Dante's Purgatory

Happy birthday, Ron Dante.  He sang on  hits, but no one really knew him since he was essentially a session singer. They'd slap the name of a band on the record, but not necessarily any credit for Ron.

For instance, the Cuff Links--a studio band.  They had a huge hit, "Tracy," and Dante sang all the parts:



But his biggest hit was as lead singer to the fictional Archies. In fact, it was the biggest hit of 1969.  People knew the cartoon characters, but not Ron.  Here's the man himself singing it himself: