Ron Dante

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Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Tracy (as The Cuff Links)
  US 138 December 06, 1969 (11 weeks)
Singles
Leader of the Laundromat (as The Detergents)
  US 19th December 05, 1964 (8 weeks)
Double-O-Seven (as The Detergents)
  US 89 03/20/1965 (3 weeks)
Tracy (as The Cuff Links)
  UK 4th 11/29/1969 (16 weeks)
  US 9 09/13/1969 (12 weeks)
When Julie Comes Around (as The Cuff Links)
  UK 10 March 14, 1970 (14 weeks)
  US 41 December 13, 1969 (9 weeks)
Run Sally Run (as The Cuff Links)
  US 76 07.03.1970 (6 weeks)

Ron Dante (* 22. August 1945 as Carmine Granito in Staten Iceland , New York ), also known as The Detergents and The Cuff Links , is an American singer , songwriter and music producer .

biography

The multi-talented artist initiated a number of music projects in the early 1960s that consisted of Ron Dante alone. He sang all the voices and then mixed them together to create the impression of a whole choir.

His first project was "The Detergents". With Leader of the Laundromat , a parody of the Shangri-Las title Leader of the Pack , he reached number 19 in the US charts in 1964 .

He later had two international hits as “The Cuff Links”: Tracy (1969, US 9th, UK 4th) and When Julie Comes Around (1970, US 41, UK 10).

At the same time, Ron Dante was the lead singer of the number one hit by the cartoon group The Archies Sugar Sugar (written by Jeff Barry and Andy Kim ) and played a key role in the success of this "band".

In 1970 the first LP was released under his own name, Ron Dante Brings You Up . In 1979 Dante recorded a disco album with the singers Monica Burruss and Toni Lund under the band name Dante's Inferno. In 1981 he released the second solo album Street Angel .

From 1973 to 1981 Ron Dante was the producer of Barry Manilow , where he also often worked as a background singer (including Mandy ).

All along to this day, Ron Dante has worked as a singer for radio and television commercials, as well as a producer and concert promoter.

Two more CDs were released in 1999 ( Favorites ) and 2004 ( Saturday Night Blast ).

Discography

Albums

as The Detergents
  • 1965: The Many Faces of the Detergents
as The Cuff Links
  • 1969: Tracy
  • 1970: The Cuff Links
as Ron Dante
  • 1970: Ron Dante Brings You Up
  • 1972: The Amazing Spider-Man: From Beyond the Grave - A Rockomic (with The Webspinners )
  • 1981: Street Angel
  • 1999: Favorites
  • 2004: Saturday Night Blast

Singles

as The Detergents
  • 1964: Leader of the Laundromat
  • 1965: Double-O-Seven
  • 1965: Mrs. Jones ('Ow About It)
  • 1965: I Don't Know
  • 1965: Soldier Girl
  • 1965: Bad Girl
  • 1965: Tea and Trumpets
  • 1966: I Can Never Eat Home Anymore
  • 1966: Some Sunday Morning
as The Cuff Links
  • 1969: Tracy
  • 1969: When Julie Comes Around
  • 1970: Run Sally Run
  • 1970: Robin's World
  • 1970: Thank You Pretty Baby (feat.Joey Cord)
  • 1971: All Because of You
  • 1971: Sandi (Promo)
as Ronnie Dante
  • 1964: Don't Stand Up in a Canoe
  • 1964: Look at Me (You Did It)
  • 1966: 221 East Maple
  • 1966: Janie Janie
  • 1967: Gypsy Be Mine
as Ron Dante
  • 1970: Let Me Bring You Up (Promo)
  • 1970: C'mon Girl
  • 1971: That's What Life Is All About (Promo)
  • 1974: Charmer
  • 1974: Midnight Show
  • 1975: Sugar, Sugar (Promo)
  • 1977: How Am I to Know
  • 1981: Show and Tell
  • 1981: Letter from Zowie (Promo)

swell

  1. ^ The Billboard Albums by Joel Whitburn , 6th Edition, Record Research 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7
  2. ↑ Chart sources singles: UK US1 US2

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personal data
SURNAME Dante, Ron
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Granito, Carmine (real name); Detergents, The; Cuff Links, The; Dante, Ronnie
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American singer, songwriter, and record producer
DATE OF BIRTH August 22, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Staten Island , New York , USA