Basically it was a big pool and you could go in there and Were suburban areas and one of the things that people would do for Summer entertainment was join a swim club. Q - Swim clubs? I never heard that one before.Ī - Well, we would have these in the area of New Jersey where we lived, which was Linen, not too far from Newark airport. Of us became the original 1910 Fruitgum Company.Ī - We were mostly a high school, garage band. As a matter of fact, I had a band with four pieces and the drummer left the band. We formed in the Winter of 1966 - 1967.Ī - Yes. Q - Prior to 1968 and the release of "Simon Says", how long had The 1910 Fruitgum Company been together? Were youĪ - Yes. I probably left in the middle of the period, late in 1968. Different people started to go in different directions right away. Q - Frank, was there a time when this group broke up? According to you bio, you're back!Ī - Actually, we disbanded piece by piece a couple of months after we had our first successful hit record, which was "Simon Original member Frank Jeckell spoke with us about the history of The 1910 Fruitgum Company. The Family Stone and the list goes on and on. They toured and performed with the likes of The Beach Boys, The Vogues, Paul Revere And The Raiders, Gary "U.S." Bonds, The Lovin' Spoonful, Sly And They appeared on American Bandstand, Shindig and All three records achieved Gold Record status.īetween 19, The 1910 Fruitgum Company enjoyed eight hits that made it into the Top 40. Their follow-up "1-2-3 Red Light" reached number four on the charts, which was then followed up by "Indian Giver", which reached number five. and reached the very top of the charts in the The 1910 Fruitgum Company exploded onto the charts in 1968 with their song "Simon Says". Retrieved 26 December 2018.Gary James' Interview With Frank Jeckell Of ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada".^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, March 16, 1968.^ a b " The Irish Charts – – Simon Says".^ Nynna en sång at Swedish Media Database.With lyrics by Uno Asplund, Flamingokvintetten recorded the song in Swedish as "Nynna en sång", and released it as a single in 1968, with "Hon är 16 år i dag" ( Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen as B-side). Also in 1968 it was covered by the Greek group The Idols with lyrics by Nikos Mastorakis, becoming their most successful song. Children's entertainers Sharon, Lois & Bram covered it on their 1995 album Let's Dance!'. In 1968 French singer Claude François also had a major hit with it under the French title "Jacques a Dit". 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. It also was the title track on the first album by the 1910 Fruitgum Company. It was also a hit in the UK, where it reached #2 on the singles chart. Hot 100 in January 1968, rising to #4 on the chart. Produced by Jerry Kasenetz, Jeffry Katz, and Chiprut, the single was issued by Buddah Records and entered the U.S. The song was based on the children's game " Simon Says". " 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. Jeffry Katz, Jerry Kasenetz, Elliot Chiprut 1967 single by 1910 Fruitgum Company "Simon Says"
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