![]() Q - You could get electrocuted in that situation.Ī - Yeah. Luckily, we were far enough away from the water. Q - And the band would play while the kids were splashing around in the pool?Ī - Exactly. You paid your money and your kids would spend some quality time there, and you knew where they were. 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". This will take you to a list of links to CD and/or MP3 product pages from one or more online merchants that have sound samples.Gary James' Interview With Frank Jeckell Of To listen to a song clip, click any song title that has a speaker icon. The 1910 Fruitgum Company - Rare vinyl, CDs, & more.The 1910 Fruitgum Company - Digital music. ![]() The 1910 Fruitgum Company - CDs, vinyl, & more.Please note that these are referral or affiliate links from which may receive, at no additional cost to you, a commission if you should make any purchases through them. MERCHANDISEĭisclosure: The following links will take you to various online merchants outside of that sell recordings and other merchandise for the performing artist featured on this page. The new lineup includes several original band members. This group's last charting song was in 1969, "When We Get Married," which became a minor hit.Īfter many years, The 1910 Fruitgum Company reunited in 2007 and began touring again. The 1910 Fruitgum Company's best known songs include "Simon Says" (1968), "1,2,3 Red Light" (1968), and "Indian Giver" (1969). The original lineup consisted of Frank Jeckell, Floyd Marcus, Pat Karwan, Steve Mortkowitz, and Mark Gutkowski, with some personnel changes along the way. The 1910 Fruitgum Company was a bubblegum group from New Jersey that became famous in the mid 1960s. ![]()
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