Psychedelic sounds were also incorporated into the output of early bubblegum pop acts like The Monkees and The Lemon Pipers.

In addition to original material, their set list included extended covers of Steppenwolf's " Born to Be Wild ", The Jimi Hendrix Experience's " Purple Haze ", Moby Grape's " Hey Grandma ," The Lemon Pipers ' " Blueberry Blue ," The Doors ' " Love Me Two Times ", and an electric version of " Debora " by Tyrannosaurus Rex.

Bartlett was formerly lead guitarist for bubblegum group The Lemon Pipers, while Blauvelt played with Billy Joel in two bands, The Hassles and El Primo.

Bill Bartlett went on from the Lemon Pipers to form a group called Starstruck — originally including Steve Walmsley ( bass ) and Bob Nave ( organ ) from the Lemon Pipers — later replacing Walmsley with David Goldflies ( who later played for years with Dickie Betts and Great Southern, and the Allman Brothers ).

Leka became a songwriter with Circle Five Productions and in 1967, he wrote and produced The Lemon Pipers ' " Green Tambourine " and other Pipers ' numbers with Shelley Pinz.

* The Lemon Pipers released a song called " Love Beads and Meditation " in 1968.

*" Love Beads and Meditation "-- song / CD by The Lemon Pipers

However, it was The Lemon Pipers who gave Buddah its first # 1 hit with " Green Tambourine ," produced by Paul Leka, in February 1968.

:: Hits by 1910 Fruitgum Company, Ohio Express, The Lemon Pipers, Kasenetz-Katz Singing Orchestral Circus, and Shadows Of Knight

The Lemon Pipers comprised singer Dale " Ivan " Browne ( born 1947 ), guitarist William Bartlett ( born 1946, South Harrow, Middlesex, England ), keyboardist Robert G. " Reg " Nave ( born 1945 ), drummer William E. Albaugh ( 1948 – 1999 ), and bassist Steve Walmsley ( born 1948, Cleveland, Ohio ) who replaced the original bass guitarist Ron " Dude " Dudek.

The band then recruited Browne, a Miami University student as frontman, and engaged the Ohio music industry impresario, Mark Barger, who steered the Lemon Pipers to Buddah Records, then run by Neil Bogart.

The Lemon Pipers, relying in part on advice from Barger, agreed to enter into a recording contract and music publishing deal with Buddah.

Buddah's plans for the group centred around bubblegum pop rather than rock, and the Lemon Pipers joined a stable already containing Ohio Express, and the 1910 Fruitgum Company.

As is common with the music associated with the 1960s, a few copyright and royalties issues connected with the current owners of the Kama Sutra music publishing catalog and Lemon Pipers songs remain unresolved.

The Lemon Pipers evolution from 1960s rock music into a gold record bubblegum band created what Nave has described as " the duality of the Lemon Pipers ": " We were a stand-up rock ' n ' roll band, and then all of a sudden, we're in a studio, being told how to play and what to play.

The chasm between the label ’ s aspirations and the band ’ s own musical tastes became apparent on the Lemon Pipers ’ debut album, Green Tambourine.

Like the Lemon Pipers members, Nave and Albaugh, Ehrmann was a member of the Kappa chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity.