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The Cuff Links, c. 1970. The Cuff Links (also known as Cufflinks) were an American rock/pop studio group from Staten Island, New York, United States.The ostensible band had a US No. 9 hit in 1969 [1] with "Tracy", with rich harmonized vocals provided entirely by Ron Dante.
The single was released in 1969 by The Cuff Links and featured Ron Dante on vocals. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Dante recalled recording the vocals for "Tracy" stating, "I put on a lead voice, doubled it a few times, and then put about 16, 18 backgrounds."
Ron Dante (born Carmine John Granito; August 22, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter, session vocalist, and record producer.Dante is best known as the real life lead singer of the fictional cartoon band the Archies; he was also the voice of the Cuff Links and co-produced Barry Manilow's first nine albums.
On September 6, 2006, a man named Paul van Valkenburgh of Ormond Beach, Florida, died from complications of lung cancer.An obituary published in The News-Times of Danbury, Connecticut repeated Van Valkenburgh's claim that he had written the song "Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka-Dot Bikini" under the pen name of Paul Vance, but that he had sold his rights to the song decades earlier. [3]
Tracy was born on Jan. 9, 1962. She is the oldest of the Kristofferson children and Kris’ first child from his marriage to high school sweetheart Frances Beer.
The song is best known for the version by the Cuff Links, also produced by Pockriss and Vance in a different pop-oriented arrangement (with strings arranged by Rupert Holmes). Released in November 1969, the Cuff Links' recording of the song peaked at number 41 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 10 on the UK Singles Chart. [3] [4]
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