In 1969, The Archies had the No. 1 song of the year with "Sugar, Sugar." The "faceless" band that recorded catchy hits for the TV cartoon series of the same name featured singers Ron Dante and Toni ...

Before Gorillaz and KPop Demon Hunters, acts like The Monkees were among the first bands to blend the world of fiction and reality in their successful musical careers. Before the first episode of The ...

Ron Dante was often a behind-the-scenes star, and his oft-uncredited voice shifted plenty of records for a long-forgotten band that had a Top 10 hit in 1969.

57 years ago today, on September 20, 1969, a new pop song topped the Billboard 100. Even though Rolling Stone called it “as basic as it gets”, the song wouldn’t have been remarkable if it wasn’t for ...