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| From | garymaher@juno.com |
| Subject | Re: ANDY KIM did NOT sing on any Archie's records - REVISITED |
| Date | Sat, 29 Oct 2005 01:20:15 -0400 |
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Very interesting, thanks!
Now who's going to email Ron that Andy claims he shared lead on his
biggest hit? Not me!
g
On Sat, 29 Oct 2005 01:00:14 -0400 audities-owner@smoe.org writes:
> Back in 2002 Gary Maher posted this to Audities:
>
> >From: garymaher@juno.com
> >Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2002 06:36:27 GMT
> >
> >Rolling Stone's Encyclopedia of Rock says Andy Kim
> >sang backing vocals on unnamed Archie's records. I
> >managed to elicit the following from a fairly reliable
> >source:
> > >----------------------
> >Posted by Ron on 4/26/2002, 12:01 am
> >
> >Hello.
> >Andy never sang on any of the Arhies records because
> >he was busy with his own career and out on the road
> >most of time. He did compose some of our best songs
> >including of course Sugar,Sugar and Jingle, Jangle.
> >He's a very talented fellow. I've just recorded his
> >hit Rock Me Gently for my Favorites 2 CD and he is
> >singing backgrounds with me on it.
> >
> > >----------------------
> >Yes, that is Ron Dante. He oughta know! Case
> >closed.
>
> Well, Andy Kim was on Breakfast Television in Toronto this morning
> and was
> asked about "Sugar Sugar"....he claims that the lead vocal was a
> blend of
> his rough ghost vocal and Ron Dante's. So the case remains quite
> open.
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