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Gary Zekley

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Alan Gary Zekley (January 4, 1943 – June 19, 1996) was a West Coast record producer and songwriter associated with 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s bands and songs in the bubblegum, rock and roll, sunshine pop, and surf genres. [1]

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Big Pig

Big Pig were an Australian funk, rock and pop band that existed from 1985 to 1991.

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Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure is a 1989 American science fiction comedy film directed by Stephen Herek and written by Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon.

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Bubblegum pop

Bubblegum pop (also known as bubblegum music or simply bubblegum) is a genre of pop music with an upbeat sound contrived and marketed to appeal to pre-teens and teenagers, which may be produced in an assembly-line process, driven by producers and often using unknown singers.

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Dick and Dee Dee

Dick and Dee Dee (or Dick and Deedee) is an American singer-songwriter duo that reached popularity in the early to mid-1960s.

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Jan and Dean

Jan and Dean were an American rock duo consisting of William Jan Berry (April 3, 1941 – March 26, 2004) and Dean Ormsby Torrence (born March 10, 1940).

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Lifes Rich Pageant

Lifes Rich Pageant is the fourth studio album by the American alternative rock band R.E.M., released in 1986.

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R.E.M.

R.E.M. was an American rock band from Athens, Georgia, that was formed in 1980 by drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist/backing vocalist Mike Mills, and lead vocalist Michael Stipe.

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Record producer

A record producer or track producer or music producer oversees and manages the sound recording and production of a band or performer's music, which may range from recording one song to recording a lengthy concept album.

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Rock and roll

Rock and roll (often written as rock & roll or rock 'n' roll) is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950sJim Dawson and Steve Propes, What Was the First Rock'n'Roll Record (1992),.

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Songwriter

A songwriter is a professional who is paid to write lyrics for singers and melodies for songs, typically for a popular music genre such as rock or country music.

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Sooner or Later (The Grass Roots song)

"Sooner or Later" is a 1971 hit song by The Grass Roots.

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Spanky and Our Gang

Spanky and Our Gang was an American 1960s sunshine pop band led by Elaine "Spanky" McFarlane.

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Sunshine pop

Sunshine pop (originally called soft pop) is a lightly produced subgenre of pop music that originated in Southern California in the mid 1960s.

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Superman (The Clique song)

"Superman" is a 1969 song by the Texas band The Clique, made more famous in 1986 when it was recorded by R.E.M. It was written by Mitchell Bottler and Gary Zekley and originally released as the b-side to The Clique's hit "Sugar on Sunday".

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Sweathog

Sweathog was an American rock band.

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The Clique (Texas band)

The Clique was a late 1960s American sunshine pop band from Houston, Texas.

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The Fun and Games

The Fun and Games were an American sunshine pop group from Houston, Texas.

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The Grass Roots

The Grass Roots are an American rock band that charted frequently between 1966 and 1975.

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The Mamas & the Papas

The Mamas & the Papas were a Canadian-American folk rock vocal group who recorded and performed from 1965 to 1968.

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The Ragamuffins

The Ragamuffins are a British indie pop band based in the North West of England, close to Manchester and Liverpool.

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The Yellow Balloon (band)

The Yellow Balloon was an American sunshine pop band, formed in Los Angeles in 1967 by songwriter and producer Gary Zekley.

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West Coast of the United States

The West Coast or Pacific Coast is the coastline along which the contiguous Western United States meets the North Pacific Ocean.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Zekley

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