The Archies
- MatchThe Archies
- 100%Ohio Express
- 70%Herman's Hermits
- 66%The Foundations
- 64%Tommy Roe
- 63%Manfred Mann
- 54%The Monkees
- 50%Tommy James
- 50%Tommy James & The Shondells
- 48%Frankie Valli
- 48%The Four Seasons
Biography
Created for mass consumption by bubblegum-pop genius Don Kirshner (the man who gave us the Monkees), the Archies were the ultimate manufactured pop group. They existed on television and on their record sleeves as pure animations, based on the comic book characters of the same name. The voices behind the singing cartoon characters were vocalists Ron Dante (Carmine Granito, 22 August 1945, Staten Island, New York, USA), Toni Wine and Andy Kim, who were later called upon for touring purposes.... Read more