Jay & The Techniques

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Jay & the Techniques was an inter-racial pop group, which was formed in Allentown, Pennsylvania during the mid 1960s. A group whose sound and songs were more pop than soul, Jay & the Techniques earned some points for the playful, joyous "Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie," which was their lone Top 10 R&B and pop hit in 1967 on Smash.[1] Career The band was best known for its Top 10 debut single, "Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie", which was released in 1967 and reached #6 in the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[2] The track was arranged by Joe Renzetti, and written by Maurice Irby, Jr. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc.[3] Although this song served as the band's primary hit, the group also captured various chart positions with "Keep the Ball Rolling" (#14) and "Strawberry Shortcake". "Keep the Ball Rolling" also notched up sales in excess of a million copies, to secure a second gold disc for this group.[3] However, its position on the 1960s pop charts declined after "Baby Make Your Own Sweet Music" was released. Jay & the Techniques made their final effort with its R&B hit, "Number Onderful", but after that, the group disbanded. In 1996, Mercury Records released a compilation album of the band's hits entitled The Best of Jay & the Techniques. Original band members Jay Proctor: Lead vocalist and primary founder of the group George "Lucky" Lloyd: Second vocalist Dante Dancho: Lead guitar Chuck Crowl: Bass guitar Karl Landis (Lippowitsch): Drums (was replace

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Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie

Best Of Jay And The Techniques

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Super Hits Of The '60s

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Apple Peaches Pumpkin Pie

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Billboard Top 100 Of 1967

The Best of Jay & The Techniques

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The Sunshine Collection

The Best of Jay and the Techniques

Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie / Keep The Ball Rollin'

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Easy Rider - 100 Songs Of The '60s & '70s

Keep The Ball Rollin'

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20th Century Rocks: 60's Pop - Those Were the Days

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