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The Heart and Soul of Chicago Native James Holvay; "Sweet Soul Song" EP Drops Today

From Chicago to LA and back again, There’s magic in the air tonight and it’s thanks to a story, some 50+ years in the making, of how a group of talented musicians, many of them undiscovered, would come together, in a story of reaching the top of the charts on Billboard , Cashbox , and Record World , fueled by determination to carve out each leg of a journey that would take his songs all over the world. One man would stay the course over 50 years in between paths that kept him far from the stage and spotlights in between each foray into music. But still the music kept calling his name. When it comes to The Buckinghams, it just so happened that the body of work he wrote solo or with Gary Beisbier made possible a #1 hit record for The Buckinghams and the devotion to their music that comes from being named by Billboard Magazine as "The Most Listened to Band in America." Am I talking of the music of The Buckinghams, the five-man band from Chicago who found fame and acclaim

Carl Giammarese interviewed by Danny Lake May 27, 2009

Popular WLS-AM radio DJ, Danny Lake was filling in for Dick Biondi during Memorial Day week, May 27th and interviewed Carl Giammarese in advance of the great Chicago Hitmakers concert weekend. http://images.radcity.net/5150/3708511.mp3 Listen to Danny's Interview with Carl here. It was the anniversary of The Buckinghams' appearance on Dick Clark's American Bandstand. Danny invites you to join him on WLS every weekend: "I invite you to listen to my NEW radio show the Saturday Night Party every Saturday night from 7 PM until midnight. I'll see you around the neighborhood!" If you want to make a request, send it to Danny now at dannylake@947chicago.com . Or you can call him during the show at 312-922-TRUE (8783). Listen online at http://www.947trueoldies.com .