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Biography
The Yellow Balloon was an United States|American sunshine pop band (music)|band , record producer|produced by Gary Zekley . The group is notable for featuring Don Grady (sometimes billed as "Luke R. Yoo")cite web |url= http://www.spectropop.com/hgaryzekley.html |title=Gary Zekley at Spectropop |work=spectropop |accessdate=2007-07-19 of Mouseketeers and My Three Sons fame. Other band members hailed from Oregon and Arizona . They were led by Alex Valdez ( lead singer ), and included Frosty Green ( Keyboard instrument|keyboards ), Don Braught ( bass guitar ), and Paul Canella ( lead guitar ).cite web |url= http://www.answers.com/topic/yellow-balloon? cat=entertainment |title=Yellow Balloon |work=answers.com |accessdate=2007-07-19 The band at one time also included Daryl Dragon , later the male half of Captain & Tennille .cite web |url= http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/bio/index.jsp? pid=21742& aid=54027 |title=Yellow Balloon Biography |accessdate=2007-07-19 |work=Billboard.com
The Yellow Balloon released multiple single (music)|single s, including their hit " Yellow Balloon " which peaked at #25 on the Billboard 100 Chart and "Good Feelin' Time"cite web |url= http://pnwbands.com/yellowballoon.html |title=Pacific Northwest Bands |accessdate=2007-07-19 |work=pnwbands.com both taken from the group's debut album .
The band's 1967 self-titled Gramophone record|LP was released through Canterbury Records and besides featuring the hit single " Yellow Balloon ", also included two songs co-written by former The Mamas & the Papas singer Jill Gibson . The album was later re-released in 1998 as a CD by Sundazed Music, including all eleven songs from the original album, a few songs Grady released as singles, a demo, and a Zekley recorded interview conducted by the music historian Domenic Priore.
Discography
Track listing| headline = 1967: The Yellow Balloon | writing_credits = no | title1 = How Can I Be Down | writer1 = | length1 = 2:14 | title2 = Stained Glass Window | writer2 = | length2 = 2:03 | title3 = Baby Baby It's You | writer3 = | length3 = 1:57 | title4 = Panama Red | writer4 = | length4 = 1:39 | title5 = I've Got a Feeling for Love | writer5 = | length5 = 2:18 | title6 = Yellow Balloon | writer6 = | length6 = 2:16 | title7 = Good Feelin' Time | writer7 = | length7 = 2:12 | title8 = Follow the Sunshine | writer8 = | length8 = 2:35 | title9 = Springtime Girl | writer9 = | length9 = 2:06 | title10 = Can't Get Enough of Your Love | writer10 = | length10 = 2:16 | title11 = Junk Maker Shoppe | writer11 = | length11 = 2:37
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External links
http://www.freewebs.com/theyellowballoon/ Unofficial Fan Website
http://www.spectropop.com/hgaryzekley.html Unofficial Gary Zekley Website
http://www.sundazed.com/artists/yellowb.html 1998 CD WebsiteDead link|date=August 2011
http://www.canterburyrecords.com/ Canterbury Records
http://www.sundazed.com/ Sundazed Records
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