Today let’s explore the wonderful world of bubblegum music and its connection to Cincinnati.The Lemon Pipers were a 1960’s psychedelic pop band from Oxford Ohio. Oxford being the home of Miami University and about 40 minutes northeast of Cincinnati, Ohio. The Lemon Pipers are chiefly known for their song Green Tambourine, which reached number one in the US in 1968. The band played a mix of blues and rock jams regularly in Oxford clubs and a Cincinnati underground rock venue, the Ludlow Garage in Clifton near University of Cincinnati. This song has been credited as being the first bubblegum #1 hit and marked a beginning of the bubblegum era.
There is a lot of information on bubblegum music and was the beginning for a lot of groups ranging from The Monkeys to the Jackson 5 to The Osmonds to The 1910 Fruit Gum Company and many others
Take a break and listen to The Lemon Pipers on this clip from “The Mike Douglas Show”. Watch for Ann Miller to do a go-go dance near the end. Classic!
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