The Buckinghams in Concert

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...