The Lemon Pipers were a 1960s bubblegum/psychedelic pop band from Oxford, O… Read Full Bio ↴The Lemon Pipers were a 1960s bubblegum/psychedelic pop band from Oxford, Ohio, known chiefly for their song "Green Tambourine", which reached number one in the United States in 1968.
The band was made up of singer Ivan Browne, guitarist William Bartlett(subsequently of Ram Jam), keyboardist R.G. Nave, drummer William Albaugh and bassist Steve Walmsley. Most of the group's songs were written by Shelley Pinz and Paul Leka, though Bartlett contributed several.
Though they produced primarily bubblegum pop, the Lemon Pipers actually wanted to play more psychedelic, drug influenced music, however, their recording label threatened to fire them unless they played more mainstream, commercially viable pop. Several of the tracks on their Green Tambourine album show strong influences of folk rock, among other things, showing that the band wasn't completely the pop outfit it appeared to be.
The band eventually did gain artistic control over their work, but by this time they had all but faded into obscurity.
The band was made up of singer Ivan Browne, guitarist William Bartlett(subsequently of Ram Jam), keyboardist R.G. Nave, drummer William Albaugh and bassist Steve Walmsley. Most of the group's songs were written by Shelley Pinz and Paul Leka, though Bartlett contributed several.
Though they produced primarily bubblegum pop, the Lemon Pipers actually wanted to play more psychedelic, drug influenced music, however, their recording label threatened to fire them unless they played more mainstream, commercially viable pop. Several of the tracks on their Green Tambourine album show strong influences of folk rock, among other things, showing that the band wasn't completely the pop outfit it appeared to be.
The band eventually did gain artistic control over their work, but by this time they had all but faded into obscurity.
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The Lemon Pipers Lyrics
Blueberry Blue Up in the sky there's a castle I built just…
Everything Is You I don' need the sun to shine on me every…
Green Tambourine Drop your silver in my tambourine Help a poor man fill…
I Was Not Born To Follow No I'd rather go and journey Where the diamond crescent's…
Jelly Jungle (Of Orange Marmalade) If you're looking for a sunshine boy Come with me I…
Rice Is Nice I want to find somebody to care, I want to…