The Archies

This article is about the musical group. For the 1968–1978 animated television franchise of which they were a part, see The Archie Show. For their debut album, see The Archies (album). For their 2023 Indian live-action feature film adaptation, see The Archies (film). For the soundtrack of said feature film adaptation, see The Archies (soundtrack). For the comic book publisher, see Archie Comics. For the Indian greeting card company, see Archies (company).
The Archies
Background information
Origin
GenresBubblegum
Years active
  • 1968–1973
  • 1990
  • 2008
  • 2020–2023
Labels
Past members
Websitehttps://twitter.com/TheArchiesMusic Twitter

The Archies are an American fictional rock band featured in media produced by, and related to, Archie Comics. They are best remembered for their appearance in the animated TV series The Archie Show. In the context of the series, the band was founded by guitarist/vocalist Archie Andrews, drummer Jughead Jones, bassist Reggie Mantle, percussionist/vocalist Betty Cooper and keyboardist/vocalist Veronica Lodge.

The music featured in the series was recorded by session musicians, including Ron Dante on lead vocals and Toni Wine on duet and backing vocals.[1] The recordings were released as a series of singles and albums that achieved worldwide chart success. Their most successful song, "Sugar, Sugar", became one of the biggest hits of the bubblegum pop genre that flourished from 1968 to 1973.[2]

In 2020, a new version of the band was introduced in the TV series Riverdale, with Kevin Keller replacing Reggie Mantle. However, the band continues to appear with the five original members in the comic books published by Archie Comics.[3]

An Indian live-action feature film adaptation of the Archies was produced for Netflix. It was released on December 7, 2023.[4]

  1. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Concise ed.). Virgin Books. p. 49. ISBN 1-85227-745-9.
  2. ^ Cooper, Kim; Smay, David, eds. (2001). Bubblegum Music is the Naked Truth: The Dark History of Prepubescent Pop, From the Banana Splits to Britney Spears. Feral House. ISBN 0-922915-69-5.
  3. ^ Bell, Crystal, ed. (2017). The Archies Get band back together for new ongoing series. MYV. Archived from the original on 2020-04-04. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
  4. ^ "The Archies starring Suhana Khan, Agastya Nanda, Khushi Kapoor to premiere on Netflix on December 7, 2023". Bollywood Hungama. 29 August 2023. Archived from the original on 29 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.