The Lemon Pipers in 1968. Top, from left: Ivan Browne, Bill Bartlett, Bill Albaugh. Bottom, from left: Steve Walmsley, Robert G. Nave.
Background information
Origin
Oxford, Ohio, United States
Genres
Bubblegum[1]
psychedelic[2]
Years active
1966–1969
Labels
Buddah
Past members
Bill Albaugh
Bill Bartlett
Dale "Ivan" Browne
Bob "Reg" Nave
Bob "Dude" Dudek
Steve Walmsley
The Lemon Pipers were a short-lived 1960s American rock band from Oxford, Ohio, United States,[3] known chiefly for their song "Green Tambourine", which reached No. 1 in the United States in 1968. The song has been credited as being the first bubblegum pop chart-topper.[3]
The Lemon Pipers comprised drummer William (Bill) E. Albaugh (1946–1999), guitarist Bill Bartlett (born 1946), vocalist Dale "Ivan" Browne (born 1947), keyboardist Robert G. Nave (1944–2020), and bassist Steve Walmsley (born 1948), who replaced the original bass guitarist Bob "Dude" Dudek.[4][5]
^Huey, Steve. "The Lemon Pipers Biography by Steve Huey". All music. Retrieved June 5, 2023. Late '60s Ohio-bred bubblegum popsters known for the 1968 number one, "Green Tambourine."
^"Confessions of a Fallen-Away Lemon Piper". Cincinnati Magazine. June 1986. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
^ abCooper, Kim; Smay, David, eds. (2001). Bubblegum Music is the Naked Truth. Feral House. ISBN 0-922915-69-5.
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