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The world “bubblegum” conjures up sticky-sweet candy that tastes good in the moment, but can rot your teeth if you enjoy too much of it. Maybe that’s why there’s so much division around the style of music, first popularized around 1966 and enduring into the early 1970s, known as bubblegum. Pour A Little Sugar On It: The Chewy Chewy Sounds of American Bubblegum 1966-1971 chronicles a musical movement, taking us back to the time of catchy confections for our ears, with band names like The Peppermint Trolley Company, 1910 Fruitgum Co., Salt Water Taffy, The Raspberry Pirates, The Lemon Pipers, The Cherry People, and The Marshmellow Highway. But bubblegum was never necessarily a genre, it was more of a style and approach, so there's bleed into other territories like psych and sunshine pop. As such, this collection also includes tunes by The Beach Boys, The Monkees, Mama Cass, and even The Velvet Underground.  What is “bubblegum” anyway? In his booklet introduction, disc curator David ...

Ron Dante is a music legend! He's the voice of some of the most recognizable commercials ever, the vocalist on The Archies hit "Sugar, Sugar," and as a producer, he's collaborated on an unbeatable series of hits with Barry Manilow that sold tens of millions of records. Now he's on tour as the lead singer of The Turtles as part of the Happy Together Tour! In this episode, Mr. Dante sits down with Cereal At Midnight to talk about his origins and to celebrate decades of wonderful music! RonDante.com Facebook.com/RonDanteMusic Twitter: @RonDante  RocknPopShop.com Happy Together Tour Tickets Want EVEN MORE Cereal At Midnight? We've got you covered! Support us on Patreon and gain access to our huge vault of exclusives, which includes over 90 videos that aren't available anywhere else! Find out more at Patreon.com/CerealAtMidnight!