ARCHIE ON TOUR: THE ARCHIE RECORDS YEARS
ARCHIE ON TOUR!
THE ARCHIE RECORDS YEARS
Hampton Jacobs presents
the Pop Culture Cantina History of
The Archies
the Pop Culture Cantina History of
The Archies
The September 11 terrorist attacks in 2001 brought The Archies back together! After playing benefit concerts for 9/11 terror victims, the band officially reunited. It signed with Archie Records, an indie label co-founded by Archie, Veronica and sound engineer Alan Mayberry (who helped introduce the world to Josie + The Pussy Cats). Nicholas Freund, a well-connected (and maybe Mafia-affiliated) manager was also part of their new game plan. Thanks in no small part to his promotional savvy, the reformed Archies racked up a string of Gold and Platinum albums and singles! While the band scored no Number One records in the USA between 2002 and 2014, their overall success far outstripped what they'd achieved in the late 1980s.
FANNY GABRIEL, JINX PONDEROSA AND SHERMAN SHASTA:
AGENTS WHO BOOKED THE ARCHIES AND THEIR
FABULOUS MUSIC INTO MAJOR CONCERT VENUES
ALL OVER THE WORLD
It might surprise people to know that this incarnation of The Archies only mounted six concert tours! That number doesn't include USO tours, which the group took part in on a regular basis. The Archies were entertaining American troops as early as 1990, and by the year 2014 they'd joined fourteen USO caravans; but there were only two North-American tours in the early Thousands, and two World tours in the early Tens. The others were mini-tours of South America, Spain and Portugal, mounted in 2005 and 2008, respectively.
STAGE SET-UP FOR THE ARCHIES' HOTS
WORLD TOUR OF 2011
The paucity of live concerts has a simple explanation: Most of the group members didn't want to tour! Being in a Rock band was only ever a part-time proposition for them. As young adults, The Archies were full-time college students. As thirtysomethings, Archie, Roni, Juggy and Betty were all business owners, while Gino and Trevor Smith (who joined the lineup in 2009) were in-demand session musicians. They had no intention of neglecting their "day jobs"! In fact, ample time to pursue other activities was a key condition of the band's reformation.
That said, everyone had to adjust their schedule to accommodate the group's runaway success. Gino resented how The Archies monopolized his time, and in 2012, he was the first member to leave. Today, he and his wife Olga San Quentín are a popular duet act on the Tejano music circuit. Archie is now a solo act. Veronica is head of A & R at Republic International Music. Trevor is on his way to becoming one of the most powerful song publishers in the music trade; and Juggy runs a restaurant chain. Betty divorced him in 2017 and is now a cookbook author. You'll recall that her 2018 re-marriage to (Bisexual) CNN journalist Anderson Cooper made headlines! What? You don't recall that? Never mind . . .
The Archies went on indefinite hiatus at the end of 2014, but in a few more years they'll reform once again. This third edition of the group replaces Gino and Trevor with Neville "Chuck" Clayton and Kevin Luther "Kelly" Keller. Their recording and touring career will end in the year 2033 after scoring two back-to-back, chart-topping, triple-length albums! Although they started out as a novelty act, The Archies will depart the Pop scene as proven superstars.
That said, everyone had to adjust their schedule to accommodate the group's runaway success. Gino resented how The Archies monopolized his time, and in 2012, he was the first member to leave. Today, he and his wife Olga San Quentín are a popular duet act on the Tejano music circuit. Archie is now a solo act. Veronica is head of A & R at Republic International Music. Trevor is on his way to becoming one of the most powerful song publishers in the music trade; and Juggy runs a restaurant chain. Betty divorced him in 2017 and is now a cookbook author. You'll recall that her 2018 re-marriage to (Bisexual) CNN journalist Anderson Cooper made headlines! What? You don't recall that? Never mind . . .
The Archies went on indefinite hiatus at the end of 2014, but in a few more years they'll reform once again. This third edition of the group replaces Gino and Trevor with Neville "Chuck" Clayton and Kevin Luther "Kelly" Keller. Their recording and touring career will end in the year 2033 after scoring two back-to-back, chart-topping, triple-length albums! Although they started out as a novelty act, The Archies will depart the Pop scene as proven superstars.
ARCHIE RECORDS PLANNED THREE
VOLUMES
OF HOT, SWEET + LIVE! THE FIRST WAS ISSUED IN LATE 2004.
A CENTURY WILL PASS BEFORE THE FOLLOW-UPS IN
THIS SERIES OF CONCERT RECORDINGS FINALLY
HIT THE MARKET
Scarce though they were, Archies tours were very popular; in fact, the two World tours were some of the most successful of their day. Most successful of all will be their seventh and final tour: A globe-trotting, 50-city round of farewell concerts in 2032! However, the ¡ADIÓS AMIGOS! Tour falls outside the scope of this review. Here you'll find set lists for the six tours the band mounted during its 2002-12 heyday. Pop-Art-Chie artist Stuffed Animal provides full-color "photos" of The Archies on the road. They're taken from the 2011 HITS OF THE SIXTIES Tour program, which would be highly collectible if it existed!
A note on instrumentation: The Pop Culture Cantina chose to disregard the "classic" Archies band lineup: Archie on guitar and lead vocals, Betty on tambourine, Roni on organ, etcetera. All of the adult members play multiple instruments and all of them sing lead! Both on stage and in the recording studio, they routinely switch roles; generally speaking, though, Archie and Roni kick "axe", Betty blows sax, Juggy jams on drums and percussion, Gino rocks the keyboards (as does his replacement Kelly), and Trevor Smith bears down on bass. (Toni Topaz will stand in for Trev on the Farewell World Tour.) These alternative Archies have also been known to wield harmonicas, fiddles, banjos, accordions, trumpets and various other joyful noisemakers in concert!
Sometimes The Archies are augmented by brass sections (Big-Ass Brass), mariachi musicians (El Mariachi Lowrider) or special guest artists like Chuck Clayton or Katz + The Fiddles, both on stage and in the studio. Rarely do they employ background singers other than themselves when recording, but backing vocal groups are a staple of Archies concerts. Their most frequent backing voices are Los Hermanos Cochinada, also known as The Cochinada Brothers! This quartet of harmony specialists hails from Puerto Rico and are the nephews of Rey Cochino, Archie's favorite session trumpet player.
A note on instrumentation: The Pop Culture Cantina chose to disregard the "classic" Archies band lineup: Archie on guitar and lead vocals, Betty on tambourine, Roni on organ, etcetera. All of the adult members play multiple instruments and all of them sing lead! Both on stage and in the recording studio, they routinely switch roles; generally speaking, though, Archie and Roni kick "axe", Betty blows sax, Juggy jams on drums and percussion, Gino rocks the keyboards (as does his replacement Kelly), and Trevor Smith bears down on bass. (Toni Topaz will stand in for Trev on the Farewell World Tour.) These alternative Archies have also been known to wield harmonicas, fiddles, banjos, accordions, trumpets and various other joyful noisemakers in concert!
Sometimes The Archies are augmented by brass sections (Big-Ass Brass), mariachi musicians (El Mariachi Lowrider) or special guest artists like Chuck Clayton or Katz + The Fiddles, both on stage and in the studio. Rarely do they employ background singers other than themselves when recording, but backing vocal groups are a staple of Archies concerts. Their most frequent backing voices are Los Hermanos Cochinada, also known as The Cochinada Brothers! This quartet of harmony specialists hails from Puerto Rico and are the nephews of Rey Cochino, Archie's favorite session trumpet player.
OFFICIAL ARCHIE ANDREWS BIO
LIKE A ROLLING STONE
North-American Tour
JUNE - AUGUST 2003
THE ARCHIES w/BLUE-EYED SOUL,
BIG ETHEL + THE VIXENS,
MARRAKESH EXPRESS
Music Director: DILTON DOILEY BRISEÑO
Audio Producer: ALAN MAYBERRY
Lighting Design: MICHAEL SWEENEY
Lighting Design: MICHAEL SWEENEY
Tour Booking Agent:
Ponderosa Concert Booking/
ABIGAIL "JINX" PONDEROSA
Tour Manager: ARSENIO "KIX" PANUNZIO
Tour Sponsor:
Bartles + Jaymes Wine Coolers
25 cities
AN EARLY-MORNING BAND REHEARSAL IN
VANCOUVER, CANADA, 2011
This tour promoted The Archies' first two Platinum albums: ARCHIE COUNTRY! and LIKE A ROLLING STONE.
INTRO:
SUGAR, SUGAR
(BARRY, KIM)
- INSTRUMENTAL
START ME UP!
(JAGGER, RICHARDS)
- JUGGY, LEAD VOCAL
(I CAN'T GET NO) SATISFACTION
(JAGGER, RICHARDS)
- BETTY + RONI, DUET VOCALS
LONELY WEEKENDS
(CHARLIE RICH)
- GINO, LEAD VOCAL
MY HEART SKIPS A BEAT
(BUCK OWENS)
- ARCHIE, LEAD VOCAL
TUMBLING DICE
(JAGGER, RICHARDS)
- BETTY + RONI, DUET VOCALS
THE LAST TIME
(JAGGER, RICHARDS)
- ARCHIE + GINO, DUET VOCALS
TIME IS ON MY SIDE
(JERRY RAGOVOY)
- BETTY + JUGGY, DUET VOCALS
UNDER MY THUMB
(JAGGER, RICHARDS)
- RONI, LEAD VOCAL
RUBY TUESDAY
(JAGGER, RICHARDS)
- BETTY, LEAD VOCAL
INTERMISSION
JUMPIN' JACK FLASH
(JAGGER, RICHARDS)
- BETTY + RONI, DUET VOCALS
EVERYBODY
(TOMMY ROE)
- JUGGY, LEAD VOCAL
DIESEL ON MY TAIL
(JIMMY FAGAN)
- ARCHIE + GINO, DUET VOCALS
WHAT'S A MATTER WITH YOU, BABY?
(JO ANN CAMPBELL)
- RONI, LEAD VOCAL
JUST SOMEONE I USED TO KNOW
(JACK CLEMENT)
- RONI + GINO, DUET VOCALS
STREET FIGHTIN' MAN
(JAGGER, RICHARDS)
- JUGGY, LEAD VOCAL
NINETEENTH NERVOUS BREAKDOWN
(JAGGER, RICHARDS)
- ARCHIE, LEAD VOCAL
HAPPY
(JAGGER, RICHARDS)
- BETTY, LEAD VOCAL
SUGAR, SUGAR
(BARRY, KIM)
- ARCHIE + RONI, DUET VOCALS
FINALE:
WHEN I STOP LEAVIN', I'LL BE GONE
(KENT ROBBINS)
- JUGGY, LEAD VOCAL
OFFICIAL BETTY JONES BIO
ENCORE/SUBSTITUTE SONGS (CHOICE OF 2)
BELIEVE WHAT YOU SAY
(DORSEY + JOHNNY BURNETTE)
- ARCHIE, LEAD VOCAL
WHAT YOU GOT
(GOFFIN, KING)
- JUGGY, LEAD VOCAL
DANCE CRAZY MEDLEY:
KEEP ON DANCIN'
(JONES, LOVE, SHANN)
- GINO, LEAD VOCAL/
LET'S DANCE!
(JIM LEE)
- JUGGY, LEAD VOCAL/
YOU MAKE ME WANNA DANCE
(JEFF BARRY)
- ARCHIE, LEAD VOCAL
BANG-SHANG-A-LANG
(JEFF BARRY)
- ARCHIE, LEAD VOCAL
SESSION LOG FOR THE HOTS STUDIO ALBUM,
RECORDED 2011 @ CHAPEL OF ROCK IN SANTA BARBARA
RIVER-DEEP, MOUNTAIN-HIGH
North-American Tour
JULY - OCTOBER 2004
JULY - OCTOBER 2004
THE ARCHIES w/BLUE-EYED SOUL,
REY COCHINO + BIG-ASS BRASS,
THE CANDYHEARTS, DEVON
Music Director: DILTON DOILEY BRISEÑO
Audio Producer: ALAN MAYBERRY
Lighting Design:
Lighting Design:
Dr. Lights/WINSTON KEYES
Tour Booking Agent:
Ponderosa Concert Booking/
ABIGAIL "JINX" PONDEROSA
Tour Manager: ARSENIO "KIX" PANUNZIO
Tour Sponsor:
Bartles + Jaymes Wine Coolers
25 cities
OFFICIAL JUGGY JONES BIO
Mounted to promote The Archies' Platinum JEFF + ELLIE SONGBOOK album,
this tour had no official title. Fans dubbed it The River-Deep/
Mountain-High Tour, and that name took hold in later years.
INTRO:
RIVER-DEEP, MOUNTAIN-HIGH
(BARRY, GREENWICH, SPECTOR)
- ENSEMBLE VOCAL
BE MY BABY
(BARRY, GREENWICH, SPECTOR)
- GINO, LEAD VOCAL
I'LL TAKE YOU WHERE THE MUSIC'S PLAYING
(BARRY, GREENWICH)
- JUGGY, LEAD VOCAL
HERE SHE COMES
(BARRY, GREENWICH)
- RONI, LEAD VOCAL
HE AIN'T NO ANGEL
(BARRY, GREENWICH)
- BETTY, LEAD VOCAL
HANKY PANKY
(BARRY, GREENWICH)
- BETTY, RONI + JUGGY, TRIO VOCALS
THEN HE KISSED ME
(BARRY, GREENWICH, SPECTOR)
- BETTY + JUGGY, DUET VOCALS
JEFF + ELLIE MEDLEY #1:
DOO WAH DIDDY DIDDY
(BARRY, GREENWICH)
- RONI, LEAD VOCAL/
DA DOO RON RON
(BARRY, GREENWICH, SPECTOR)
- ARCHIE, LEAD VOCAL
SHE HANGS OUT
(BARRY, GREENWICH, LEIBER, STOLLER)
- BETTY, LEAD VOCALS
INTERMISSION
HIP SHAKER
(BARRY, GREENWICH, SPECTOR)
- BETTY + RONI, DUET VOCALS
LEADER OF THE PACK
(BARRY, GREENWICH, MORTON)
- RONI, ARCHIE + GINO, DUET VOCALS
TRAIN FROM KANSAS CITY
(BARRY, GREENWICH, HAWKINS)
- RONI, LEAD VOCAL
NOBODY BUT YOU
(BARRY, GREENWICH)
- GINO, LEAD VOCAL
TUMBLING DICE
(JAGGER, RICHARDS)
- BETTY + RONI, DUET VOCALS
HAPPY
(JAGGER, RICHARDS)
- BETTY, LEAD VOCAL
JEFF + ELLIE MEDLEY #2:
GOODNIGHT, BABY
(BARRY, GREENWICH, VENET)
- RONI, LEAD VOCAL/
BABY, I LOVE YOU
(BARRY, GREENWICH, SPECTOR)
- GINO, LEAD VOCAL
HOLD ON, BABY!
(BARRY, GREENWICH, SPECTOR)
- BETTY, LEAD VOCAL
CHAPEL OF LOVE
(BARRY, GREENWICH, SPECTOR)
- BETTY + JUGGY, DUET VOCALS
RIVER-DEEP, MOUNTAIN-HIGH
(BARRY, GREENWICH, SPECTOR)
- ENSEMBLE REPRISE
FINALE:
SUGAR, SUGAR
(BARRY, KIM)
- ARCHIE + RONI, DUET VOCALS
SABRINA "BREE" SPELLMAN PLAYED PIANO
ON THE ARCHIES' HARD-ROCKIN' LIVE VERSION
OF "BLAME IT ON THE BOSSA NOVA"
ON THE ARCHIES' HARD-ROCKIN' LIVE VERSION
OF "BLAME IT ON THE BOSSA NOVA"
ENCORE/SUBSTITUTE SONGS (CHOICE OF 2):
HERE COMES MY BABY
(CAT STEVENS)
- ARCHIE + GINO, DUET VOCALS
SHE SHOT A HOLE IN MY SOUL
(GAYDEN, NEESE)
- ARCHIE, LEAD VOCAL
TRUE, TRUE LOVE
(BARRY, GREENWICH)
- BETTY, LEAD VOCAL
SUNSHINE
(BARRY, BLOOM)
- ARCHIE, JUGGY + REGGIE, TRIO VOCALS
OFFICIAL RONI LODGE-ANDREWS BIO
SPILL THE WINE
South-American Mini-Tour
JUNE - AUGUST 2005
JUNE - AUGUST 2005
THE ARCHIES w/BLUE-EYED SOUL,
CARNITAS, COCHINADA BROTHERS,
ANGEL + CHICO
Music Director: REGGIE "GINO" MANTLE
Tour Booking Agent:
Ponderosa Concert Booking/
ABIGAIL "JINX" PONDEROSA
Tour Manager: ARSENIO "KIX" PANUNZIO
Tour Sponsor:
Cerveza Tecate
15 cities
CENTERFOLD FROM THE HOTS TOUR PROGRAM
On this tour, The Archies performed songs from a forthcoming
album of Toni Wine ballads that ended up not being released.
"The Toni Wine Medley", only ever performed in South America,
was actually not part of that album. Gino Mantle, who served
as touring music director for the first and only time, translated some of the song lyrics
into less-than-perfect Spanish; The Archies sang those
translations on stage. Audiences didn't seem to mind
the grammatical errors, but neither those translations
nor those songs were ever performed in concert
again!
INTRO:
BE MY BABY
(BARRY, GREENWICH, SPECTOR)
- GINO, LEAD VOCAL
RIVER-DEEP, MOUNTAIN-HIGH
(BARRY, GREENWICH, SPECTOR)
- ENSEMBLE VOCAL
I WANNA SEE MORNING WITH HIM
(LEVINE, WINE)
- RONI, LEAD VOCAL
LONELY WEEKENDS
(CHARLIE RICH)
- GINO, LEAD VOCAL
BIG CITY MISS RUTH ANN
(TOM LAZOROS)
- JUGGY, LEAD VOCAL
LOVE ME LIKE YOU'RE GONNA LOSE ME
(LEVINE, WINE)
- ARCHIE + RONI, DUET VOCALS
THE LAST TIME
(JAGGER, RICHARDS)
- ARCHIE + REGGIE, DUET VOCALS
LOWRIDER MEDLEY #1:
TAKE A LETTER, MARÍA/
(RB GREAVES)
LIVIN' LA VIDA LOCA
(CHILD, GÓMEZ-ESCOLAR, ROSA)
- GINO, LEAD VOCAL
A GROOVY KIND OF LOVE
(BAYER-SAGER, WINE)
- BETTY, LEAD VOCAL
LOWRIDER MEDLEY #2:
SPILL THE WINE
(WAR/BARRY, GREENWICH)/
NOBODY BUT YOU
(BARRY, GREENWICH)
- GINO, LEAD VOCAL
INTERMISSION
HIP SHAKER
(BARRY, GREENWICH, SPECTOR)
- BETTY + RONI, DUET VOCALS
HOLD ON, BABY!
(BARRY, GREENWICH, SPECTOR)
- BETTY, LEAD VOCAL
THAT'S ALL I EVER WANT FROM YOU, BABY
(BARRY, GREENWICH)
- JUGGY, LEAD VOCAL
TIME IS ON MY SIDE
(JAGGER, RICHARDS)
- BETTY + JUGGY, DUET VOCALS
SOUL DEEP
(WAYNE CARSON THOMPSON)
- ARCHIE, LEAD VOCAL
THAT'S WHAT LIFE IS ALL ABOUT
(LEVINE, WINE)
- ARCHIE, LEAD VOCAL
TRAIN FROM KANSAS CITY
(BARRY, GREENWICH, HAWKINS)
- RONI, LEAD VOCAL
TONI WINE MEDLEY:
A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME
(LEVINE, WINE)
- ARCHIE, LEAD VOCALS/
WHAT ARE YOU DOING SUNDAY?
(LEVINE, WINE)
- GINO, LEAD VOCALS/
CANDIDA
(LEVINE, WINE)
- JUGGY, LEAD VOCAL
FINALE:
TAKE A LITTLE TIME OUT FOR LOVE
(LEVINE, WINE)
- ENSEMBLE VOCAL
ENCORE SONG:
SUGAR, SUGAR
(BARRY, KIM)
- ARCHIE + RONI, DUET VOCALS
OFFICIAL REGGIE MANTLE BIO
¡SALUDOS AMIGOS!
South-American Mini-Tour
with appearances in Italy, Spain and Portugal
JANUARY - FEBRUARY 2008
JANUARY - FEBRUARY 2008
THE ARCHIES, COCHINADA BROTHERS
CAMINO BRISEÑO,
ANGEL + CHICO
Music Director: DILTON DOILEY BRISEÑO
Tour Booking Agents:
Ponderosa Concert Booking/
ABIGAIL "JINX" PONDEROSA
(South America)
Fanny B. Tender Concert Tours/
FANNY GABRIEL
(Spain, Portugal)
Tour Manager: ARSENIO "KIX" PANUNZIO
Tour Sponsor:
Cerveza Tecate
15 cities
BETTY SINGS A LIVE-IN-CONCERT LEAD
ON "UPTOWN" WITH VOCAL BACKING
BY ANDY YOSHIDA AND SOUTH AFRICAN
DUO GAYME
ON "UPTOWN" WITH VOCAL BACKING
BY ANDY YOSHIDA AND SOUTH AFRICAN
DUO GAYME
This tour promoted The Archies' smash hit remake of "Sugar, Sugar"
in Spanish. Songs from their GET IT ON TODAY! album were also
performed, and Archie sang his popular "Eric Carmen Medley"
for the first time since the band's summer tour of 1990.
INTRO:
DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY
(VAN HALEN)
- ARCHIE, LEAD VOCAL
SUNSHINE
(BARRY, BLOOM)
- ARCHIE, JUGGY = GINO, TRIO VOCALS
I DON'T WANNA LOVE YOU
(MANN, WEIL)
- GINO, LEAD VOCAL
NEIL DIAMOND MEDLEY:
TWO-BIT MANCHILD/PRACTICALLY NEWBORN
(NEIL DIAMOND)
- GINO, LEAD VOCAL
HE AIN'T NO ANGEL
(BARRY, GREENWICH)
- BETTY, LEAD VOCAL
ERES TÚ
(JUAN CARLOS CALDERÓN)
- BETTY + RONI, DUET VOCALS
TUMBLING DICE
(JAGGER, RICHARDS)
- BETTY + RONI, DUET VOCALS
DON'T CALL IT LOVE!
(ALLAN, DANTE)
- JUGGY, LEAD VOCAL
LET'S GET IT ON TODAY!
(ADAMS, DANTE)
- ARCHIE, LEAD VOCAL
SOUL DEEP SKA
(WAYNE CARSON THOMPSON)
- ARCHIE, LEAD VOCAL
INTERMISSION
SHE SHOT A HOLE IN MY SOUL!
(GAYTEN, NEESE)
- ARCHIE, LEAD VOCAL
LONELY WEEKENDS
(CHARLIE RICH)
- GINO, LEAD VOCAL
MIDNIGHT SHOW
(ALLAN, DANTE)
- GINO, LEAD VOCAL
NOBODY BUT YOU
(BARRY, GREENWICH)
- GINO, LEAD VOCAL
LADY JANE
(JAMES, KING)
- JUGGY, LEAD VOCAL
HAPPY
(JAGGER, RICHARDS)
- BETTY, LEAD VOCAL
HEY, BOY (THE GIRL'S IN LOVE WITH YOU)
(ALLAN, DANTE)
- ARCHIE + GINO, DUET VOCALS
YELLOW VAN
(ALLAN, DANTE)
- ARCHIE + GINO, DUET VOCALS
RIVER-DEEP, MOUNTAIN-HIGH
(BARRY, GREENWICH, SPECTOR)
- ENSEMBLE VOCAL
SUGAR, SUGAR EN ESPAÑOL
(BARRY, KIM, MILSTEIN)
- ARCHIE + RONI, DUET VOCALS
ENCORE SONG:
ERIC CARMEN MEDLEY:
THAT'S ROCK 'N' ROLL/HEY, DEANIE!/
GO ALL THE WAY
(ERIC CARMEN)
- ARCHIE, LEAD VOCALS
OFFICIAL TREVOR SMITH BIO
RETURN TO ARCHIE COUNTRY
World Tour
AUGUST - NOVEMBER 2009
AUGUST - NOVEMBER 2009
THE ARCHIES w/KEVIN KELLER
THE COCHINADA BROTHERS
+ SAVOY SOUND
Music Director: DILTON DOILEY BRISEÑO
Audio Producer/Lighting Design:
ALAN MAYBERRY
Tour Booking Agents:
Ponderosa Concert Booking/
ABIGAIL "JINX" PONDEROSA
(North and South America)
Fanny B. Tender Concert Tours/
FANNY GABRIEL
(Europe, Australia)
Togo Tour Booking/
SHERMAN SHASTA
(Africa)
Band Box Booking/
TODD MALABANAN + KIKI OBRECHT
(Asia)
Tour Manager:
ARSENIO "KIX" PANUNZIO
Tour Sponsor:
Heineken Lager
30 cities
THE HOTS TOUR WAS PHENOMENALLY POPULAR
IN THE MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES
The Archies' first sold-out concert tour showcased the
Platinum ARCHIE COUNTRY! and RETURN TO ARCHIE COUNTRY
albums as well as the soon-to-be-Gold
ÉXITOS EN ESPAÑOL LP.
BLUEGRASS INTRO:
FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREAKDOWN
(EARL SCRUGGS)
- INSTRUMENTAL/
WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA
(GREENFIELD, SEDAKA)
- BETTY + RONI, DUET VOCALS
LOVE OF THE COMMON PEOPLE
(HURLEY, WILKINS)
- ENSEMBLE VOCAL
SUGAR, SUGAR EN ESPAÑOL
(BARRY, KIM, MILSTEIN)
- ARCHIE + RONI, DUET VOCALS
SOUL DEEP SKA
(WAYNE CARSON THOMPSON)
- ARCHIE, LEAD VOCAL
MARÍA'S MEDLEY:
MY MARIA
(MOORE, STEVENSON)/
TAKE A LETTER, MARIA
(RB GREAVES)
- GINO, LEAD VOCAL
GOOD DEAL, LUCILLE
(MILLER, THERIOT)
- GINO, LEAD VOCAL
I FOUGHT THE LAW
(SONNY CURTIS)
- JUGGY, LEAD VOCAL
UP ON CRIPPLE CREEK
(ROBBIE ROBERTSON)
- ARCHIE + TREVOR, DUET VOCALS
JACKY DANIELS AND YOU
(GREENFIELD, SEDAKA)
- BETTY, LEAD VOCAL
INTERMISSION
COUNTRY 2 THE CITY
(HARPER, POINDEXTER)
- TREVOR, LEAD VOCAL***
MASON-DIXON MEDLEY:
EYES OF A NEW YORK WOMAN/
(MARK JAMES)
REUBEN JAMES
(ETRIS, HARVEY)
- TREVOR, LEAD VOCAL
ÉXITOS EN ESPAÑOL MEDLEY:
¿QUIÉN ES TU NOVIA?
(BARRY, KIM, MILSTEIN)
- ARCHIE + RONI, DUET VOCALS/
ANGELITO MÍO
(BARRY, SAN QUENTÍN)
- ARCHIE, LEAD VOCAL/
A LA LINEA
(BARRY, SAN QUENTÍN, SANTIAGO)
- ENSEMBLE VOCAL
TRAIN FROM KANSAS CITY
(BARRY, GREENWICH, HAWKINS)
- RONI, LEAD VOCAL
JET AIRLINER
(PAUL PEÑA)
- TREVOR, LEAD VOCAL
LET'S GET IT ON TODAY!
(ADAMS, DANTE)
- ARCHIE, LEAD VOCAL
LADY JANE
(JAMES, KING)
- JUGGY, LEAD VOCAL
WALK A MILE IN MY SHOES
(JOE SOUTH)
- BETTY, LEAD VOCAL
FINALE:
SUGAR, SUGAR
(BARRY, KIM)
- ARCHIE + RONI, DUET VOCALS
ENCORE/SUBSTITUTE SONGS (CHOICE OF 2)
SPEEDY GONZÁLEZ
(HESS, KAYE, LEE)
- GINO + OLGA SAN QUENTÍN,
DUET VOCALS
ERIC CARMEN MEDLEY:
THAT'S ROCK 'N' ROLL/HEY, DEANIE!/
GO ALL THE WAY
(ERIC CARMEN)
- ARCHIE, LEAD VOCAL
FIRE, BABY, I'M ON FIRE!
(ANDY KIM)
- ARCHIE + RONI, DUET VOCALS
RIVER-DEEP, MOUNTAIN-HIGH
(BARRY, GREENWICH, SPECTOR)
- ENSEMBLE VOCAL
*Gino Mantle's wife Olga San Quentín appeared with the band on a few dates. Although Gino took part in this tour, he was officially on leave from The Archies! He didn't become an active member again until 2011 and would only stay in the group one more year.
**Trevor Santiago aka Trevor Smith was Gino's replacement while he was on suspension. Trev joined the band permanently at tour's end.
***Early in the tour, "Country 2 The City" replaced a comedy skit featuring Country songs written by members of The Archies. The skit songs were "Titty Twister" (A. Andrews, F. Jones, E. Mason), "Down On The Spanish Side" (A. Andrews, D. Briseño) and "On A Wrong-Way Street To Love" (Betty + Juggy Jones). This segment got a very mixed reaction; music director Dilton Doiley Briseño soon convinced the band to drop it!
CROWDS WENT WILD FOR THE ARCHIES'
SIZZLING MEDLEY OF "WALKIN' IN THE RAIN"
AND "YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN'"!
BETTY AND VERONICA SANG LEAD VOCALS
HITS OF THE SIXTIES
BETTY AND VERONICA SANG LEAD VOCALS
HITS OF THE SIXTIES
World Tour
JULY - OCTOBER 2011
JULY - OCTOBER 2011
THE ARCHIES, SASHIMI SISTERS,
GAYME, ANDY YOSHIDA +
KEVIN KELLER
Music Director: BREE SPELLMAN
Audio Producer/Lighting Design:
ALAN MAYBERRY
Choreographer:
ANDY YOSHIDA
Tour Booking Agents:
Ponderosa Concert Booking/
ABIGAIL "JINX" PONDEROSA
(North and South America)
Fanny B. Tender Concert Tours/
FANNY GABRIEL
(Europe, Australia)
Togo Tour Booking/
SHERMAN SHASTA
(Africa)
Band Box Booking/KIKI OBRECHT
(Asia)
Tour Manager:
ARSENIO "KIX" PANUNZIO
Tour Sponsor:
Heineken Lager
30 cities
THE ARCHIES USED BACKING VOCALISTS ON
ALL THEIR CONCERT TOURS! FOR THE HOTS TOUR,
THEIR BACKGROUND SINGERS DOUBLED AS
GO-GO DANCERS
This penultimate Archies tour was the only one in which all cuts
of a current album were performed. Earlier hits were saved for encores. HOTS was one of the most successful concert tours of 2011!
INTRO:
MAMACITA/BLAME IT ON THE BOSSA NOVA
(MANN, WEIL)
- GINO, LEAD VOCAL
TALK TO ME, BABY
(MANN, WEIL)
- JUGGY, LEAD VOCAL
HUNGRY!
(MANN, WEIL)
- TREVOR, LEAD VOCAL
ONLY IN AMERICA
(LEIBER, MANN, STOLLER, WEIL)
- GINO, LEAD VOCAL
I JUST CAN'T HELP BELIEVIN'
(MANN, WEIL)
- JUGGY, LEAD VOCAL
MANN + WEIL MEDLEY #1:
SOUL AND INSPIRATION/SEE THAT GIRL
(MANN, WEIL)
BETTY + JUGGY, DUET VOCALS
MANN + WEIL MEDLEY #2:
NEW WORLD COMIN'/CHICO'S GIRL
(MANN, WEIL)
RONI, LEAD VOCAL
LOOKING AT TOMORROW
(MANN, WEIL)
- TREVOR, LEAD VOCAL
MANN + WEIL MEDLEY #3:
UPTOWN
(MANN, WEIL)/
MAGIC TOWN
(MANN, WEIL)
- BETTY, LEAD VOCAL
INTERMISSION
ON BROADWAY
(LEIBER, MANN, STOLLER, WEIL)
- ARCHIE, JUGGY, REGGIE, TREV,
QUARTET VOCALS
WE GOTTA GET OUT OF THIS PLACE!
(MANN, WEIL)
- ARCHIE + TREVOR, DUET VOCALS
I'M GONNA BE STRONG
(MANN, WEIL)
- ARCHIE, LEAD VOCAL
MANN + WEIL MEDLEY #4:
WALKIN' IN THE RAIN
(MANN, SPECTOR, WEIL)
- BETTY, LEAD VOCAL/
YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN'
(MANN, SPECTOR, WEIL)
- RONI, LEAD VOCAL
GLITTER AND GOLD
(MANN, WEIL)
- ARCHIE + TREVOR, DUET VOCALS
LOOKING THROUGH THE EYES OF LOVE
(MANN, WEIL)
- GINO, LEAD VOCAL
HOME OF THE BRAVE
(MANN, WEIL)
- BETTY, LEAD VOCAL
KICKS
(MANN, WEIL)
- TREVOR, LEAD VOCAL
LOVE HER!
(MANN, WEIL)
- JUGGY, LEAD VOCAL
IT'S A HAPPENING WORLD
(MANN, WEIL)
- ARCHIE + RONI, DUET VOCALS
FINALE:
MAKE YOUR OWN KIND OF MUSIC
(MANN, WEIL)/
WE GOTTA SING
(MANN, WEIL)
- ENSEMBLE VOCALS
KEVIN KELLER + TONI TOPAZ WILL
FEATURE PROMINENTLY ON THE
ARCHIES' 2032 FAREWELL
WORLD TOUR
ENCORE/SUBSTITUTE SONGS (CHOICE OF 2):
LET'S GET IT ON TODAY!
(ADAMS, DANTE)
- ARCHIE, LEAD VOCAL
JET AIRLINER
(PAUL PEÑA)
- TREVOR, LEAD VOCAL
RIVER-DEEP, MOUNTAIN-HIGH
(BARRY, GREENWICH, SPECTOR)
- ENSEMBLE VOCAL
SUGAR, SUGAR
(BARRY, KIM)
- ARCHIE + RONI, DUET VOCALS
NO STUDIO RECORDINGS OF THE
FOLLOWING SONGS EXIST!!!
What's A Matter With You, Baby?/
Let's Dance/Here She Comes/
Eric Carmen Medley/Spill The Wine/
A Rose By Any Other Name/
What Are You Doing Sunday?/
Dance The Night Away/
Eres Tù/ Foggy Mountain Breakdown/
Up On Cripple Creek/
Country 2 The City (in English)/
Mamacita/See That Girl/
You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'/
We Gotta Sing!
THE ARCHIES ONLY PERFORMED THEM IN CONCERT.
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