The Buckinghams in Concert

From the Reynolds Performance Hall's blog re The Buckinghams and Blood, Sweat & Tears in Concert: "One thing that most human beings have in common is the tendency to revisit our youth in memory. Old pictures, favorite restaurants, the house we grew up in…all can be welcome remembrances of times long past that we still treasure today. Music is also a way to remember, and especially being able to see some of our favorite musicians still going strong after many years. So we (along with the audience) were delighted to be able to watch The Buckinghams and Blood, Sweat, and Tears do what they’ve been doing well for decades now: play GREAT music."... Full blog post can be found here. http://ucareynolds.wordpress.com/2011/03/11/the-buckinghams-blood-sweat-and-tears/ All photos courtesy of Reynolds Performance Hall, Conway, Arkansas.

Conway, Arkansas is a beautiful town to visit, with great Southern hospitality shown to us by the staff at the Reynolds Performance Hall. These are a few of their photos taken at the concert and we appreciate their sharing with us. The band and the audience at the Reynolds Performance Hall in Conway, AR. (L to R) Carl Giammarese, Bruce Soboroff, Nick Fortuna, Dave Zane (L to R) Dave Zane, Bruce Soboroff, Nick Fortuna The view from the balcony, The Buckinghams on stage. (L to R) Bruce Soboroff and Rocky Penn. Rocky Penn, drummer/vocalist, and a great drum kit. Guitarist/vocalist Dave Zane in the foreground. (L to R) Carl Giammarese, Nick Fortuna, and Dave Zane. View from the balcony, photo 1. View from the balcony, photo 2. Thanks again to the Reynolds Performance Hall for sharing these pictures. Find Reynolds Hall on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ucareynolds?ref=ts

There's no doubt that The Buckinghams are beloved in the South, just as much as they are in the Midwest, Northeast, and Western United States. After all, "Kind of a Drag" went to #1 in the country in Little Rock, AR before it was #1 across the country on the Billboard charts. Friday, March 4th, The Buckinghams traveled to Conway, Arkansas to the campus of the University of Central Arkansas and the stately Reynolds Performance Hall for a concert with Blood, Sweat and Tears, who opened the evening with a superb concert with a rich, royal version of "Spinning Wheel." The Buckinghams first releases on Columbia Records were produced by the band's manager, James William Guercio. Following on an excellent first Blood, Sweat and Tears album, produced by band member Al Kooper, Columbia Records asked Guercio to produce BSandT's second album, "Spinning Wheel," which was nominated for 3 Grammy Awards, before winning for Best Instrumental Arrangemeent for F...