The Buckinghams & The Grass Roots

The Buckinghams & The Grass Roots—Pop Rock Icons Share Solid Gold Love!

Remember the 60s and 70s, when you could kick back, tune your transistor radio to your local station, and your favorite DJ played your requests and shared your dedication to the one you loved? Those memories and more are yours when The Buckinghams & Grass Roots team up for National Anthems of solid gold love. The Buckinghams introduced the Pop Rock Horn sound to teenagers with hits like “Kind of a Drag,” “Don’t You Care,” & “Mercy, Mercy, Mercy,” earning the distinction as Billboard’s “Most Listened to Band in America in 1967. Five guys from Chicago with the British name filled TV sets and teen magazines with their smooth style. Solid gold hits filled the charts as teens sang along to “Hey Baby, They’re Playing Our Song,” Since 1982, Founding Members Carl Giammarese and Nick Fortuna and their band since 1982 with Bruce Soboroff, Tom Scheckel (Dave Zane joined in 2010). The Buckinghams continue to tour the USA with tremendous vocals, dynamic instruments, great stories, fun memories, and two decades of hit songs you love. Sing along to:

KIND OF A DRAG

LAUDY MISS CLAWDY

DON’T YOU CARE

HEY BABY (THEY’RE PLAYING OUR SONG)

MERCY, MERCY, MERCY

SUSAN

I’VE GOT A FEELING

IT’S A BEAUTIFUL DAY

(FOR LOVIN’)The Grass Roots formed in Los Angeles thanks to the music of P. F. Sloan and Steve Barri. Rob Grill became the voice of the band as the lead vocal with studio musicians providing soundtracks, produced by legendary Lou Adler. With 29 charted hits, they set a record for being on Billboard charts for 307 consecutive weeks. Then, they set an all-time U.S. attendance record of 600,000 for a single-act concert on July 4, 1982 in Washington, DC. Rob Grill‘s band of over four decades continue his musical journey, with Dusty Hanvey, Larry Nelson, and Joe Dougherty. Rob added lead vocalist Mark Dawson in 2008 Their music legacy continues to thrive as The Grass Roots truly Live for Today! Here’s a few favorite songs:

MIDNIGHT CONFESSIONS

LET’S LIVE FOR TODAY

TEMPTATION EYES

 I’D WAIT A MILLION YEARS

HEAVEN KNOWS

SOONER OR LATER

TWO DIVIDED BY LOVE

THE RIVER IS WIDE