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From Chicago’s Holiday Ballroom to America’s living room on The Ed Sullivan Show, across the USA and in the White House, The Buckinghams have stayed true to their Chicago roots. Audiences and critics have affirmed the demand for the music of The Buckinghams, proving that success is sweeter the second time around. Original founding members Carl Giammarese and Nick Fortuna continue to deliver a powerful replay of their hits and solid gold memories.

The trademark opening horn notes on their #1 hit, “Kind of a Drag” became a signature of the Chicago horn sound as identifiable as The Buckinghams themselves. Their first manager/co-producer, Carl Bonafede, signed them to Chicago’s USA Records. With big band musician Dan Belloc as co- producer, and arranger Frank Tesinsky creating their horn sound, The Buckinghams recorded 12 singles. Performing on WGN-TV’s “All Time Hits,” for 13 weeks increased their Midwest reputation. When USA Records released “Kind of a Drag,” no one anticipated the demand, as the single rocketed to #1 across the country. In 1967 Cash Box Magazine named them “The Mo

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