LOS ANGELES -- It turns out restaurateur Applebee's International Inc. and the 1960s pop group The Turtles aren't so happy together after all.

On the album literally titled With Trampled By Turtles, the group stands in as Sparhawk’s backing band, giving a rustic folk sensibility to Sparhawk’s spacious, emotive songs.

Ron Dante, voice of The Archies, now sings with The Turtles: ‘Honor the songs’ He is part of the San Diego-bound 2025 Happy Together Tour, which also features Gary Puckett, Little Anthony, The ...