The Yellow Balloon was an American sunshine pop band, formed in Los Angeles in 1967 by songwriter and producer Gary Zekley.

[1][2] The group is notable for featuring Don Grady (sometimes billed as "Luke R. Yoo")[3] of The Mickey Mouse Club and My Three Sons fame.

[4] The band at one time also included Daryl Dragon, later the male half of Captain & Tennille.

The band's 1967 self-titled LP was released through Canterbury Records and besides featuring the hit single "Yellow Balloon", also included two songs co-written by former The Mamas & the Papas singer Jill Gibson.

The album was re-released in 1998 as a CD by Sundazed Music, including all eleven songs from the original album, a few songs Grady released as singles, a demo, and a Zekley recorded interview[5] conducted by the music historian Domenic Priore.