Olivia Newton John is a four-time Grammy award winner who has
garnered five No. 1 and ten other Top Ten Billboard Hot 100
singles along with two No. 1 Billboard 200 solo albums. She co-
starred with John Travolta in the 1978 film adaptation of the
Broadway musical Grease. During her teens, Olivia formed an
all-girl group, Sol Four, with three of her classmates.
Deborah Anne Boone
Debby Boone is best known for her 1977 hit, "You Light Up My Life," which spent
a then record ten weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and led to her
winning the Grammy Award for Best New Artist the following year. Boone later
recorded country music resulting in the 1980 No. 1 hit, "Are You on the Road to
Lovin’ Me Again". In the 1980s, she recorded Christian music which garnered her
four top 10 Contemporary Christian albums as well as two more Grammys.
Debby and her father Pat Boone
Known as the Man With the Golden ear, Don Kirshner (left) with Ron
Dante and Toni Wine
Andy Kim
"Sugar, Sugar" was recorded by The Archies, a group of studio musicians
managed by Don Krishner with lead vocals by Ron Dante, accompanied by
Toni Wine and Andy Kim. Together they provided the voices of the Archies
using the multitracking recording technique. The song was one of the most
unexpected hits of the year and one of the biggest bubblegum hits of all
time, both in America and in Great Britain. This was partially due to the
association with the popular CBS-TV Saturday morning cartoon series.
Studio musicians on this song: Ron Frangipane – keyboard, Chuck Rainey –
bass, Gary Chester – drums, Dave Appell – guitar, Harry Amanatian – guitar,
and Ray Stevens doing the handclaps.
The Four Seasons first #1 hit remained at the top for five consecutive
weeks, and was number one on the R&B charts for one week.
According to song writer Bob Gaudio, the song took about 15 minutes
to write and was originally titled "Jackie Baby" (in honor of then-First
Lady Jacqueline Kennedy).
Frankie Valli (Francesco Stephen Castelluccio) turned 79 on May 3
