band I think solidified my preference for Veronica over Betty. All Betty did was play the tambourine, but Veronica played keyboards. Pretty sure that influenced my lifelong preference for brunettes over blondes. 😅

@chipdamutt108

5 ай бұрын

Yeah, but Veronica could be so snotty 😂

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

5 ай бұрын

I’m a keyboard player so I can always imagine myself in Veronica.

@markallen2984

5 ай бұрын

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 There’s a joke in there….but I am not going to make it. 😁

I remember this from when I was 4 years old. I never knew who the artist was. It is one of my oldest memories. The song got trapped in my head and it is still there decades later.

Wow. how could you talk about that song and NOT talk about Toni Wine's contribution to it? Without her harmonies and unforgettable "i'm gonna make your life so sweet!" line, the song wouldn't be the same.

Adam, I really love that you asked him what he's grateful for...that's so important to acknowledge in our lives...I really appreciate that you included that

Have no idea how you manage to lock down these interviews. Simply outstanding. Your research shows every interview you do. You sir are a true professional. Keep up the good work stirring up our memories.

This maybe the most fun song to sing along with ever made, simply magic. Never knew who sang it or even how it came about. Fantastic interview with a true professional vocalist Ron Dante! Amazing story told by an amazingly humble artist.I remember when I had this single cut off the back of a cereal box, not kidding Honeycomb had singles you could cut off the box made of cardboard with plastic over it. I even had The Archie's original single Bang-Shang- A-lang. Love this episode!!

@ProfessorofRock

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for listening My Name. You're the best!

@MyName-pl7zn

5 ай бұрын

@@ProfessorofRock can you do the hit the Partridge Family had. I Think I Love You, fantastic song!!

@eauhomme

5 ай бұрын

The old days of flexible plastic 45's in the pages of a children's book or magazine. I miss those days!

@MyName-pl7zn

5 ай бұрын

@@eauhomme do you remember the Close And Play record player?

@ProfessorofRock

5 ай бұрын

That is a catchy song! Will add it!@@MyName-pl7zn

Thank you Professor for bringing back a very special memory for me.. My parents (not yet divorced), my identical twin brothers and myself were bouncing around the house with "Sugar Sugar" at full blast, while our parents were laughing and smiling at us.. 55 years later, I'm the only one left, aside from a few first cousins.. All blood relatives are deceased..

@gramethyst2920

4 ай бұрын

My deepest sympathies on your loss. I hope you can find joy in small things and find healing for your heart.

@user-xu7wy3ur9q-Lynn

4 ай бұрын

@@gramethyst2920 Thank you, that's very kind of you. The pain comes and goes.

@vnette9777

4 ай бұрын

🫂♥️💯✨️✨️✨️✨️

Sugar, Sugar is what makes the mystery of music magical! Love this Prof...his career of being the unknown artist is reminiscent of Tony Burrows fame, as in Love Grows where my Rosemary Goes!

@ProfessorofRock

5 ай бұрын

I have to agree!

@AnneDowson-vp8lg

5 ай бұрын

Was the group who sang Love Grows Where My Rosemary Goes American or British? I always thought they were British. My favourite 'bubble gum' songs were Yellow River and Jessamine.

@kwilliams1958

5 ай бұрын

Yes, British...@@AnneDowson-vp8lg

Sugar Sugar is STILL in my all-time favorites list. It will never leave. It's just that good.

What a lovely man! Thank you for this. Loved the Archies & this song is joyful 🙂

@ProfessorofRock

5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

What a sweet guy Ron Dante is. 😘 He deserves all the joy he gave to others. I was aware of Sugar, Sugar only in the background of my life but it was always a joyful sound.

I am so glad I saw this. To be honest, I was always embarrassed that "Sugar, Sugar" was the #1 song of 1969. How could a bubblegum pop song beat so many more "important" songs representative of the time? But hearing Ron's story and seeing what a joyful experience it was for him, I don't hate it so much now. It was also a product of the time we were living in after all.

@ProfessorofRock

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and opening your mind Barbara! Love it!

@michaeldavidfigures9842

5 ай бұрын

Carol Kaye was the bassist on this song. I love to listen to her talk about the way the song came together.

@PeBoVision

5 ай бұрын

The onlly "importance" of a song is, 'did it move you' ...moving can be emotional or physical...so if you taped your foot (or cried), it moved you. That is Music's only importance. Everything else is pretention.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

5 ай бұрын

Sometimes all that matters is that the song makes you have a good time.

@IanPunter

5 ай бұрын

Heard interviews with carol before but not about Sugar,Sugar. Where is this interview?

I vividly remember my older sister playing The Archies "Sugar, Sugar" 45. I don't remember any other song among all 45s she had.

Used to play Sugar Sugar on my 45 over and over!!!!! THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES!!!!! 😊

@ProfessorofRock

5 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

Song just puts you in a good mood.

I am unashamedly a fan of Sugar Sugar (and ABBA’s Dancing Queen).

First LP: Beatles - A Hard Day's Night. • This video is one of your absolute BEST. Took me decades to learn that Ron Dante sang on SUGAR SUGAR and TRACY. I was a radio DJ when SS was released; loved it to death & saw on Billboard what a worldwide hit it was. A PERFECT performance by all. Great to learn it is now an even GREATER success! You do an OUTSTANDING job of digging up everything we'd want to know; keep it going!!!

An EXCELLENT song. It always puts a smile on my face.

This was such a fun song to sing while drinking beer around a fire! Sometimes the simple stuff is exactly what we need!

The Archies album was HUGE when I was a kid! I don't remember if I bought the LP or the 45 first, but I had Sugar, Sugar and listened to it about a million times. I was 7yo when it came out and all the kids loved it.

I've met Ron Dante several times over the years and he is one of the nicest, kindest, most sincere artists ever! He is appreciative of his fans and never fails to credit other musicians for their contributions to the music industry. Ron also tells awesome stories from back in the day, is gifted with an fantastic sense of humor, and an utterly engaging smile.

Love it! We had this playing as my wife and I left the church at our wedding. It put an extra smile on the face of everyone there.

@ross2812

5 ай бұрын

@tonybalinski2398...I don't know why but your comment brought tears to my eyes.

@savannahsmiles1797

4 ай бұрын

@@ross2812 cuz it was a more innocent time then....we could be silly, cut up, and just not be so serious, folks had a sense of humor....we could celebrate just being ALIVE

Growing up I had the 45 for Tracy by The Cuff Links and wore it out from playing it so much over the years - had no idea the singer also was the lead on Sugar Sugar - even after 5+ decades of loving music I'm aways learning something new on your channel!

@ProfessorofRock

5 ай бұрын

Rock on!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

5 ай бұрын

Me neither! It’s like Tony Burrows.

I was a huge Archie's fan, the cartoon, the comics, and ate up all the music. I also loved the song Tracy but had no idea it was the same singer. Fantastic interview as always, and he seems like a genuinely nice person.

Greatest “drive-by” song ever. Walk by anyone while singing it and they will start singing it too in seconds!

@ProfessorofRock

5 ай бұрын

That's right!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

5 ай бұрын

It’s infectious like that!

Thanks for this interview! My name is Tracy and I still have my Cuff Links album. Glad Ron is getting some love.

@ProfessorofRock

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for listening! So cool!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

5 ай бұрын

I am listening to Tracy right now!

@dranet47

5 ай бұрын

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Hope you liked it.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

5 ай бұрын

@@dranet47 It is a good song.

@frsgffybkwrmgrl

4 ай бұрын

​@@ProfessorofRockmy oldest niece is named Tracey born in 1970. Don't know if she was named for this song but I have always loved it.

Love Sugar Sugar ;still have the 45 ;Peaked at 6 here in Australia ;Tracy still one of my favourite tunes; peaked at 9 here in Australia ; a top year 1969; Jingle Jangle from 1970 my fave Archies tune

@ProfessorofRock

5 ай бұрын

Thanks Peter!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

5 ай бұрын

Jingle Jangle is such a gem!

I love how you find the original artists and interview them. It’s so cool to see!

It’s impossible to dislike this guy. He’s a great artist but never sought the limelight. He’s genuine and likeable and humble.

I can't remember if this was my first 45 purchase or not, but it was an early one. 1969 I was 12. I had a portable battery operated record player and played this song repeatedly on a family vacation. Today I mentioned seeing your interview about this song to two of my coworkers. Two hard rock music type guys. They both smiled and said they remember and loved this song, it really surprised me. Great song ... I still love it

Tracy and follow up hit When Julie Comes around by Cuff Links are two of my all time favourite 60's songs. As for Sugar Sugar, it was played on the radio so often back in the day. We never had tv those days and i just thought The Archies were just a great pop band. Fond memories for sure.

I love Sugar Sugar and I love the singer, Ron Dante is so gifted and really handsome! Music is music. It’s a complete CLASSIC pop song. A perfect slice of joy❤️

I am 61 and I STILL sing that song - really, I always tell my husband how the record was on the back of a cereal box and we cut it out and to my amazement, it played when we put it on the record player! I still know the lyrics and thought it was a GREAT song! I hope he knows that he FOREVER changed my music appreciation with a song that The Archies sang, when I was little.

I was one of those pre-teens that watched the Archie cartoon and absolutely loved this song! Great memories! Great interview!

My 2 favorite Archie songs... Sugar Sugar and Jingle Jangle Not sure who the female vocal was on Jingle Jangle, but she had a beautiful crystal bell quality to her vocals. : )

My Mom bought this 45 when it came out, we had a Poodle named Sugar at the time. I was five in 1969 and it was cool to have the record. I've always loved that song, and to hear from the singer was great, seems like a nice guy, and, of course, very talented. My first album(s) that I got were the Beatles Red and Blue albums.

I lived for Saturday mornings and the Archies…❤️ I think this might be my favorite interview that you’ve done, thanks for so many great memories.

I was definitely in the minority as a young kid. I KNEW who Ron Dante was, I had his first album, Ron Dante Brings You Up, and I had his picture on my wall! So glad to watch this video! 🙂

This song caught a hold of me in 1980. I would listen for it on the radio and try to record it. Without much luck. It was usually the Stars on 45 they would play with a very limited portion of the song. All these years later I'm so grateful that I can access it any time I want to. It holds a special place in my heart as a teenage boy who had a crush on a girl. This is a song I wished I could have sang to her. Unfortunately, that never happened. For a variety of reasons. I really enjoyed the interview. Thanks for providing it Professor.

I remember watching The Archies on Saturdays back in '69. "Sugar-Sugar" is a timeless classic. Ron Dante also sang with The Detergents in their mid-60's novelty one-hit wonder, "Leader Of The Laundromat", a parody to The Shangri-Las' 1964 smash, "Leader Of The Pack". Dante is also in my Facebook friends contact plus he also fills in for The Turtles lead singer Howard Kaylan (who retired from the band in 2017) with Mark "Flo" Volman along with the current lineup of The Turtles and featured guest stars including The Cowsills, The Association, and others on their annual "Happy Together Tour" during the summer months. Keep up with the great work, Ron.😎😎 In my view, your music never goes out of style.😎😎

When I heard it for the first time as a kid in the 70's, I thought it was the Beatles because mum would play their records while cleaning and vacuuming the house we were living in at the time. Until I saw the cartoon The Archies on TV here in Australia. In Australia, they would play cartoons from 6.00am to 9.00am and then play toddler shows until 11.00am after that I cannot remember but I think they played UK sitcoms like Coronation Street. Except when we moved from Sydney to Broken Hill halfway through 1976, there the TV stations would not start until 2.00pm in the afternoon. So, no tv in the mornings instead breakfast play around in the backyard and then get ready for school (Burke Ward School was only 5 - 10 minutes' walk away - Broken Hill School).

I had the pleasure of meeting this Man 26 years ago... What a truly delightful real Person ❤

Ah yes, I remember Suger Suger. It was writen for the Archie Cartoon, which I remember watching in syndication as a kid in the Seventies. The "band" consisted Archie, Reggie, Jug Head, Betty and Veronica. They were directed by a dog. At least in the video segment.

@ProfessorofRock

5 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

5 ай бұрын

I remember the dog directing!

Hah hah, this is cool! I didn't actually hear this song until 1971 when I moved back with my grandparents and was able to watch commercial TV again, but bubblegum rock was pretty high on my playlist for a while. Pretty cool that Ron is still around to reflect on these times!😉👍👍

Two great "ghost singers" of that era - Ron Dante and Tony Burrows (Edison Lighthouse, Brotherhood of Man, First Class, etc). Interviewing Tony would be a nice bookend to this one. And yes, please keep interviewing other bubblegum singers (Joey Levine). Did Tony Wine sing backup for the Archies? She wrote Candida which sounds a lot like Sugar Sugar.

This was so good to hear! I loved watching The Archie’s back in the day! What an amazing interview with Ron! Absolutely loved every minute of it!❤

Great interview - I never knew who sang this... other than the Archies ... I remember cutting this 45 off the back of a cereal box (cant remember the kind) back in the day when I was maybe 7 years old and getting it to play on my older sisters 45 record player. Its wild that this thing is still popular and also wild that you could get pop music on a cereal box... I first hear dit on a Saturday morning when the Archies cartoon came on TV - in those days - Saturdays were practically dedicated to kids cartoons and shows startung early on Saturday morning and going to maybe early afternoon. In our small town, there we only receieved perhaps 3 or 4 TV stations which were the big three TV networks (NBC, CBS, ABC and maybe a PBS station). SO if you were a kid and watching TV there was a good chance you go exposed to this song on the Archies cartoon

@denniscarey1621

5 ай бұрын

Yes!! I think it was Super Sugar Crisp. Every cartoon video for every Archies song was exactly the same.

@zmadscientist

5 ай бұрын

@@denniscarey1621 LOL - right - the animated graphics were identical - thanks for specificity - I had been wondering what the cereal was!

@usmc--kn7ej

5 ай бұрын

yes i think it was Super Sugar Crisp, I too cut it off the back of the cereal.

@FavoriteMovieDate

5 ай бұрын

I had totally forgotten about the cereal box record! Now I remember begging my parents to buy that cereal so I could cut out the green plastic disc of Sugar Sugar. We were so poor at that time it was a real hardship to buy that box but somehow they did and surprised me with it. I loved that record. Thanks Mommie and Daddy! I love you!!! RIP

@Debisjoy

5 ай бұрын

I also got this song from a cereal box…. Super Sugar Crips. It was so cool cutting it from the back of the box.! I was 15 y.o. then!

Great interview, Adam! Ron seemed into it and I enjoyed hearing a little background about him and that time in his career. I can remember this playing on the radio when it was released. Whenever I hear it now, it takes me right back to sitting by the gigantic wood cabinet stereo console we had in the living room and listening to the hits of the day!

@marktait2371

5 ай бұрын

blazin we had the ancient marantz radio ttable console i bought a record recentlyhad an ad for early 60s my parents bought as young kids dad gave to our neighbor wish still had

@xxBlazinBobxx

5 ай бұрын

@@marktait2371 Nice! And Marantz is still making receivers today! Just looked up which model we had. It was the RCA Victor New Vista solid state record player/stereo. Sounded pretty good as I recall!

How can you not smile and not want to dance to this song. It transcends generations, and genre change

Ah-hh! The sweetness and innocence of "Bubble Gum". Vapid! Cloying! Makes you like the music in spite of yourself!!!!

I first heard this song when I was 14. I was getting ready to ride my bike, and of course, I had my transiter radio playing music. When Sugar Sugar started playing. Immediately I thought this is a hit! I absolutely loved this song. It's got a great beat and it's so easy to sing along to.❤❤🎉

Props for the "Bloom County" reference! Can we expect an episode about Billy and the Boingers?

@ProfessorofRock

5 ай бұрын

You know it. I love it.

@joanreynolds955

5 ай бұрын

I was a big Bloom County fan back in the day. One of my cousins knew Berke Breathed from her time at the Daily Texan.

This song was released just as I was finishing the final year in high school; ready to graduate in June of 1968. So it has many memories for me. In the early 1970s, when the lady in your life decided you were not up to her standard that became a difficult time for a man. The Vietnam War was still going on and so was the draft of soldiers. Like in previous wars, you had two options: - Wait for the draft and get what they chose for you - Enlist and choose what you would like to do I was lucky and they let me get training then off to Germany, instead of Vietnam. The song was just as popular among the German people while I was there. It is still one my favorites for all time! Regards

Back around 1970 the gimmick for children's cereal was to print an actual playable 45RPM record on the back of the cardboard box! You cut the circle out of the box and punched a hole in the center... et voilà, a free record! I think I got mine off the back of Alpha-Bits cereal. One was Sugar Sugar, and the other was the Jackson 5 "ABC". To this day, over 50 years later, I have no idea how they were able to print grooves on a cardboard box for any kind of recognizable audio.

This record was on the back of cereal boxes when I was a kid. 😎

❤I LOVE THIS SONG!!!❤ As a 6 year old in 1969...I loved the Archie's! Anything with music in it always had my attention and still does!!!

@ProfessorofRock

5 ай бұрын

I LOVE ARCHIE TOO! Rock on!

I've always loved that line 'Pour Sugar on me!' in the Archies songs..... it stands out and has soul.

11:37 ‘Because it’s not perfect it sounds great’ that’s a real professional talking.

Adam, you have the greatest job in the world. Keep bringing the great videos. Thank you for your passion and love of music.

I’ve always loved this song. I first heard it at the end of an episode of the Archie Show back when it came out (I was 12 at the time), I bought the 45 right after that, and this song is just so melodically and harmonically catchy! As a musician, I also love the arrangement on the 45. It’s just a great tune that takes me back to my childhood.

I sang “Sugar Sugar” to my husband at our wedding reception. I changed the lyric to “I am your Candi girl and you’ve got me wanting you.” (My nickname is Candi). I started off singing it like the Archies, but by the end of the song I sounded a lot raunchier. It was a hit with my husband and all the guests.