Genres Sunshine pop Labels Canterbury
Sundazed Active until 1967 Albums The Yellow Balloon | Years active 1967 Associated acts Gary Zekley Genre Sunshine pop Members Don Grady | |
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Past members Alex Valdez
Daryl Dragon
Don Braught
Don Grady
Frosty Green
Mark Andes
Paul Canella Origin Los Angeles, California, United States (1967) Similar The Palace Guard, The Sunshine Company, Jill Gibson, Curt Boettcher, Eternity's Children | ||
The Yellow Balloon was an American sunshine pop band, formed in Los Angeles in 1967 by songwriter and producer Gary Zekley. The group is notable for featuring Don Grady (sometimes billed as "Luke R. Yoo") of Mouseketeers and My Three Sons fame. Other band members hailed from Oregon and Arizona. They were led by Alex Valdez (lead singer), and included Frosty Green (keyboards), Don Braucht (bass guitar), and Paul Canella (lead guitar). The band at one time also included Daryl Dragon, later the male half of Captain & Tennille.
The Yellow Balloon released multiple singles, including their hit "Yellow Balloon" which peaked at #25 on the Billboard 100 Chart and "Good Feelin' Time" both taken from the group's debut album.
The band's 1967 self-titled LP was released through Canterbury Records and besides featuring the hit single "Yellow Balloon", also included two songs co-written by former The Mamas & the Papas singer Jill Gibson. The album was later re-released in 1998 as a CD by Sundazed Music, including all eleven songs from the original album, a few songs Grady released as singles, a demo, and a Zekley recorded interview conducted by the music historian Domenic Priore.
The group disbanded soon after their first release, when further success eluded them. Band members felt they had nothing new to produce, so the breakup was amicable.
Songs
Good Feelin' TImeThe Yellow Balloon · 1967
How Can I Be DownThe Yellow Balloon · 1967
Baby Baby It's YouThe Yellow Balloon · 1967