With the Central Washington State Fair set to begin in less than two weeks, there’s a lot of talk about the entertainment lineup and all the big names who’ve played at the fair, and State Fair Park, ...
It was 50 years ago that music producer Jerry Fuller was in a bowling alley in San Diego and he heard a then-unknown Gary Puckett for the first time. From there, Fuller helped make a star of Puckett ...
When Gary Puckett burst upon the national music scene in 1967, he and his band, the Union Gap, sought to “capture the world.” Riding the wave of their first hit record, "Woman, Woman," they captured a ...
Finding ways to stand out from the competition in the music world can never hurt your chances of scoring big hits. Gary Puckett & The Union Gap attempted to do so at first by wearing Civil War-style ...
When they burst onto the national music scene in 1967, Gary Puckett & the Union Gap had a signature sound, anchored by the very distinctive voice of its lead singer. They also had a visual trademark ...
Scoring in academia or on the Top 40? Striving for pop stardom or learning psychoanalytic therapy? The Union Gap or the synaptic gap? When Gary Puckett moved to San Diego in 1960 — seven years before ...
One of the biggest pop acts of the 1960s – Gary Puckett & The Union Gap – will make a stop at Cooper River Park in next week as part of the county’s free summer concert series. For the 74-year-old ...
It's been 50 years since Gary Puckett and The Union Gap stormed the charts with their first Top 10 hit, "Woman, Woman," but Puckett retains his enthusiasm for music and connecting with an audience. "I ...
The idea worked perfectly at first: In 1967, Gary Puckett dressed his rock ‘n’ roll band in Union Army uniforms, catching the attention of an important Columbus, Ohio, DJ, who happened to be a Civil ...
Originally known as the Outcasts, a San Diego act renowned for cover versions, this popular group took the name Union Gap in January 1967. Although burdened by a passé image - they dressed in American ...