music.wikisort.org - Group

The 1910 Fruitgum Company is an American bubblegum pop band of the 1960s. The group's Billboard Hot 100 hits were "Simon Says", "May I Take a Giant Step", "1, 2, 3, Red Light", "Goody Goody Gumdrops", "Indian Giver", "Special Delivery", and "The Train".[1]

1910 Fruitgum Company
The 1910 Fruitgum Company performing live on November 17, 2007
Background information
Origin	Linden, New Jersey, United States
Genres	Bubblegum pop, pop rock
Years active	1965–1970, 1999–present
Labels	Buddah
Members	Frank Jeckell Mick Mansuetto Glenn Lewis Keith Crane Eric Lipper John Roginski
Past members	Mark Gutkowski Bob Brescia Floyd Marcus Steve Mortkowitz Richie Gomez Pat Karwan Rusty Oppenheimer Mike Edell Sid Way Frank Yanni

Career

The band began as Jeckell and The Hydes in New Jersey in 1966. The original members were Frank Jeckell, Mark Gutkowski, Floyd Marcus, Pat Karwan and Steve Mortkowitz - all from Linden, New Jersey.[2][3]

During 1967, they were signed to Buddah Records, where they released five LPs under their own name and a variety of singles, as well as appearing on the LP The Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus, which sounded like the usual Buddah studio band in spite of its promotion as a "bubblegum superjam". Their first hit single, "Simon Says", was written by Elliot Chiprut. During the recording process, the band changed the beat and patterned the song after "Wooly Bully" by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs. ^{[citation needed]} "Simon Says" soon became a success, hitting #4 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The track peaked at #2 on the UK Singles Chart[4] and was heard in the 1968 Frederick Wiseman documentary High School.^{[citation needed]}

The band started touring, opening for major acts such as The Beach Boys.[5] They also released these other chart hits: "May I Take a Giant Step" (U.S. #63), "1, 2, 3, Red Light" (U.S. #5), "Special Delivery" (U.S. #38), "Goody, Goody Gumdrops" (U.S. #37), "Indian Giver" (U.S. #5) and "The Train" (U.S. #57).[6]

The original group disbanded in 1970.[7]

In the years of 1979-1980 the band was briefly resurrected through Jolly Joyce Agency out of Philadelphia with members Chuck Allen, Fred Eyer, Tony DiNiso, Cindy Tritz, Mike Schneider and Kevin.^{[citation needed]}

In 1999, original member Frank Jeckell and Mick Mansueto put the act back together.[7] As of 2019, Fruitgum currently performs its own hits, in addition to other songs from the 1960s.[8]

Million sellers

"Simon Says" sold three and a half million. "1, 2, 3, Red Light" and "Indian Giver" each sold over one million copies. All three were awarded gold discs.[2]

Members, past and present

Current lineup

• Frank Jeckell (Original Member Guitar and Vocals)
• Mick Mansueto (Lead Vocals and Percussion)
• Glenn Lewis (Bass and Vocals)
• Eric Lipper (Keyboards and Vocals)
• Keith Crane (Drums)
• John Roginski (Guitar, Keyboards and Vocals)

Former members

• Mark Gutkowski (Original Member Lead Singer on all the hits and Hammond B3 Organist)
• Pat Karwan (Original Member Lead Guitarist and Vocals)
• Steve Mortkowitz (Original Member Bass Player and Vocals)
• Floyd Marcus (Original Member Drummer and Vocals)
• Mick Mansueto (Lead vocals)
• Jerry Roth (Tenor Sax)
• Bob Brescia (Keyboards, Vocals and Music Director)
• Thomas "Bart" Bartleson (Drums)
• Mike Edell (Keyboards and Vocals)
• John Korba-Guitar/Vocals
• Ralph Cohen (Douglas) (Trumpet)
• Pat Soriano (Hammond B3 Organist)
• Bruce Shay (Bass and Vocals)
• Rusty Oppenheimer (Drums and Vocals)
• Larry Ripley (Bass, Woodwinds and Vocals)
• Chuck Travis (Guitar and Vocals)
• Richie Gomez (Guitar and Vocals)
• Michael Stoppiello (Guitar and Vocals)

1980s road band members

• Randy Monaco (Lead Vocals)
• Jim Bulkowski (Lead Guitar)
• Russ Hoffmaster (Drums & Vocals)
• Rick Gainor (Bass & Vocals)
• John Siroky (Keyboards)

Discography

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions				Record Label	B-side From same album as A-side except where indicated	Album
		US	UK	AUS	CAN
1967	"Simon Says"	4	2	2	1	Buddah Records	"Reflections from the Looking Glass" (Non-LP track)	Simon Says
1968	"May I Take a Giant Step (Into Your Heart)"	63	–	42	21		"(Poor Old) Mr. Jensen"
	"1, 2, 3, Red Light"	5	–	8	1		"Sticky, Sticky" (Non-LP track)	1, 2, 3, Red Light
	"Goody Goody Gumdrops"	37	–	29	26		"Candy Kisses" (Non-LP track)	Goody Goody Gumdrops
1969	"Indian Giver"	5	–	5	1		"Pow Wow" (Non-LP track)	Indian Giver
	"Special Delivery"	38	–	47	17		"No Good Annie"
	"The Train"	57	–	68	34		"Eternal Light" (Non-LP track)	Hard Ride
	"When We Get Married"	118	–	76	–		"Baby Bret" (Non-LP track)	Juiciest Fruitgum
1970	"Go Away"	–	–	77	–	Super K Records	"The Track"	Non-LP tracks

Albums

Year	Album	Billboard 200	Record Label
1968	Simon Says	162	Buddah Records
	1, 2, 3, Red Light	163
	Goody Goody Gumdrops	–
1969	Indian Giver	147
	Hard Ride	–
1970	Juiciest Fruitgum	–
1993	Juiciest Hits	–
2001	The Best of the 1910 Fruitgum Company: Simon Says	–
2007	Bubblegum Christmas	–	Collectables Records

References

External links

• Official website
• Group biography by Tom Simon
• 1910 Fruitgum Company discography at Discogs

На других языках

---

[de] 1910 Fruitgum Company

1910 Fruitgum Company war eine US-amerikanische Popband. Sie wurde 1966 von den Musikproduzenten Jerry Kasenetz und Jeff Katz für deren Bubblegum-Sound gegründet.

---

- [en] 1910 Fruitgum Company

---

[es] 1910 Fruitgum Company

1910 Fruitgum Company fue una banda de bubblegum pop estadounidense de finales de la década de los sesenta. El nombre de la agrupación viene de una envoltura que el cantante principal Frank Jeckell encontró en su ático. El grupo tuvo varios hits en Billboard Hot 100 como "Simon Says", "May I Take A Giant Step", "1, 2, 3, Red Light", "Goody Goody Gumdrops", "Indian Giver", "Special Delivery" y "The Train".[1]

---

---