1969 Hit Ranked the ‘Top Bubblegum Pop Song’ Was by Fictional Band The Archies

In a list compiled by Rock Cellar magazine, the 1969 chart topper “Sugar, Sugar” by the Archies was ranked the top bubblegum ...
The Cheat Sheet

The Monkees’ Micky Dolenz Once Recorded a ‘Dirty’ Cover of The Archies’ ‘Sugar, Sugar’

The Monkees passed on the opportunity to record “Sugar, Sugar,” which became a huge hit for The Archies. Subsequently, The Monkees’ Micky Dolenz recorded a solo version of the song. Dolenz’s rendition ...
The Cheat Sheet

Why the Monkees Turned Down ‘Sugar, Sugar’ by the Archies

The Monkees and the Archies have plenty in common. Both are bubblegum pop groups that originated in kid-friendly 1960s sitcoms. In addition, they each produced enduringly popular hit songs even though ...
Rolling Stone

Remembering the Archies, a Fake Band Ahead of its Time

In an utterly accidental way, a box set devoted to the Archies, the infamous TV cartoon band of the Sixties, couldn’t have arrived at a timelier moment. Earlier this month, we lost the Monkees’ ...
Staten Island Advance

From the Archies’ “Sugar Sugar” to Barry Manilow’s hits, native Staten Islander Ron Dante helped create some of the top songs in music history

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – There’s going to be a big homecoming next week for a native Staten Islander who sang one of the most popular songs of all time. Ron Dante will perform with the Turtles as part of ...