The Buckinghams in Concert

Pre-cruise activities for 'Where the Action is Cruise' Let's get this party started; the night before the cruise, favorite DJ Jimmy Jay offered his "Rewind Show" poolside for the rock cruisers to get into the spirit of the week ahead. Saturday morning in Ft. Lauderdale, strangers meet and discuss home towns and favorite rock groups they can't wait to hear aboard the Grand Princess ship. (West Communications, used with permission) [First in a series of articles chronicling the 7-day Southern Caribbean tour, ‘Where the Action is’ cruise, featuring Paul Revere and the Raiders, The Buckinghams, Charlie Thomas’ Drifters and Davy Jones of The Monkees.] When the news came that January 2012 offered a grand and glorious vacation opportunity to become a first-time passenger aboard the stately Grand Princess vessel and the chance to hear four superb representative bands from the very best days in rock and roll—well, who could resist? Paul Revere and the Raider

I have been meaning to write a message and now I'm finally getting around to it. On behalf of Nick and I, I want to thank everyone who came out to see us on the Happy Together Tour making it even more successful than last years tour. We had a great lineup this year which included our good friends The Grass Roots, The Association, Mark Lindsay, and of course Mark and Howard, The Turtles. Of course we couldn't do it without a fabulous band behind us and a wonderful crew. To our tour producer Ron Hausfeld thank you. This fabulous year continues for The Buckinghams, so we look forward to seeing everyone at our upcoming dates. Thank you, Carl Giammarese Cross posted on Facebook here .

Jennifer Coffman, Minneapolis Arts Examiner, wrote a preview for The Happy Together Tour's 2011 visit to the Minnesota State Fair. "You can hear a lot of great music at the Minnesota State Fair, but only one concert this year will showcase many famous bands of the '60s and '70s together in one show. The Happy Together Tour makes its way to the Minnesota State Fair Grandstand on August 29 at 8:00 p.m. For the ticket price of $18, you can see The Turtles with Flo & Eddie, The Association, The Grass Roots, The Buckinghams, and former lead singer of Paul Revere & the Raiders, Mark Lindsay." For the rest of Jennifer's story, click here .

Mark Volman, left, and Howard Kaylan (The Turtles) don't check their senses of humor at the door when they enter. (Lora Evans (www.thephotolady.smugmug.com) used by permission) Dusty Hanvey (left) of The Grass Roots and Carl Giammarese of The Buckinghams enjoy a break backstage. (Courtesy of Mark Dawson, used by permission) From Left, John Montagna, Mark Dawson (Grass Roots), and Nick Fortuna (The Buckinghams) backstage. (Courtesy of Mark Dawson, used by permission) So Happy Together, 5 Classic Rock Bands Share Music, Memories All Summer Long (Photo by Lora Evans *thephotolady.smugmug.com), used by permission.

For classic rock concertgoers, there's no better time than summer to enjoy music performed in festivals, arenas, and concert halls across the country. Families often plan their vacations around music they want to hear and shows they want to attend. The 26th Anniversary Happy Together Tour is in full swing again, providing multiple opportunities for music lovers to catch their favorite classic artists in concert. Tonight, vacationers and residents of Springfield, Missouri will gather at the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds to welcome the five bands comprising The Happy Together Tour, celebrating 26 years since the series debut. In concert are The Buckinghams, The Grass Roots, The Association, Mark Lindsay (former lead singer of Paul Revere & the Raiders), and The Turtles, featuring Flo and Eddie. Remember the 1969 classic movie, "If it's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium"? That's pretty much what the Happy Together Tour is like this year. Since it's Wednesday, it is

For classic rock concertgoers, there's no better time than summer to enjoy music performed in festivals, arenas, and concert halls across the country. Families often plan their vacations around music they want to hear and shows they want to attend. The 26th Anniversary Happy Together Tour is in full swing again, providing multiple opportunities for music lovers to catch their favorite classic artists in concert. Recognize these guys? No, it's not Lady Gaga's roadies: It's Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan, aka Flo and Eddie, aka The Turtles. This year's tour began July 8th in Westbury, NY, and toured across Connecticut, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New Jersey, back to Pennsylvania, Florida, and Georgia. So, after three straight weeks of shows, the tour broke for a week's rest. That rest was short-lived for Carl Giammarese and Nick Fortuna because The Buckinghams traveled, with their full band, to Ocean City, NJ and then to Pensacola, FL for a private

From Bradenton, FL,Classic Rock Music Examiner Ray Shasho's review of the Happy Together Tour 2011 "The Buckinghams were a genuine crowd pleaser illuminating the audience with their opening hit tune “Don’t You Care,” just the first of a long string of hits from 1967. They followed their set with “Mercy Mercy Me,” “Hey Baby (They’re Playing Our Song),” “Expressway to Your Heart,” (A cover tune by The Soul Survivors sung soulfully by Fortuna) “Susan,” and then their finale #1 hit single “Kind of a Drag.”..." Ray has a nice photo slideshow with 17 pictures to accompany his full review of the concert. To read all of Ray's review, click here .