Jerry Kasenetz, a King of Bubblegum Pop Music, Dies at 82 NYT | Top Stories Alex Williams 23 December 2025 at 04:48 With his producing partner, Jeffry Katz, he made lightweight ditties like “Yummy Yummy Yummy” that soared up the charts in the late 1960s. © Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ImagesJerry Kasenetz, center, in 1968 with his producing partner, Jeffry Katz, right, and Neil Bogart, an executive at Buddah Records. As the founders of Super K Productions, Mr. Kasenetz and Mr. Katz turned out a slew of hit records.