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Giuliano E I Notturni
Giuliano e i Notturni were an Italian pop group, active in the late 1960s. The group was specialized in the bubblegum pop genre.Dario Salvatori. "Giuliano e i Notturni". Gino Castaldo (edited by). ''Dizionario della canzone italiana''. Curcio Editore, 1990. pp.790-1. They got their major hit with "Il ballo di Simone", a cover of the 1910 Fruitgum Company's song "Simon Says Simon Says is a children's game for three or more players. One player takes the role of "Simon" and issues instructions (usually physical actions such as "jump in the air" or "stick out your tongue") to the other players, which should be follow ...", which peaked at the third place on the Italian hit parade and became an instant classic. Discography ;Album * 1968 - ''Giuliano e i Notturni'' ( Ri-Fi, RFL-ST 14032) ;Singles * 1968 - "Il ballo di Simone" (Ri-Fi, RFN-NP 16257) * 1968 - "La giostra della felicità" (Ri-Fi, RFN-NP 16323) * 1969 - "Ragazzina ragazzina" (Ri-Fi, RFN-NP 1635 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giuliano E I Notturni
Giuliano e i Notturni were an Italian pop group, active in the late 1960s. The group was specialized in the bubblegum pop genre.Dario Salvatori. "Giuliano e i Notturni". Gino Castaldo (edited by). ''Dizionario della canzone italiana''. Curcio Editore, 1990. pp.790-1. They got their major hit with "Il ballo di Simone", a cover of the 1910 Fruitgum Company's song "Simon Says Simon Says is a children's game for three or more players. One player takes the role of "Simon" and issues instructions (usually physical actions such as "jump in the air" or "stick out your tongue") to the other players, which should be follow ...", which peaked at the third place on the Italian hit parade and became an instant classic. Discography ;Album * 1968 - ''Giuliano e i Notturni'' ( Ri-Fi, RFL-ST 14032) ;Singles * 1968 - "Il ballo di Simone" (Ri-Fi, RFN-NP 16257) * 1968 - "La giostra della felicità" (Ri-Fi, RFN-NP 16323) * 1969 - "Ragazzina ragazzina" (Ri-Fi, RFN-NP 1635 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bubblegum Pop
Bubblegum (also called bubblegum pop) is pop music in a catchy and upbeat style that is considered disposable, contrived, or marketed for children and adolescents. The term also refers to a rock and pop subgenre, originating in the United States in the late 1960s, that evolved from garage rock, novelty songs, and the Brill Building sound, and which was also defined by its target demographic of preteens and young teenagers. The Archies' 1969 hit "Sugar, Sugar" was a representative example that led to cartoon rock, a short-lived trend of Saturday-morning cartoon series that heavily featured pop rock songs in the bubblegum vein. Producers Jerry Kasenetz and Jeffry Katz claimed credit for coining "bubblegum", saying that when they discussed their target audience, they decided it was "teenagers, the young kids. And at the time we used to be chewing bubblegum, and my partner and I used to look at it and laugh and say, 'Ah, this is like bubblegum music'." The term was then popularized by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1910 Fruitgum Company
The 1910 Fruitgum Company is an American bubblegum pop band of the 1960s. The group's ''Billboard'' Hot 100 hits were "Simon Says", "May I Take a Giant Step", " 1, 2, 3, Red Light", "Goody Goody Gumdrops", "Indian Giver", "Special Delivery", and "The Train". Career The band began as Jeckell and The Hydes in New Jersey in 1966. The original members were Frank Jeckell, Mark Gutkowski, Floyd Marcus, Pat Karwan and Steve Mortkowitz - all from Linden, New Jersey. During 1967, they were signed to Buddah Records, where they released five LPs under their own name and a variety of singles, as well as appearing on the LP ''The Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus'', which sounded like the usual Buddah studio band in spite of its promotion as a "bubblegum superjam". Their first hit single, "Simon Says", was written by Elliot Chiprut. During the recording process, the band changed the beat and patterned the song after "Wooly Bully" by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs. "Simon Says" soon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Says (1910 Fruitgum Company Song)
"Simon Says" is a bubblegum pop song written by Elliot Chiprut and originally recorded in 1967 by the 1910 Fruitgum Company, becoming their most successful chart hit. The song was based on the children's game "Simon Says". Produced by Jerry Kasenetz, Jeffry Katz, and Chiprut, the single was issued by Buddah Records and entered the U.S. Hot 100 in January 1968, rising to #4 on the chart. It was also a hit in the UK, where it reached #2 on the singles chart. It also was the title track on the first album by the 1910 Fruitgum Company. In Italy the song was covered by the group Giuliano e i Notturni with the title "Il ballo di Simone", and charted #3 on the Italian hit parade.Dario Salvatori. "Giuliano e i Notturni". Gino Castaldo (edited by). ''Dizionario della canzone italiana''. Curcio Editore, 1990. pp.790-1. In 1968 French singer Claude François also had a major hit with it under the French title "Jacques a Dit". Children's entertainers Sharon, Lois & Bram covered it on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ri-Fi
Ri-Fi was an Italian record company and label, active between 1959 and 1982. The company was founded in Milan by , who also served as CEO.Mauro De Luigi. "Ri-Fi". Gino Castaldo (edited by). ''Dizionario della canzone italiana''. Curcio Editore, 1990. The company discovered and launched many artists, including Iva Zanicchi, Fred Bongusto and I Giganti, as well as recording established artists such as Fausto Leali and Michele (singer), Michele. Notably, singer Mina (Italian singer), Mina had several major hits with Ri-Fi between 1963 and 1967, including "Città vuota", "È l'uomo per me", "Un anno d'amore" and "E se domani". A few years after the death of Ansoldi in 1979, the company went on hiatus. Its catalogue was subsequently bought by Southern Music. External links * References Italian record labels Record labels established in 1959 Italian companies established in 1959 Record labels disestablished in 1982 {{Italy-record-label-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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