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I ONCE broke a record. It wouldna t have mattered if it was Sugar Sugar by the Archies.

Though he's had more hit songs than most musicians could ever dream of, Andy Kim's career has been a rollercoaster ride.

A private TV channel reported that sugar dealers in Faisalabad are complaining that they must purchase publicity banners of Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif while purchasing sugar at controlled rates.

Who can forget when the Archies played "Sugar, Sugar" at Woodstock? Among the many things I'm thankful for in this season of thanksgiving is the approaching end of the 40th anniversary reminiscences of Woodstock.

Yes, it's time for another rundown of this week's Mercury music section. In futuristic electronic format! Can't stand newsprint smudged on your fingertips? The imminent threat of paper cuts too much for you to bear? We're here to help.

Arrivals September 17: composer Gustav Holst , country music icon, Hank Williams , Bill Black, Elvis's standup bass player , LaMonte McLemore of The 5th Dimension , Steely Dan drummer Jimmy Hodder , James Gang bassist Dale Peters , Fee Waybill, lead singer of The Tubes , Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders , R&B and gospel singer Bebe Winans , Lord ...

Liquorice, sugars and even cocoa are being added to cigarettes to help smokers inhale a "lethal cocktail", tobacco control experts say.

Seeing as how we all need food to live, it only makes sense that now and then we sing about it.

Ron Dante lead singer for the Archies set for Kool Deadwood Nites, Deadwood, SD, August 22nd.

After a long absence from music, Whitney Houston is staging a much-hyped career comeback with an appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show.

No. 22 he wanted to be called Chick. Yes, Chick. Glad that didn't stick. • Jughead's real name: Figures a guy with a big appetite would also have a mouthful of a full name.

After a mixed week for the BBC on the courage-under-fire front , a rousing thank the Lord for Alan Yentob.

After a mixed week for the BBC on the courage-under-fire front , a rousing thank the Lord for Alan Yentob.

After a mixed week for the BBC on the courage-under-fire front , a rousing thank the Lord for Alan Yentob.

That business is the 70-year-old Archie Comics. Goldwater's father, John Goldwater, helped found the company, and his brother, Richard, rose to president and co-publisher before his death in 2007.

Everyone loves the ice-cream truck, despite the fact it sells the same barely frozen novelty items you could buy at any convenience store at twice the cost.

Most '60s bubblegum groups were faceless studio concoctions, made up of hired professionals and given nominal group identities after the fact.

Luis Moscoso, of Moutlake Terrace, Wash., is a former Dubuque resident who was lead singer of the 1960s garage band Dutch Uncle.

Legendary recording artists Melissa Manchester and Imelda Papin will share the stage and showcase their award-winning sounds in a limited engagement at The Orleans Showroom, July 31 - August 2. The veteran performers will come together in a musical milestone, giving audiences a rare concert experience that combines their two powerhouse voices.

Okay, here we go: Your personal picks for The Worst Pop Song Ever Recorded so that - as I wrote yesterday - the federal party leaders don't induce voter insanity by choosing one of them as their campaign theme song should they not have the smarts - which they don't - to commission the creative Les Emmerson to come up with an original.