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The Yellow Balloon was an American sunshine pop band, formed in Los Angeles in 1967 by songwriter and producer Gary Zekley. [1] [2] The group is notable for featuring Don Grady (sometimes billed as "Luke R. Yoo") [3] of The Mickey Mouse Club and My Three Sons fame. Other band members hailed from Oregon and Arizona.
The week of May 20, 1967, the Yellow Balloon's version placed at #25 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart, while Jan & Dean's version placed at #111. This was due largely to the fact that many disc jockeys around the United States played only the Yellow Balloon version of the song. The B-side was the song played backwards, titled "Noollab Wolley".
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The Yellow Balloon was an American sunshine pop band, formed in Los Angeles in 1967 by songwriter and producer Gary Zekley. The group is notable for featuring Don Grady of The Mickey Mouse Club and My Three Sons fame. Other band members hailed from Oregon and Arizona.
The other Yellow Balloon band members, for TV show and live performances, were lead singer Alex Valdez, keyboard player Frosty Green, bass guitarist Don Braucht and lead guitarist Paul Canella. Don Grady chose to appear in a disguise whenever they performed in concert.
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Biography. Members. Don Grady. The Yellow Balloon was an American sunshine pop band, produced by Gary Zekley, from Jan and Dean fame. The group is notable for featuring Don Grady (sometimes billed as Luke R. Yoo or just Luke Yoo) of My Three Sons fame. It was produced by sunshine pop cult hero Gary Zekley (sometimes billed as Yodar Critch).
Feb 14, 2019 · Cal Vid. 569K subscribers. Subscribed. 137. 11K views 5 years ago. One-Hit Wonder song Yellow Balloon is performed by the Los Angeles-based bubblegum pop group. The Yellow Balloon featured...
Oct 5, 2023 · Who were the members of Yellow Balloon? Yellow Balloon was not a traditional band but rather a studio project orchestrated by Gary Zekley, a talented songwriter and producer. Although Don Grady performed the vocals, various studio musicians played instruments for the recording.
