259:
31:
318:
285:
1139:, February 28, 2014, updated March 29, 2019. Accessed November 25, 2019. "Jeckell's fellow founding members were Mark Gutkowski (lead vocals, keyboards), Pat Karwan (guitar), Steve Mortkowitz (bass), and Floyd Marcus (drums).... And so five young men from Linden with aspirations to be the next Vanilla Fudge scored a Top 10 hit ... with a bubblegum song."
262:
The original five members of the 1910 Fruitgum
Company circa 1966; photo taken at the home of Floyd Marcus. Shown on top from the left are Floyd and Steve. On the bottom are Pat, Frank and Mark.
292:
In 1999, original member Frank
Jeckell and Mick Mansueto put the act back together. As of 2019, Fruitgum currently performs its own hits, in addition to other songs from the 1960s.
1329:
1470:
1495:
30:
1475:
1418:
600:
190:
339:
300:"Simon Says" sold three and a half million. "1, 2, 3, Red Light" and "Indian Giver" each sold over one million copies. All three were awarded
1322:
301:
1485:
1214:
1158:
1116:
409:
390:
362:
1480:
1315:
369:
343:
213:
in 1966. The original members were Frank
Jeckell, Mark Gutkowski, Floyd Marcus, Pat Karwan and Steve Mortkowitz – all from
1490:
1201:
376:
328:
358:
347:
332:
1425:
1132:
662:
271:
194:
258:
1174:
1260:
1196:
1400:
1052:
1016:
1001:
943:
752:
241:
1432:
854:
727:
383:
275:
198:
1393:
1386:
918:
901:
687:
630:
214:
49:
1074:
1210:
1154:
1112:
1108:
1101:
584:
574:
560:
245:
225:
183:
579:
252:
67:
1298:
1034:
910:
618:
589:
267:
229:
221:
95:
1464:
1449:
882:
237:
176:
453:
Mark
Gutkowski (Original Member Lead Singer on all the hits and Hammond B3 Organist)
270:. They also released these other chart hits: "May I Take a Giant Step" (U.S. #63), "
1234:
1206:
890:
555:
248:
179:
274:" (U.S. #5), "Special Delivery" (U.S. #38), "Goody, Goody Gumdrops" (U.S. #37), "
317:
210:
53:
284:
1293:
72:
1307:
1302:
1153:(19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 395.
1288:
1136:
283:
257:
1311:
1175:"Floyd Marcus of 1910 Fruitgum Co : Songwriter Interviews"
311:
35:
The 1910 Fruitgum
Company performing live on November 17, 2007
1094:
1092:
266:
The band started touring, opening for major acts such as
236:. Their first hit single, "Simon Says", reached #4 on the
459:
Steve
Mortkowitz (Original Member Bass Player and Vocals)
1107:(2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p.
456:
Pat Karwan (Original Member Lead
Guitarist and Vocals)
1442:
1410:
1378:
138:
134:
105:
101:
91:
81:
60:
45:
40:
21:
1133:"1910 Fruitgum Company: From Linden to the Top 10"
1100:
471:Bob Brescia (Keyboards, Vocals and Music Director)
1027:The Best of the 1910 Fruitgum Company: Simon Says
462:Floyd Marcus (Original Member Drummer and Vocals)
428:Frank Jeckell (Original Member Guitar and Vocals)
565:From same album as A-side except where indicated
1235:"Remembering 1968: The Music of 50 Years Ago!"
1323:
8:
1228:
1226:
641:"May I Take a Giant Step (Into Your Heart)"
443:John Roginski (Guitar, Keyboards and Vocals)
346:. Unsourced material may be challenged and
234:The Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus
209:The band began as Jeckell and The Hydes in
1330:
1316:
1308:
1075:"Interview With The 1910 Fruitgum Company"
431:Mick Mansueto (Lead Vocals and Percussion)
29:
18:
495:Larry Ripley (Bass, Woodwinds and Vocals)
410:Learn how and when to remove this message
1202:The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music
872:
542:
278:" (U.S. #5) and "The Train" (U.S. #57).
201:", "Special Delivery", and "The Train".
1066:
504:Michael Stoppiello (Guitar and Vocals)
281:The original group disbanded in 1970.
228:under their own name and a variety of
623:"Reflections from the Looking Glass"
507:Philip Thorstenson (Drums and Vocals)
7:
523:Russ Hoffmaster (Drums & Vocals)
492:Rusty Oppenheimer (Drums and Vocals)
344:adding citations to reliable sources
1471:Musical groups established in 1965
437:Eric Lipper (Keyboards and Vocals)
14:
1496:1965 establishments in New Jersey
486:Pat Soriano (Hammond B3 Organist)
477:Mike Edell (Keyboards and Vocals)
232:, as well as appearing on the LP
220:During 1967, they were signed to
1151:British Hit Singles & Albums
526:Rick Gainor (Bass & Vocals)
501:Richie Gomez (Guitar and Vocals)
498:Chuck Travis (Guitar and Vocals)
316:
1261:"'60s return to Newton Theatre"
483:Ralph Cohen (Douglas) (Trumpet)
474:Thomas "Bart" Bartleson (Drums)
193:", "May I Take a Giant Step", "
1476:Musical groups from New Jersey
1:
434:Glenn Lewis (Bass and Vocals)
87:1965–1970, 1999–present
1294:Group biography by Tom Simon
588:
583:
578:
573:
520:Jim Bulkowski (Lead Guitar)
489:Bruce Shay (Bass and Vocals)
197:", "Goody Goody Gumdrops", "
517:Randy Monaco (Lead Vocals)
465:Mick Mansueto (Lead vocals)
224:, where they released five
182:of the 1960s. The group's
1512:
1043:
1025:
1007:
992:
979:
966:
953:
941:
928:
916:
899:
838:
807:
779:
759:
725:
694:
660:
640:
598:
1486:American pop music groups
1345:
1099:Murrells, Joseph (1978).
1051:
1033:
1015:
1009:A Golden Classics Edition
1000:
989:
938:
909:
896:
750:
722:
637:
628:
617:
568:
559:
554:
551:
548:
545:
28:
1103:The Book of Golden Discs
656:"(Poor Old) Mr. Jensen"
480:John Korba-Guitar/Vocals
251:and peaked at #2 on the
1149:Roberts, David (2006).
1135:, NJ Advance Media for
695:"Goody Goody Gumdrops"
529:John Siroky (Keyboards)
512:1980s road band members
359:"1910 Fruitgum Company"
1481:Buddah Records artists
808:"When We Get Married"
468:Jerry Roth (Tenor Sax)
289:
288:Late 70s Fruit gum Co.
263:
41:Background information
1339:1910 Fruitgum Company
1299:1910 Fruitgum Company
552:Peak chart positions
287:
261:
173:1910 Fruitgum Company
162:Rusty Oppenheimer Way
23:1910 Fruitgum Company
1491:Bubblegum pop groups
1205:(Concise ed.).
1053:Collectables Records
1017:Collectables Records
1002:Victor Entertainment
930:Goody Goody Gumdrops
717:Goody Goody Gumdrops
340:improve this section
1045:Bubblegum Christmas
760:"Special Delivery"
440:Keith Crane (Drums)
1426:1, 2, 3, Red Light
1394:1, 2, 3, Red Light
1239:Boomermagazine.com
1077:. Classicbands.com
919:1, 2, 3, Red Light
688:1, 2, 3, Red Light
663:1, 2, 3, Red Light
290:
272:1, 2, 3, Red Light
264:
215:Linden, New Jersey
195:1, 2, 3, Red Light
1458:
1457:
1265:New Jersey Herald
1058:
1057:
994:Bubblegum Goodies
968:Juiciest Fruitgum
866:
865:
830:Juiciest Fruitgum
680:"Sticky, Sticky"
420:
419:
412:
394:
169:
168:
1503:
1365:Steve Mortkowitz
1332:
1325:
1318:
1309:
1289:Official website
1276:
1275:
1273:
1271:
1256:
1250:
1249:
1247:
1245:
1233:Bower, Carolyn.
1230:
1221:
1220:
1193:
1187:
1186:
1184:
1182:
1171:
1165:
1164:
1146:
1140:
1129:
1123:
1122:
1106:
1096:
1087:
1086:
1084:
1082:
1071:
873:
826:
798:
795:"Eternal Light"
775:"No Good Annie"
748:
713:
683:
626:
566:
543:
415:
408:
404:
401:
395:
393:
352:
320:
312:
253:UK Singles Chart
153:Steve Mortkowitz
141:
84:
33:
19:
1511:
1510:
1506:
1505:
1504:
1502:
1501:
1500:
1461:
1460:
1459:
1454:
1443:Related artists
1438:
1406:
1374:
1341:
1336:
1301:discography at
1285:
1280:
1279:
1269:
1267:
1259:Price, Robert.
1258:
1257:
1253:
1243:
1241:
1232:
1231:
1224:
1217:
1209:. p. 904.
1195:
1194:
1190:
1180:
1178:
1177:. Songfacts.com
1173:
1172:
1168:
1161:
1148:
1147:
1143:
1130:
1126:
1119:
1098:
1097:
1090:
1080:
1078:
1073:
1072:
1068:
1063:
871:
855:Super K Records
824:
796:
746:
711:
710:"Candy Kisses"
681:
624:
564:
563:
541:
536:
514:
450:
425:
416:
405:
399:
396:
353:
351:
337:
321:
310:
298:
296:Million sellers
207:
175:is an American
165:
139:
130:
82:
77:
56:, United States
36:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1509:
1507:
1499:
1498:
1493:
1488:
1483:
1478:
1473:
1463:
1462:
1456:
1455:
1453:
1452:
1446:
1444:
1440:
1439:
1437:
1436:
1429:
1422:
1414:
1412:
1408:
1407:
1405:
1404:
1397:
1390:
1382:
1380:
1376:
1375:
1373:
1372:
1367:
1362:
1360:Mark Gutkowski
1357:
1352:
1346:
1343:
1342:
1337:
1335:
1334:
1327:
1320:
1312:
1306:
1305:
1296:
1291:
1284:
1283:External links
1281:
1278:
1277:
1251:
1222:
1215:
1199:, ed. (1997).
1188:
1166:
1159:
1141:
1124:
1117:
1088:
1065:
1064:
1062:
1059:
1056:
1055:
1050:
1047:
1042:
1038:
1037:
1035:Buddah Records
1032:
1029:
1024:
1020:
1019:
1014:
1011:
1005:
1004:
999:
996:
991:
987:
986:
983:
978:
974:
973:
970:
965:
961:
960:
957:
951:
950:
947:
940:
936:
935:
932:
926:
925:
922:
914:
913:
911:Buddah Records
908:
905:
898:
894:
893:
888:
880:
877:
870:
867:
864:
863:
862:Non-LP tracks
860:
857:
852:
849:
846:
843:
840:
837:
833:
832:
827:
825:(Non-LP track)
821:
818:
815:
812:
809:
805:
804:
799:
797:(Non-LP track)
793:
790:
787:
784:
781:
777:
776:
773:
770:
767:
764:
761:
757:
756:
749:
747:(Non-LP track)
743:
740:
737:
734:
731:
724:
720:
719:
714:
712:(Non-LP track)
708:
705:
702:
699:
696:
692:
691:
684:
682:(Non-LP track)
678:
675:
672:
669:
666:
658:
657:
654:
651:
648:
645:
642:
639:
635:
634:
627:
625:(Non-LP track)
621:
619:Buddah Records
616:
613:
610:
607:
604:
597:
593:
592:
587:
582:
577:
571:
570:
567:
558:
553:
550:
547:
540:
537:
535:
532:
531:
530:
527:
524:
521:
518:
513:
510:
509:
508:
505:
502:
499:
496:
493:
490:
487:
484:
481:
478:
475:
472:
469:
466:
463:
460:
457:
454:
449:
448:Former members
446:
445:
444:
441:
438:
435:
432:
429:
424:
423:Current lineup
421:
418:
417:
324:
322:
315:
309:
306:
297:
294:
268:The Beach Boys
222:Buddah Records
206:
203:
167:
166:
164:
163:
160:
157:
154:
151:
148:
147:Mark Gutkowski
144:
142:
136:
135:
132:
131:
129:
128:
125:
122:
119:
116:
115:Mick Mansuetto
113:
109:
107:
103:
102:
99:
98:
93:
89:
88:
85:
79:
78:
76:
75:
70:
64:
62:
58:
57:
47:
43:
42:
38:
37:
34:
26:
25:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1508:
1497:
1494:
1492:
1489:
1487:
1484:
1482:
1479:
1477:
1474:
1472:
1469:
1468:
1466:
1451:
1450:Bubblegum pop
1448:
1447:
1445:
1441:
1434:
1430:
1427:
1423:
1420:
1416:
1415:
1413:
1409:
1403:
1402:
1398:
1396:
1395:
1391:
1389:
1388:
1384:
1383:
1381:
1379:Studio albums
1377:
1371:
1368:
1366:
1363:
1361:
1358:
1356:
1353:
1351:
1350:Frank Jeckell
1348:
1347:
1344:
1340:
1333:
1328:
1326:
1321:
1319:
1314:
1313:
1310:
1304:
1300:
1297:
1295:
1292:
1290:
1287:
1286:
1282:
1266:
1262:
1255:
1252:
1240:
1236:
1229:
1227:
1223:
1218:
1216:1-85227-745-9
1212:
1208:
1204:
1203:
1198:
1192:
1189:
1176:
1170:
1167:
1162:
1160:1-904994-10-5
1156:
1152:
1145:
1142:
1138:
1134:
1131:Voger, Mark.
1128:
1125:
1120:
1118:0-214-20512-6
1114:
1110:
1109:244 & 264
1105:
1104:
1095:
1093:
1089:
1076:
1070:
1067:
1060:
1054:
1048:
1046:
1040:
1039:
1036:
1030:
1028:
1022:
1021:
1018:
1012:
1010:
1006:
1003:
997:
995:
988:
984:
982:
981:Juiciest Hits
976:
975:
971:
969:
963:
962:
958:
956:
952:
948:
946:
945:
937:
933:
931:
927:
923:
921:
920:
915:
912:
906:
904:
903:
895:
892:
889:
887:
885:
881:
878:
875:
874:
868:
861:
858:
856:
853:
850:
847:
844:
841:
835:
834:
831:
828:
822:
819:
816:
813:
810:
806:
803:
800:
794:
791:
788:
785:
782:
778:
774:
771:
768:
765:
762:
758:
755:
754:
744:
741:
738:
735:
732:
729:
721:
718:
715:
709:
706:
703:
700:
697:
693:
690:
689:
685:
679:
676:
673:
670:
667:
664:
659:
655:
652:
649:
646:
643:
636:
633:
632:
622:
620:
614:
611:
608:
605:
602:
595:
594:
591:
586:
581:
576:
572:
562:
557:
544:
538:
533:
528:
525:
522:
519:
516:
515:
511:
506:
503:
500:
497:
494:
491:
488:
485:
482:
479:
476:
473:
470:
467:
464:
461:
458:
455:
452:
451:
447:
442:
439:
436:
433:
430:
427:
426:
422:
414:
411:
403:
392:
389:
385:
382:
378:
375:
371:
368:
364:
361: –
360:
356:
355:Find sources:
349:
345:
341:
335:
334:
330:
325:This section
323:
319:
314:
313:
307:
305:
303:
295:
293:
286:
282:
279:
277:
273:
269:
260:
256:
254:
250:
247:
244:
243:
239:
235:
231:
227:
223:
218:
216:
212:
204:
202:
200:
196:
192:
188:
186:
181:
178:
177:bubblegum pop
174:
161:
158:
155:
152:
149:
146:
145:
143:
137:
133:
127:John Roginski
126:
123:
120:
117:
114:
112:Frank Jeckell
111:
110:
108:
104:
100:
97:
94:
90:
86:
80:
74:
71:
69:
66:
65:
63:
59:
55:
51:
48:
44:
39:
32:
27:
20:
1433:Indian Giver
1401:Indian Giver
1399:
1392:
1385:
1369:
1364:
1359:
1355:Floyd Marcus
1354:
1349:
1338:
1268:. Retrieved
1264:
1254:
1242:. Retrieved
1238:
1207:Virgin Books
1200:
1197:Colin Larkin
1191:
1179:. Retrieved
1169:
1150:
1144:
1127:
1102:
1079:. Retrieved
1069:
1044:
1026:
1008:
993:
980:
967:
954:
944:Indian Giver
942:
929:
917:
900:
891:Record Label
883:
859:"The Track"
829:
823:"Baby Bret"
801:
780:"The Train"
753:Indian Giver
751:
728:Indian Giver
716:
686:
629:
556:Record Label
406:
400:October 2023
397:
387:
380:
373:
366:
354:
338:Please help
326:
308:Band members
299:
291:
280:
276:Indian Giver
265:
240:
233:
219:
208:
199:Indian Giver
184:
172:
170:
156:Richie Gomez
150:Floyd Marcus
140:Past members
83:Years active
534:Discography
189:hits were "
124:Eric Lipper
121:Keith Crane
118:Glenn Lewis
16:US pop band
1465:Categories
1419:Simon Says
1387:Simon Says
1370:Pat Karwan
1181:August 19,
1081:August 19,
1061:References
902:Simon Says
839:"Go Away"
745:"Pow Wow"
631:Simon Says
601:Simon Says
370:newspapers
302:gold discs
211:New Jersey
191:Simon Says
159:Pat Karwan
54:New Jersey
1270:April 19,
1244:April 19,
955:Hard Ride
884:Billboard
802:Hard Ride
327:does not
242:Billboard
185:Billboard
68:Bubblegum
73:pop rock
1411:Singles
1303:Discogs
539:Singles
384:scholar
348:removed
333:sources
246:Hot 100
230:singles
187:Hot 100
106:Members
1213:
1157:
1137:NJ.com
1115:
879:Album
869:Albums
569:Album
561:B-side
549:Title
386:
379:
372:
365:
357:
205:Career
96:Buddah
92:Labels
61:Genres
50:Linden
46:Origin
1041:2007
1023:2001
990:1994
977:1993
964:1970
939:1969
897:1968
876:Year
836:1970
723:1969
638:1968
596:1967
546:Year
391:JSTOR
377:books
249:chart
1272:2019
1246:2019
1211:ISBN
1183:2015
1155:ISBN
1113:ISBN
1083:2015
949:147
924:163
907:162
811:118
363:news
331:any
329:cite
180:band
171:The
886:200
848:77
817:76
792:34
789:68
783:57
772:17
769:47
763:38
707:26
704:29
698:37
653:21
650:42
644:63
590:CAN
585:AUS
342:by
226:LPs
1467::
1263:.
1237:.
1225:^
1111:.
1091:^
1049:–
1031:–
1013:–
998:–
985:–
972:–
959:–
934:–
851:–
845:–
842:–
820:–
814:–
786:–
766:–
742:1
739:5
736:–
733:5
730:"
701:–
677:1
674:8
671:–
668:5
665:"
647:–
615:1
612:2
609:2
606:4
603:"
580:UK
575:US
304:.
255:.
238:US
217:.
52:,
1435:"
1431:"
1428:"
1424:"
1421:"
1417:"
1331:e
1324:t
1317:v
1274:.
1248:.
1219:.
1185:.
1163:.
1121:.
1085:.
726:"
661:"
599:"
413:)
407:(
402:)
398:(
388:·
381:·
374:·
367:·
350:.
336:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
