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"Chicago Reader" Archives--Blast from the Past

From the publication, Chicago Reader , Jan. 12, 1989, an article by Adam Langer, entitled, "Glory Days," here are excerpts of Q&As with The Buckinghams-Carl Giammarese and Nick Fortuna. As we note today, The Buckinghams did indeed reunite, to the enthusiastic encouragement and support from fans across the country for, now 22 years since this article was published. Great music, like fine wine, just gets better with time, and the chance to appreciate it again. Story begins: "January 12, 1989 News & Commentary » Feature Glory Days Members of five Chicago pop bands--the Buckinghams, Shadows of Knight, Cryan' Shames, American Breed, and New Colony Six--look back to the 60s, when they were making it, and look forward to making it again. By Adam Langer "Hardly anybody had heard of the Beatles. Steve Lawrence topped the Billboard charts with "Go Away Little Girl" and Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons were defying puberty while advising us to "W