The Buckinghams in Concert

Sheryl, aka Jubilee2 on YouTube, assembled a nice video tribute to The Buckinghams with the background of the 1960s classic, "Hey Baby, They're Playing Our Song". In over a year, the video has had 25,000 views. The Buckinghams were named "The Most Listened to Band in America" in 1967 by Billboard Magazine . These pictures can be found on The Buckinghams' official web site, www.thebuckinghams.com and the original video on YouTube can be found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKv1nw_5A6Q

From a blog post today, the "Live On Music" site, http://www.liveonmusic.com/news/legacy-recordings-launches-major-digital-reissue-initiative/ we're reminded that Sony/Legacy Recording has included music from The Buckinghams in their current digital reissue project. Three albums from The Buckinghams' time with Columbia Records are now available for digital download. Those who find mp3s on Amazon can go there from this site (click on the Amazon mp3 ad logo); they're also available on iTunes. If you want digital remakes of some of your favorite songs on vinyl by The Buckinghams, it's a great chance to download some or all of them. ...from the "Live On Music" site, the Legacy press release follows: Legacy Recordings Launches Major Digital Reissue Initiative Legacy Recordings, the world’s premier catalog music label, has opened its vaults to create the Legacy Digital Reissue initiative, making an incredible selection of classic albums and deep catalog r...

Remember when? Remember when Nehru jackets were cool and the coats with the big Edwardian collars were in? Here's a YouTube segment filmed 2 years ago that shows a coat worn by Carl Giammarese and Nick Fortuna back in the 60s Buckinghams' days. Thanks to smctopia for capturing this on YouTube

It's not every day that an aspiring young musician receives a Roy Smeck ukelele instead of a dreamed-about drum kit and is told that it would be great to learn music on the uke. The uke fell into the 'disdained' category and remained there safely until some 40 years later, a new appreciation for both the ukelele and a musician, Kharmachanic, who has mastered same was discovered on YouTube. In the department of "you just can't make this stuff up," here's "Kind of a Drag," a number one hit for The Buckinghams, on the uke. Enjoy.

In the heart of eastern North Carolina, The North Brunswick Chamber of Commerce has a secret weapon in multimedia real estate broker Bruce Brown, recently elected to a Chamber Sr. VP post. It's just good business to stay current with the times, and this YouTube video is a great example of the enthusiasm and potential of the 17th fastest-growing city in the US...click on the five-minute video and enjoy. To follow Bruce's posts regularly, check out http://beingbruce.blogspot.com and sign up.

The Summer issue of North Brunswick Magazine, published by Carolina Marketing Company, is now being distributed on the eastern Carolina coast and includes a new feature story on The Buckinghams, written by Marybeth G. Cale. Story link is found at http://www.thenbm.com/buckinghams All Buckinghams' fans should visit this link to get a Special Collectors Cover of the NBM as a limited number of covers are available. Get Your Buckinghams Special Collectors Cover. Only 250 Available! Click Here: http://thenbm.com/buckscover With The Buckinghams Back on the Carolina Coast, Ever Youthful, Showing 60 is the New 40 Story by Marybeth G. Cale The power of good music. How is it that a single song or guitar riff can transport us back to an entirely different period of our lives? All it takes is a certain melody in the background and there we are, back at the high school prom or dancing on our wedding day or driving around in our first car. Great music is a real art form — bringing emotion...

One of The Buckinghams' hits from back in the day, "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy"