Biography

Ohio Express and the 1910 Fruitgum Co. were two of the leading late-1960s bubblegum rock groups. Under the aegis of producers Jerry Kasenetz and Jeff Katz, both of these rather anonymous bands surfaced repeatedly on the late-1960s pop charts for Buddah Records, spearheading the bubblegum rock craze. With Joey Levine taking the vocals on their early hits, The Ohio Express roared up in 1968 with "Yummy Yummy Yummy" and "Chewy Chewy", a pair of million-sellers. Future 10CC leader Graham Gouldman fronted the Express on their final chart bow in 1969, "Sausalito (Is the Place to Go)".

At the same time, another Kasenetz-Katz discovery, New Jersey's 1910 Fruitgum Co., was bubbling over with the obnoxiously catchy "Simon Says", "1, 2, 3, Red Light" and "Indian Giver", another gold record triumvirate. Like their labelmates, their mercurial chart run was history before 1969 was over.

After waiting for a long time, with the revival of the Bubble Gum Music, the original people of Ohio express find their way back to the studio and recorded a new song called "Catchy Catchy Groove".

Hits & Audio

Title	Year	Chart Position	Play
Yummy Yummy Yummy	1968	UK #5, DE #3	Adobe Flash Player not installed or older than 9.0.16!
Chewy Chewy	1968	DE #7
Mercy	1969	DE #14