After his battles with the Monkees (they wanted more “artistic control” over their TV show’s music, leading to his firing as musical director), Don Kirshner’s next project had stars who couldn’t talk back...they were animated characters! The Archies were perhaps the first virtual rock band. Befitting the comic book and cartoon, the records were very much bubblegum, performed by studio musicians and singers. Ron Dante and Toni Wine handled the lead vocals.
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