THE REASON FOR THIS SITE IS SIMPLE:

 

I HAVE BEEN A FAN OF BOYCE & HART MUSIC FOR YEARS.

 

THE INTENTION OF ALL OUR RELATED BOYCE & HART WEBSITES

 

WWW.HOTRODHOTDOGS.COM

WWW.SUNSHINEPOP.COM

WWW.TOMMYBOYCE.COM

AND

WWW.BOBBYHART.NET

 

 

GETS A LITTLE MORE INVOLVED:

 

MY NAME IS KEVIN BALDWIN, AND I HAVE BEEN RUNNING K & K PRODUCTIONS IN WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS FOR OVER TWELVE YEARS. WE PRIMARILY DO CHILDREN'S SHOWS. I HAVE ALSO BEEN WRITING MY OWN MATERIAL FOR KIDS AND ADULTS ALMOST TWO DECADES.

 

"THAT WAS THEN":

 

IN APRIL, 2003 I HAD THE GOOD FORTUNE OF HAVING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH CAROLINE BOYCE (TOMMY’S WIDOW). WE INITIALLY DISCUSSED MY ACQUIRING SOME SHEET MUSIC ARRANGEMENTS, BECAUSE I WAS CONSIDERING USING SOME OF BOBBY AND TOMMY’S MATERIAL IN A SHOW I WAS WRITING ABOUT THEIR CAREERS. OUR CONVERSATION TURNED INTO A CONFERENCE CALL WITH BOBBY HART. DURING THE CALL, WE MADE THE AGREEMENT TO SEE WHAT I CAME UP WITH FOR A "TREATMENT" (i.e. AN OUTLINE OF THE STORY I WANTED TO PRESENT). BOBBY AND CAROLINE LIKED THE TREATMENT, BUT FELT IT NEEDED MORE. IT NEEDED TOMMY AND BOBBY. THEIR PERSPECTIVES AS TO WHAT THEIR CAREERS AND COLLABORATIONS WERE ABOUT DURING THE SIXTIES.

 

SO IT WAS AGREED THAT WE WOULD DEVELOP A SCRIPT THAT WAS FAMILY-FRIENDLY, THAT WAS TRUE TO THEIR STORY AND WHICH ENTERTAINED USING THE GREATEST COMPOSITIONS OF BOYCE & HART: FROM TOMMY’S FIRST HIT “BE MY GUEST” FOR FATS DOMINO, TO THEIR FIRST COLLABORATIVE HIT “LAZY ELSIE MOLLY”, TO THEIR WORK ON “THE MONKEES” TELEVISION SHOW, TO THEIR OWN RECORDING ACT, THEIR GUEST-STARRING ROLES ON SHOWS LIKE "BEWITCHED", "I DREAM OF JEANNIE" AND "THE FLYING NUN", FINISHING WITH THEIR 1970'S REUNION WITH "MONKEES" FRIENDS MICKEY DOLENZ AND DAVID JONES TOURING AS “DOLENZ, JONES, BOYCE & HART”.

BOBBY TOLD ME SOME GREAT STORIES AND CAROLINE GAVE ME A REAL INSIGHT TO TOMMY BOYCE, THE MAN. KEITH ALLISON ALSO TOLD ME SOME WONDERFUL TALES, INCLUDING THE TRUE ORIGIN OF DOLENZ, JONES, BOYCE & HART.

 

SO, “SUNSHINE POP” WAS BORN, GIVING TRIBUTE TO THE TYPE OF MUSIC BOYCE & HART WERE MOST POPULAR FOR.

WE HAVE COMPLETED THE SCRIPT AND NOW ARE LOOKING AT VARIOUS LEGAL ASPECTS, SUCH AS OBTAINING NECESSARY RELEASES AND LICENSING OF THE SONGS. ONCE THAT HAS BEEN COMPLETED, MEANING ONCE WE KNOW WHAT SONGS WE'LL BE ABLE TO USE, THEN THE MUSICAL ARRANGEMENTS WILL COMMENCE.

 

DURING MY RESEARCH FOR "SUNSHINE POP", I LISTENED TO MANY BOYCE AND HART SONGS, SOME OF WHICH WERE NEVER "TOP 100" HITS. I BEGAN TO STRUCTURE SEVERAL OF THESE EARLY SOLO COMPOSITIONS BY TOMMY AND BOBBY TO SERVE AS A STORY ARC FOR MY NEW MUSICAL "HOT ROD HOT DOGS". IN NOVEMBER, 2003, THE SHOW WAS PREMIERED AS A PLAY STARRING SOME OF MY YOUNGER STUDENTS. THE SHOW WAS VERY WELL RECEIVED. IT IS NOW BEING COMPLETED AS A MUSICAL, USING THE SONGS BY TOMMY AND BOBBY. THE MUSICAL VERSION OF "HOT ROD HOT DOGS" SHOULD BE COMPLETED AND AVAILABLE TO BE PERFORMED BY THE END OF APRIL (IF NOT, THEN THE BEGINNING OF MAY), 2004.

 

"THIS IS NOW"

 

WITH "HOT ROD HOT DOGS" ALMOST COMPLETED, I HAVE DECIDED TO START THESE WEBSITES TO PROMOTE ALL OF THESE PROJECTS AND MORE. TOMMY AND BOBBY HAVE CONTRIBUTED SO MUCH TO THE WORLD OF POPULAR MUSIC THAT IT BOGGLES THE MIND THAT THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN CONSIDERED FOR ENTRY INTO THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME. MY GOAL HERE, IN ADDITION TO SPREADING THE WORD ABOUT "SUNSHINE POP" AND "HOT ROD HOT DOGS", IS TO PROMOTE TOMMY AND BOBBY'S MUSIC. I WILL ALSO PROMOTE ANY OTHER PROJECTS BOBBY HART IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON. CAROLINE BOYCE IS STILL VERY MUCH INVOLVED IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS, AS WELL.

 

SO, THESE SITES WILL BE CELEBRATING THE LIFE AND WORK OF TOMMY BOYCE AND BOBBY HART, BUT NOT JUST FOR THE PURPOSE OF REMEMBERING THEIR MUSICAL COMPOSITIONS, BUT ALLOWING THEM A NEW VEHICLE THROUGH WHICH THEIR COMPOSITIONS WILL FLOURISH ONCE MORE.  I HOPE THAT WHEN YOU LEAVE HERE,

YOU WILL HAVE FELT THAT YOU HAVE GOTTEN TO KNOW TOMMY, BOBBY AND CAROLINE A LITTLE BETTER. I KNOW THAT I HAVE HAD A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO GET TO KNOW THEM, AND FEEL I AM A

BETTER PERSON FOR HAVING DONE SO. NOT EVERY LINK WORKS JUST YET, SO KEEP CHECKING BACK WITH US AS WE GROW. MORE LINKS WILL BECOME AVAILABLE SOON.

 

ALSO, DIRECTORS TODAY FEEL AN INNATE NEED TO USE ONLY TOP FORTY SONGS FROM THE FIFTIES AND SIXTIES TO USE IN THEIR FILMS. WHY? TOMMY AND BOBBY (AS WELL AS OTHER ARTISTS OF THE TIME), IN ADDITION TO HAVING SCORED OVER THIRTY TOP TEN HITS DURING THE SIXTIES, HAVE MANY OTHER SONGS WHICH ARE JUST AS GOOD AND COULD BE A VIABLE, AFFORDABLE ALTERNATIVE TO BE USED IN SUCH PROJECTS.
IF YOU ARE WORKING ON EITHER A STAGE OR FILM PROJECT THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO USE SOME OF TOMMY AND BOBBY'S COMPOSITIONS, PLEASE EMAIL US AT webmaster@sunshinepop.com . I WILL FORWARD THE INFORMATION OFF TO BOBBY AND CAROLINE PERSONALLY.

 

FINALLY, IF YOU ARE EITHER A FRIEND OR FAMILY MEMBER OF TOMMY AND/OR BOBBY'S, I'D ALSO LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU. IT WOULD BE NICE TO ADD PERSONAL REFLECTIONS FROM THE PEOPLE CLOSEST TO THEM. THIS SITE IS FOR YOU, AS WELL. I HOPE YOU ENJOY!!