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WTMJ ConversationsWTMJ Conversations: Carl Giammarese Recounts the Trials and Tribulations of Playing in a Chart-Topping BandBillboard called The Buckinghams "the most listened-to band in America" in 1967. Today on WTMJ Conversations, guitarist Carl Giammarese tells Libby Collins everything about the Chicago pop outfit, including having the number one song in the country while being a senior in high school, playing on the Ed Sullivan Show, singing some of the most memorable jingles of all time, and so much more. It's all ahead on this chart-topping edition of WTMJ Conversations!2025-07-0635 min
The Cowsills Podcast100: Interview With Carl GiammareseCarl Giammarese, one of the founding and still current members of The Buckinghams, sat down and visited with us. We've toured many summers with the Buckinghams and have gotten to know Carl very well. Even so it's such a pleasure to visit and hear things we still didn't know about and delve a little deeper. The Buckinghams rocked the '60's and beyond with a sound that ultimately would help blaze the path and open the doors for their fellow Chicago musicians trying to make it big, the group "Chicago". Hits like "Kind of a Drag", "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy", "Don't...2023-07-121h 28
Hitting the High Note PodcastCarl Giammarese of The BuckinghamsKevin had the honor to chat with Carl Giammarese, the lead singer and guitarist of the 60s group The Buckinghams. They talked about many things including The Buckinghams, Chicago Style-Hot Dogs, The Happy Together Tour, and much more.
2023-03-2919 min
Now Hear This IncNHTE 460 Carl GiammareseSinger, songwriter, guitar player best known to ‘60s music fans as founding guitarist/backing vocalist of The Buckinghams, a pop rock group that had seven national chart hits, 15 singles, and eight acclaimed albums, including the distinction of three singles on the national charts simultaneously. In 1967, Billboard proclaimed them "The Most Listened to Band in America.” While he continues to perform with The Buckinghams, present day he continues to write, record, and perform both with other artists as well as for his own projects.2022-12-071h 01
Now Hear This EntertainmentNHTE 460 Carl GiammareseSinger, songwriter, guitar player best known to ‘60s music fans as founding guitarist/backing vocalist of The Buckinghams, a pop rock group that had seven national chart hits, 15 singles, and eight acclaimed albums, including the distinction of three singles on the national charts simultaneously. In 1967, Billboard proclaimed them "The Most Listened to Band in America.” While he continues to perform with The Buckinghams, present day he continues to write, record, and perform both with other artists as well as for his own projects.2022-12-0700 min
Talk and Rock Radio PodcastCarl Giammarese and The BuckinghamsCarl Giammarese began his music career as a founding member of The Buckinghams, as lead guitarist and vocalist, in 1965. The Buckinghams were an important part of creating the sounds of American rock music after the British invasion had arrived and changed everything. The Buckinghams enjoyed No. 1 status and other positions on Billboard’s music charts for 5 years. They released 15 hit singles and 4 albums that charted, and they toured nationally for five years. Upon The Buckinghams ending in 1970, Carl explored his talents as a singer-songwriter. He teamed up with Dennis Tufano in the 1970s and together they released 4 sin...2022-09-291h 10
Minutia Men on Radio MisfitsMinutia Men – Keep My Wife’s Name Out Of This Podcast’s MouthShould you ever hire family members, Fake plaques on park benches, Carl Giammarese from the Buckinghams tells about his Ed Sullivan show appearance, Kids say the darndest things, Jenkins in Miami, Hillary in Arkansas, and a tremendous listener story about Abe Vigoda are discussed by Rick and Dave. [Ep266]2022-04-0235 minMinutia Men on Radio MisfitsMinutia Men – Keep My Wife’s Name Out Of This Podcast’s MouthShould you ever hire family members, Fake plaques on park benches, Carl Giammarese from the Buckinghams tells about his Ed Sullivan show appearance, Kids say the darndest things, Jenkins in Miami, Hillary in Arkansas, and a tremendous listener story about Abe Vigoda are discussed by Rick and Dave. [Ep266]
2022-04-0235 min
Steve Hayes; " The Voices of your Life!"Steve with "The Buckinghams" founder Carl GiammareseIn 1967 a horn intensive rock and roll band took popular music by storm releasing 5 top ten hits on the
year and establishing "The Buckinghams" and their sound as a new trend in pop/rock. Their story goes much
deeper than that as I again had the pleasure of again hooking up with one of the original founders of the band.
His name is Carl Giammarese and a nicer guy he couldn't be. It was a meteoric year for the ages and this little
band from Chicago was making it happen dead-center....2021-11-2911 min
Rock n Roll Chicago PodcastPast Performances - Carl GiammareseSend us a textCarl Giammarese began his music career as a founding member of The Buckinghams, as lead guitarist and vocalist, in 1965. The Buckinghams were an important part of creating the sounds of American rock music after the British invasion had arrived and changed everything. The Buckinghams enjoyed No. 1 status and other positions on Billboard’s music charts for 5 years. They released 15 hit singles and 4 albums that charted, and they toured nationally for five years.Support the showPodcast edited by Paul Martin.Theme song courtesy of M&R Rush.ww...2021-05-2549 min
Rock n Roll Chicago PodcastPast Performances - Carl GiammareseCarl Giammarese began his music career as a founding member of The Buckinghams, as lead guitarist and vocalist, in 1965. The Buckinghams were an important part of creating the sounds of American rock music after the British invasion had arrived and changed everything. The Buckinghams enjoyed No. 1 status and other positions on Billboard’s music charts for 5 years. They released 15 hit singles and 4 albums that charted, and they toured nationally for five years.2021-05-2549 minRock n Roll Chicago PodcastPast Performances - Carl GiammareseSend us a textCarl Giammarese began his music career as a founding member of The Buckinghams, as lead guitarist and vocalist, in 1965. The Buckinghams were an important part of creating the sounds of American rock music after the British invasion had arrived and changed everything. The Buckinghams enjoyed No. 1 status and other positions on Billboard’s music charts for 5 years. They released 15 hit singles and 4 albums that charted, and they toured nationally for five years.Support the showPodcast edited by Paul Martin.Theme song courtesy of M&R Rush.ww...2021-05-2549 minMinutia Men on Radio MisfitsMinutia Men – Rectum? Darn near killed ’emRick and Dave discuss anal COVID tests, a new word for the dictionary, multi-tasking surgeons, and a brush with The Buckinghams lead singer Carl Giammarese. [Ep219]
2021-03-0641 min
Dan Markus' Wax MuseumCarl Giammarese of The BuckinghamsCarl Giammarese of Chicago's Buckinghams chats with Dan Markus about how the band got a record deal by winning a TV contest. And how Kind of a Drag leapt to Number One in America, yet the band didn't have a record deal. And the times (plural) that The Buckinghams played at Presidential Inauguration Balls in Washington, DC. Plus much more. #thebuckinghams, #carlgiammarese, #danmarkuswaxmuseum2021-01-1747 min
Dan Markus Wax MuseumCarl Giammarese of The BuckinghamsCarl Giammarese of Chicago's Buckinghams chats with Dan Markus about how the band got a record deal by winning a TV contest. And how Kind of a Drag leapt to Number One in America, yet the band didn't have a record deal. And the times (plural) that The Buckinghams played at Presidential Inauguration Balls in Washington, DC. Plus much more. 2021-01-0247 min
Italian American EntertainmentCarl Giammarese - Italian American Entertainment PodcastOn this episode of the Italian American Entertainment Podcast, Vince Chiarelli, of the Vince Chiarelli Band, interviews the very talented singer, songwriter, and founding member of The Buckingham’s, Carl Giammarese. The Buckinghams are an American pop band from Chicago, Illinois. Formed in 1966, the band had gone on to become recognized as “The Most Listened To Band In America” by Billboard magazine charting five Top 40 hits. After over a half century, Carl and the group still continue to delight audiences around the country.
Find out more info about Carl here: http://www.carlgiammarese.com/
You...2020-12-1452 min
RPM45Carl Giammarese of The BuckinghamsIn the late ‘60s, there were a lot of great groups coming out of Chicago, but the most successful were The Buckinghams – with five major Top 40 hits in the space of little more than a year -- kicked off by "Kind of a Drag"...atop the charts for two weeks in early '67. In this episode, we talk with the guitarist and singer who continues to perform with the group -- Carl Giammarese. We cover a bunch of topics including...How the band got a big break (and its new name) on a local weekly TV s...2020-12-0200 min
Rock n Roll Chicago PodcastEp 50 Carl GiammareseSend us a textEpisode 50 brings us an original member of the legendary Buckinghams, Carl Giammarese. Over fifty years of rock n roll history!Support the showPodcast edited by Paul Martin.Theme song courtesy of M&R Rush.www.rocknrollchicagopodcast.com2020-06-0249 minRock n Roll Chicago PodcastEp 50 Carl GiammareseSend us a textEpisode 50 brings us an original member of the legendary Buckinghams, Carl Giammarese. Over fifty years of rock n roll history!Support the showPodcast edited by Paul Martin.Theme song courtesy of M&R Rush.www.rocknrollchicagopodcast.com2020-06-0249 minMinutia Men on Radio MisfitsMinutia Men – 06/01/19EP137: Rick and Dave interview the lead guitarist and vocalist for The Buckinghams Carl Giammarese, former Chicago Cub Carmen Fanzone, the Kent State photographer John Filo, writer and satirist James Finn Garner and Fox 32’s Dane Placko!
2019-06-0129 minMinutia Men on Radio MisfitsMinutia Men – 05/11/19EP134: Rick and Dave discuss the worst national anthem performance ever, a gator in yoga pants, Cubs owner Tom Ricketts gives the boys the VIP treatment at Wrigley, and an interview with a real-life rock star–The Buckinghams lead singer Carl Giammarese.
2019-05-1154 min
How Good It IsEpisode 3: The Buckinghams’ Greatest HitsClick here for a transcript of this week's show.
This week, we're taking a look at the Buckinghams, a Chicago-based group which had five big hits, all of which charted in a single year, after which they practically disappeared off the charts.
For thirty years I harbored a suspicion that most of their hits were all about the same person, so I did a little research to find out what the story was. And, of course, the answer practically dropped into my lap.
As usual, if you haven't subscribed via iTunes or your favorite podcast catcher, you can download the f...2017-09-0110 min
The Encore Show - Best of the 60s, 70s, and 80s24 – America’s Oldies But Goodies – the ‘60s with guest Carl Giammarese of the BuckinghamsWe’re going to visit some great memories today with the chart-topping ‘60s hits from the Buckinghams. Their original lead guitarist, Carl Giammarese is here to tell us how it all began with their No. 1 Billboard hit, “Kind of a Drag”. They followed that with a string of hits including “Don’t You Care” and “Hey, Baby They’re Playing Our Song”. Billboard Magazine named them “The Most Listened To Band In America” and they went on to play The Ed Sullivan Show, The Smothers Brothers’ Comedy Hour, and American Bandstand. They’re still on the road today and we talk with Carl about the...2017-08-3152 min