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Producer for:
*Ron produced all of Barry Manilow's recordings from 1973 to 1981
Other Album Productions:
On the Eighth Day (the Eighth Day, 1967); This
is Love (The Archies, 1971); Lost in the Wilderness (Brigati [David & Eddie Brigati,
Edwin Kobylarz], 1976); So Close (Helen Schneider,
1977); Shut Out (Paul Jabara, 1977); Double Take (Mark
and Clark, 1977); Bert Sommer (Bert Sommer, 1977); Somewhere
in My Lifetime (Phyllis Hyman, 1979); Dante's Inferno (with Dante's
Inferno, 1979); Alien Sons of the Universe (1979); Street Angel (self, 1981); Serial Mom (soundtrack, 1994); Rock & Roll Legends Live series
(various artists, 1999); Favorites (self, 1999); School's Out Christmas (various
artists, 2003); Rockin' Christmas Party (with various artists, 2004); Saturday
Night Blast (self, 2004)
Background vocals for:
Barry Manilow; Neil Sedaka; Tommy James; Dionne Warwick; Bobby
Vee; Jay & The Americans; Mark Lindsay; Tommy Roe; Chris Montez; Lou Christie
*This is a partial list ... as a general rule, in addition to session work, Ron also sang
backgrounds on most of the recordings he produced (see production credits above)
Broadway credits:
The Freaking Out of Stephanie Blake (performer), 1967; Billy
(composer), 1969; The Mighty Gents (producer), 1978; Ain't Misbehavin' (producer), 1978 (Tony Award winner,
Best Musical); Whose Life is it Anyway? (producer), 1979; Children of a Lesser God (producer), 1980 (Tony
Award winner, Best Play); Einstein and the Polar Bear (producer) 1981; Duet for One (producer), 1981; Little
Me (producer), 1982
*Above info from the Internet Broadway Datebase
(IBDB)
Movie Credits:
The Ballad of Josie (singer/composer),
as Ronnie Dante, 1967; The Wiz (uncredited voice, The Wiz Singers Adult Choir), 1978; Tribute (recording
creator, "We Still Have Time"), 1980; Arthur (vocal soloist), 1981; Walking Across Egypt (music supervisor),
1999.
Television Credits:
$weepstake$ (singer, "Without a Dream"), 1979; Disney's The
Little Mermaid (music producer), 1992; Full Frontal Comedy (composer), 1994
*Movie and TV info from the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
TV appearances:
60's and 70's: The Clay Cole
Show (New York City), 1964; Hullabaloo (with The Detergents), 1965; Shindig (with The Detergents),
1965; Where the Action Is (with The Detergents), 1965; American Bandstand (with The Detergents), 1970; The
Early Show (John Anthony, host/Milwaukee), 1970; The Larry Kane Show, 1971; The Midnight Special, 1975
*Some of this info compiled from TV Tome
90's and 2000's: Appearances on VH1's My Generation (Peter Noone, host)
and Bubblegum Babylon; performed on Chapel of Love: Jeff Barry and Friends (PBS special, 2000; available
on home video); also appeared on a Dr. Phil segment, "Pushy Parents" (as consultant), 2005
TV and Radio Jingles:
60's and 70's: Devil Shake; General Tire ("Sooner
or later you'll own Generals"); Budweiser ("When you say Bud"); Dentyne gum ("Get that just-brushed freshness with Dentyne");
Bright Side Shampoo ("Go organic with Bright Side shampoo"); American Airlines ("Doing what we do best"); Tang ("Tang Bang [Do the moonwalk like the astronauts]," writer, producer & singer), Pan Am (Clio award winner, 1970); Coca-Cola ("I'd
Like to Buy the World a Coke"), Pepsi ("You've got a lot to live"), Dr. Pepper ("I'm a Pepper;" "Dr. Pepper, so misunderstood"),
KFC, McDonald's ("You deserve a break today"), Life Savers (Clio Award winner, 1978)
Other Names (credited as) and Studio Groups:
Ronnie Dante; Franklin & Benjamin; The Two Dollar Question;
Noah's Ark; the California Gold Rush; Pearly Gate; The Definitive Rock Chorale (with others); Bo Cooper; C. G. Rose; Ronnie &
the Dirtriders
Single discography (partial):
(Plug sides only) "Don't Stand Up in a Canoe" (as Ronnie Dante),
1964; "Leader of the Laundromat" (with The Detergents), 1964; "Double O-Seven" (with The Detergents/lead
vocals), 1965; "Hold Back the Sun" (as Noah's Ark), 1966; "I Can Never Eat Home Anymore" (with
The Detergents), 1966; "221 East Maple" (as Ronnie Dante), 1966; "The Absence of Lisa" (as Ronnie
Dante), 1967; "He's Raining in My Sunshine" (as Ronnie Dante), 1968; "Bang Shang a-Lang" (as
The Archies), 1968; "Feelin' So Good" (as The Archies), 1969; "Free" (as Pearly Gate), 1969; "Sugar, Sugar" (as The Archies), 1969 (RIAA gold record & Record of the Year);
"Tracy" (as The Cuff Links), 1969; "Jingle Jangle" (as The Archies), 1969 (RIAA
gold record, 1970); "When Julie Comes Around" (as The Cuff Links), 1970; "Who's Your Baby" (as
The Archies), 1970; "Sunshine" (as The Archies), 1970; "Let Me Bring You Up," 1970; "Together
We Two" (as The Archies), 1970; "This is Love" (as The Archies), 1971; "That's What Life is All
About," 1971; "Midnight Show," 1974; "Sugar, Sugar" (dance version), 1975; "Yellow
Van" (with Ronnie & The Dirtriders), 1976
Album discography:
The Many Faces of the Detergents
(1965) (with The Detergents) / The Archies (1968) (as The Archies) / Everything's Archie (1969) (as The Archies) /
Tracy (1969) (as The Cuff Links)
/ Jingle Jangle
(1969) (as The Archies) / Sunshine (1970) (as The Archies) / The Archies' Greatest Hits (1970) (as The Archies) / Ron Dante Brings You Up (1970) / This is Love (1971) (as The Archies)
/ Spiderman: A
Rockomic (1972) (as The Webspinners) / The Joe Brooks Group (1978) (appears on) / Dante's Inferno (1979) / Street Angel (1981) / Rock & Roll Legends Live, Volume 1: Mark Lindsay and
Friends (1999) (appears on) / Legends Live, Volume 2: Lou Christie and Friends (1999) (appears on) / Favorites (1999) / Saturday Night Blast (2004) / Rockin' Christmas Party, Vol. 1 (2004) (various artists)
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