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In Memory of John Poulos, March 31, 1947 - March 26, 1980

Five days before his 33rd birthday, we lost John Poulos, a dear friend who was like a brother to us, as well as The Buckinghams’ drummer. Often described as the heartbeat of our band, he was known to most Buckinghams’ fans of the 60s simply as Jon-Jon. To know John was to love him. With his outgoing personality, he never met a stranger. His talent is remembered best in the style he displayed on drum fills and riffs on our hits, including “Don’t You Care,” “Hey Baby, They’re Playing Our Song,” and “Kind of a Drag.” It’s not surprising that Jon-Jon was included as one of the Top 10 drummers in Modern Drummer Magazine. Contemporary MySpace profiles of aspiring amateur and professional musicians today include the name John Poulos among their musical influences. That’s an honor both fitting and accurate for a musician who was truly one of a kind. Nick and I recall that one of John’s own musical influences was Bobby Elliot, drummer for The Hollies, whose signature beret and tossing of his he

Forgotten Hits Founder Re-Discovers Buckinghams' Video from the CD "Terra Firma" on YouTube

Thanks to Kent Kotal for his Forgotten Hits Sunday Comments today, noting the video of "I Knew You When", an audience favorite featuring Carl Giammarese. ******** re: THE BUCKINGHAMS: I recently found this hot new video of Carl Giammarese and The Buckinghams performing the Joe South / Billy Joe Royal tune " I Knew You When " ... pretty nice version of a FAR too under-played oldie. The band sound great ... and it's neat to see a brand new "concept video" interpretation of this tune! YouTube - The Buckinghams I KNEW YOU WHEN ****** Video credits go to L. A. Franicich, of Transient Organs Productions, for creating and posting this video. It's Vintage Buckinghams from 1998, and their "Terra Firma" CD release on Nation Records. Of note for collectors, there's two releases of "Terra Firma". Only the 2003 special edition CD (see cover below) of " Terra Firma " includes this particular video.

1967 Remember When Publication Inspires Memories, Notes the Music of The Buckinghams

While traveling recently, we paused to stop in at one of the famous Cracker Barrel Restaurants found on major highways and couldn't wait to shop for the unique greeting cards. An interesting find was the "Remember When" series of cards, published by Seek Publishing, and there's a card for each year you were born. With a card for every year over a 60-year period, you can find a car for the year you were born, or one for your parents, and grandparents. The "kardlets" contain info pertaining specifically to that particular single year. Zoom in and see that among the favorite hit songs of the year 1967, "Kind of a Drag" by The Buckinghams is right there in favorite memories. Special highlights of the card series include: • News • Hollywood highlights • Price index of cars, houses, milk, gas, and more • Year specific magazine advertisements If you see this where you like to buy greeting cards, be sure and check out the one from 1967. For more info, chec