Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
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Gary Puckett & The Union Gap (initially credited as The Union Gap featuring Gary Puckett) was an American
pop rock
group
operating in the late 1960s. Their biggest hits were "Woman, Woman
," "Young Girl
," and "Lady Willpower
."
, Minnesota
) grew up in Yakima, Washington
- close to the city of Union Gap
- and Twin Falls
, Idaho
. He began playing guitar
in his teens, and graduated from Twin Falls High School
before attending college in San Diego, California
. There, he quit college and played in several local bands before joining the Outcasts, a local hard rock
group comprising bassist
Kerry Chater (born August 7, 1945, Vancouver
, British Columbia
, Canada
), keyboardist
Gary 'Mutha' Withem (born August 22, 1946, San Diego), tenor saxophonist
Dwight Bement (born December 28, 1945, San Diego), and drummer
Paul Wheatbread (born February 8, 1946, San Diego).
In 1966, the band toured the Pacific Northwest
without Wheatbread, who was recruited as the house
drummer on the television series
, Where the Action Is
; he later rejoined the line-up. Under manager Dick Badger, the band were renamed The Union Gap in early 1967, and kitted themselves out with Union Army
-style Civil War
uniforms as a visual gimmick. They then recorded a demo
, which was heard by CBS
record producer
and songwriter Jerry Fuller
. Impressed by Puckett's baritone
voice and the band's soft rock
leanings, Fuller signed them to a recording contract
with Columbia Records
.
The band recorded their first single, "Woman Woman", a song written by Jim Glaser
and Jimmy Payne, in August 1967. It became their first hit
, reaching #4 on the Billboard Hot 100
and being certified as a gold disc
. This was followed during the next two years by "Young Girl" (#2), "Lady Willpower" (#2), "Over You
" (#7), and "Don't Give In To Him
" (#15). All were produced by Fuller, who also wrote "Young Girl," "Lady Willpower," and "Over You". Although the band never had a #1 record
in the United States
, "Young Girl" reached #1 on the UK singles chart
, and #6 when it was reissued in the UK six years later. Controversial at the time and later for its risqué lyrical references to underage romance, Allmusic labeled the groups lyrics "bizarrely pedophilic". "Young Girl" was the second million selling disc
for the band, which it reached less than two months after issue; "Lady Willpower" and "Over You" also won gold discs. The band headlined at a White House
reception for Prince Charles and at Disneyland
in 1968, and were nominated for a Grammy Award
for Best New Artist
in 1969, losing out to José Feliciano
.
The band, however, wanted to write and produce its own material, and Puckett resented singing the power ballads
written by Fuller. In 1969 Fuller prepared a 40-piece studio orchestra to record a new song he had written, but Puckett and the group refused to record it, the session was canceled, and Fuller never again worked with the group. The band returned to the charts with "This Girl Is a Woman Now
," produced by Dick Glasser
, but later releases failed to make the Billboard Top 40. Chater and Withem left the band; Bement took over on bass guitar
and keyboardist, Barry McCoy, and horn player, Richard Gabriel, were added. In 1970 Puckett began recording as a solo
act, but with limited success; the Union Gap remained his live backing band until they were dismissed following an appearance at the 1971 Orange County Fair
. Puckett's recording contract was terminated one year later.
In 2009, Gary Puckett & The Union Gap were inducted into the Hit Parade Hall of Fame.
, mostly performing and re-recording the band's songs. By 1973 he had essentially disappeared from music, opting instead to study acting and dance and performing in theatrical productions in and around Los Angeles. A comeback tour engineered by music writer
Thomas K. Arnold brought him to Las Vegas
, Nevada
in 1981, and from that point on he became a regular on the national oldies circuit. He has also released some new material, including a 2001 holiday album
entitled Gary Puckett at Christmas. In 1994 and 2002 Puckett performed at the Moondance Jam
near Walker
, Minnesota
. As of 2010, Puckett continued to perform live concert
s in venues across the U.S.
, including "package" oldies circuit tours with The Association
and The Lettermen
. On June 20, 2010, Puckett performed for the first time in Union Gap, Wash., the namesake city of his former band. Puckett is married
to Lorrie and he has two stepdaughter
s, Syd and Michaela. They currently reside in Clearwater
, Florida
. Bement later joined the oldies act Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids
. Chater relocated to Nashville
, Tennessee
where he worked as a songwriter, and had a minor solo hit in 1977 with "Part Time Love." Wheatbread turned to concert promotion, and Withem returned to San Diego to teach high-school band.
On his 2010 Australian tour, Puckett was joined by Australia
's Lucky Starr, a regular on popular television program
s Bandstand
and Six O'Clock Rock
.
† - Billed as The Union Gap featuring Gary Puckett
‡ - Billed as Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
Gary Puckett solo
Kerry Chater solo
† - Billed as The Union Gap featuring Gary Puckett
‡ - Billed as Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
Gary Puckett solo
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
pop rock
Pop rock
Pop rock is a music genre which mixes a catchy pop style and light lyrics in its guitar-based rock songs. There are varying definitions of the term, ranging from a slower and mellower form of rock music to a subgenre of pop music...
group
Musical ensemble
A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...
operating in the late 1960s. Their biggest hits were "Woman, Woman
Woman, Woman
"Woman, Woman" is a song written by Jim Glaser and Jimmy Payne and was recorded by Gary Puckett & The Union Gap for their 1968 album, Woman, Woman. The song went to #4 on The Billboard Hot 100 in 1968....
," "Young Girl
Young Girl (Gary Puckett & The Union Gap song)
"Young Girl" was a song performed by Gary Puckett & The Union Gap released in 1968. The song reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and it reached #1 on the UK Singles chart and Cash Box...
," and "Lady Willpower
Lady Willpower
"Lady Willpower" is a song written by Jerry Fuller and was recorded by Gary Puckett & The Union Gap for their 1968 album, Incredible. The song reached #2 on The Billboard Hot 100 in 1968. The song also reached #5 on the UK Singles Chart in 1968....
."
History
Singer Gary Puckett (born October 17, 1942, HibbingHibbing, Minnesota
Hibbing is a city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 16,361 at the 2010 census. The city was built on the rich iron ore of the Mesabi Iron Range. At the edge of town is the largest open-pit iron mine in the world. U.S...
, Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
) grew up in Yakima, Washington
Yakima, Washington
Yakima is an American city southeast of Mount Rainier National Park and the county seat of Yakima County, Washington, United States, and the eighth largest city by population in the state itself. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 91,196 and a metropolitan population of...
- close to the city of Union Gap
Union Gap, Washington
Union Gap is a city in Yakima County, Washington, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 6,047.-History:The city of Union Gap was originally named Yakima and was officially incorporated on November 23, 1883...
- and Twin Falls
Twin Falls, Idaho
Twin Falls is the county seat and largest city of Twin Falls County, Idaho, United States. The population was 44,125 at the 2010 censusTwin Falls is the largest city of Idaho's Magic Valley region...
, Idaho
Idaho
Idaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....
. He began playing guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
in his teens, and graduated from Twin Falls High School
Twin Falls High School
Twin Falls High School is a high school in Twin Falls, Idaho, United States. It is one of two regular high schools operated by the Twin Falls School District.-School history:...
before attending college in San Diego, California
San Diego, California
San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...
. There, he quit college and played in several local bands before joining the Outcasts, a local hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
group comprising bassist
Bassist
A bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...
Kerry Chater (born August 7, 1945, Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
), keyboardist
Keyboardist
A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instruments with keyboards have come into common usage, requiring a more...
Gary 'Mutha' Withem (born August 22, 1946, San Diego), tenor saxophonist
Tenor saxophone
The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor, with the alto, are the two most common types of saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B, and written as a transposing instrument in the treble...
Dwight Bement (born December 28, 1945, San Diego), and drummer
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
Paul Wheatbread (born February 8, 1946, San Diego).
In 1966, the band toured the Pacific Northwest
Pacific Northwest
The Pacific Northwest is a region in northwestern North America, bounded by the Pacific Ocean to the west and, loosely, by the Rocky Mountains on the east. Definitions of the region vary and there is no commonly agreed upon boundary, even among Pacific Northwesterners. A common concept of the...
without Wheatbread, who was recruited as the house
House band
For the British band that existed from 1984-2001, see The House BandA house band is a group of musicians, often centrally organized by a band leader, who regularly play an establishment. It is widely used to refer both to the bands who work on entertainment programs on television or radio, and to...
drummer on the television series
Television program
A television program , also called television show, is a segment of content which is intended to be broadcast on television. It may be a one-time production or part of a periodically recurring series...
, Where the Action Is
Where the Action Is
Where the Action Is or ' was a music-based television variety show in the United States from 1965–67. It was carried by the ABC network and aired each weekday afternoon...
; he later rejoined the line-up. Under manager Dick Badger, the band were renamed The Union Gap in early 1967, and kitted themselves out with Union Army
Union Army
The Union Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S. Army, the Northern Army and the National Army...
-style Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
uniforms as a visual gimmick. They then recorded a demo
Demo (music)
A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. A demo is a way for a musician to approximate their ideas on tape or disc, and provide an example of those ideas to record labels, producers or other artists...
, which was heard by CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
and songwriter Jerry Fuller
Jerry Fuller
-Biography:Jerry Fuller was born in Fort Worth, Texas to a musical family, his father having been a singer with Bob Wills' Light Crust Doughboys. Jerry Fuller and his brother Bill performed as a duo in their home state, recording for the local Lin label, before Jerry branched out on his own and...
. Impressed by Puckett's baritone
Baritone
Baritone is a type of male singing voice that lies between the bass and tenor voices. It is the most common male voice. Originally from the Greek , meaning deep sounding, music for this voice is typically written in the range from the second F below middle C to the F above middle C Baritone (or...
voice and the band's soft rock
Soft rock
Soft rock is a style of music which uses the techniques of rock music to compose a softer, more toned-down sound. Soft rock songs generally tend to focus on themes like love, everyday life and relationships. The genre tends to make heavy use of acoustic guitars, pianos, synthesizers and sometimes...
leanings, Fuller signed them to a recording contract
Recording contract
A recording contract is a legal agreement between a record label and a recording artist , where the artist makes a record for the label to sell and promote...
with Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
.
The band recorded their first single, "Woman Woman", a song written by Jim Glaser
Jim Glaser
Jim Glaser is an American country music artist. The brother of country singers Chuck and Tompall Glaser, he has performed as both a solo artist and alongside his two brothers in the group Tompall and the Glaser Brothers...
and Jimmy Payne, in August 1967. It became their first hit
Hit record
A hit record is a sound recording, usually in the form of a single or album, that sells a large number of copies or otherwise becomes broadly popular or well-known, through airplay, club play, inclusion in a film or stage play soundtrack, causing it to have "hit" one of the popular chart listings...
, reaching #4 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
and being certified as a gold disc
RIAA certification
In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards...
. This was followed during the next two years by "Young Girl" (#2), "Lady Willpower" (#2), "Over You
Over You (Gary Puckett & The Union Gap song)
"Over You" is a song written by Jerry Fuller and was recorded by Gary Puckett & The Union Gap for their 1968 album, Incredible. The song reached #3 on the Adult Contemporary chart in 1968. The song also reached #7 on The Billboard Hot 100 in 1968....
" (#7), and "Don't Give In To Him
Don't Give In To Him
"Don't Give In To Him" is a song written by Gary Usher and was recorded by Gary Puckett & The Union Gap for their 1969 album, The New Gary Puckett & The Union Gap Album...
" (#15). All were produced by Fuller, who also wrote "Young Girl," "Lady Willpower," and "Over You". Although the band never had a #1 record
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, "Young Girl" reached #1 on the UK singles chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
, and #6 when it was reissued in the UK six years later. Controversial at the time and later for its risqué lyrical references to underage romance, Allmusic labeled the groups lyrics "bizarrely pedophilic". "Young Girl" was the second million selling disc
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
for the band, which it reached less than two months after issue; "Lady Willpower" and "Over You" also won gold discs. The band headlined at a White House
White House
The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical...
reception for Prince Charles and at Disneyland
Disneyland Park (Anaheim)
Disneyland Park is a theme park located in Anaheim, California, owned and operated by the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts division of the Walt Disney Company. Known as Disneyland when it opened on July 18, 1955, and still almost universally referred to by that name, it is the only theme park to be...
in 1968, and were nominated for a Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
for Best New Artist
Grammy Award for Best New Artist
The Grammy Award for Best New Artist has been awarded since 1959. Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were handed out, for records released in the previous year. The award was not presented in 1967...
in 1969, losing out to José Feliciano
José Feliciano
José Feliciano is a Puerto Rican singer, virtuoso guitarist and composer known for many international hits including the 1970 holiday single "Feliz Navidad".-Childhood:...
.
The band, however, wanted to write and produce its own material, and Puckett resented singing the power ballads
Power Ballads
Power Ballads is the debut album by Aqueduct. It was recorded by Trent Bell at Bell Labs and self-released on February 25, 2003. After releasing the album, frontman David Terry relocated to Seattle, Washington. Twelve hours after Terry's arrival in Seattle, Aqueduct opened for Modest Mouse...
written by Fuller. In 1969 Fuller prepared a 40-piece studio orchestra to record a new song he had written, but Puckett and the group refused to record it, the session was canceled, and Fuller never again worked with the group. The band returned to the charts with "This Girl Is a Woman Now
This Girl Is a Woman Now
"This Girl Is a Woman Now" is a song written by Victor Millrose and Alan Bernstein and was recorded by Gary Puckett & The Union Gap for their 1969 album, The New Gary Puckett & The Union Gap Album. The song reached #2 on the Adult Contemporary chart in 1969...
," produced by Dick Glasser
Dick Glasser
Richard Eugene "Dick" Glasser was a singer, songwriter, and record producer....
, but later releases failed to make the Billboard Top 40. Chater and Withem left the band; Bement took over on bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
and keyboardist, Barry McCoy, and horn player, Richard Gabriel, were added. In 1970 Puckett began recording as a solo
Solo (music)
In music, a solo is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer...
act, but with limited success; the Union Gap remained his live backing band until they were dismissed following an appearance at the 1971 Orange County Fair
Orange County Fair (California)
The Orange County Fair, abbreviated as the OC Fair, is a 23-day annual fair that is held every summer at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa, California.-History:...
. Puckett's recording contract was terminated one year later.
In 2009, Gary Puckett & The Union Gap were inducted into the Hit Parade Hall of Fame.
Solo careers and personal lives
After the Union Gap was disbanded, Puckett had modest success as a solo artistMusician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
, mostly performing and re-recording the band's songs. By 1973 he had essentially disappeared from music, opting instead to study acting and dance and performing in theatrical productions in and around Los Angeles. A comeback tour engineered by music writer
Music journalism
Music journalism is criticism and reportage about music. It began in the eighteenth century as comment on what is now thought of as 'classical music'. This aspect of music journalism, today often referred to as music criticism , comprises the study, discussion, evaluation, and interpretation of...
Thomas K. Arnold brought him to Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
, Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
in 1981, and from that point on he became a regular on the national oldies circuit. He has also released some new material, including a 2001 holiday album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
entitled Gary Puckett at Christmas. In 1994 and 2002 Puckett performed at the Moondance Jam
Moondance Jam
Moondance Jam is an annual rock and classic rock festival held in mid-July in the Leech Lake/Chippewa National Forest Area near Walker, Minnesota. It is recognized as Minnesota's largest rock festival and the premier classic rock festival in the United States...
near Walker
Walker, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,069 people, 449 households, and 258 families residing in the city. The population density was 734.3 people per square mile . There were 517 housing units at an average density of 355.1 per square mile...
, Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
. As of 2010, Puckett continued to perform live concert
Concert
A concert is a live performance before an audience. The performance may be by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, a choir, or a musical band...
s in venues across the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, including "package" oldies circuit tours with The Association
The Association
The Association is a pop music band from California in the folk rock or soft rock genre. During the 1960s, they had numerous hits at or near the top of the Billboard charts and were the lead-off band at 1967's Monterey Pop Festival...
and The Lettermen
The Lettermen
The Lettermen are an American male pop music vocal trio. The Lettermen's trademark is close-harmony pop songs with light arrangements. The group started in 1959...
. On June 20, 2010, Puckett performed for the first time in Union Gap, Wash., the namesake city of his former band. Puckett is married
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
to Lorrie and he has two stepdaughter
Stepfamily
A stepfamily, also known as a blended family or reconstituted family, is a family in which one or both members of the couple have children from a previous relationship...
s, Syd and Michaela. They currently reside in Clearwater
Clearwater, Florida
Clearwater is a city located in Pinellas County, Florida, US, nearly due west of Tampa and northwest of St. Petersburg. In the west of Clearwater lies the Gulf of Mexico and in the east lies Tampa Bay. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 108,787. It is the county seat of...
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. Bement later joined the oldies act Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids
Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids
Flash Cadillac and the Continental Kids, now known as Flash Cadillac, are an American retro rock 'n' roll band. They are best known for their portrayal of the group Herbie and the Heartbeats in the film American Graffiti, to which they contributed three songs: cover versions of "At the Hop" and...
. Chater relocated to Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
, Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
where he worked as a songwriter, and had a minor solo hit in 1977 with "Part Time Love." Wheatbread turned to concert promotion, and Withem returned to San Diego to teach high-school band.
On his 2010 Australian tour, Puckett was joined by Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
's Lucky Starr, a regular on popular television program
Television program
A television program , also called television show, is a segment of content which is intended to be broadcast on television. It may be a one-time production or part of a periodically recurring series...
s Bandstand
Bandstand (Australia)
Bandstand was an Australian musical/variety television show which screened from November 1958 to 1972. It was produced at the studios of TCN-9 in Sydney and eventually became a national program as Nine Network expanded into other Australian cities in the early 1960s.Bandstand was created by Nine...
and Six O'Clock Rock
Six O'Clock Rock
Six O'Clock Rock was an Australian Rock and Roll television show which showed on ABC Television from 28 February 1959 to 1962 and was broadcast at 6PM on Saturday evenings....
.
Singles
| Month and Year | Title (A-side A-side and B-side A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of gramophone records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s. The terms have come to refer to the types of song conventionally placed on each side of the record, with the A-side being the featured song , while the B-side, or... ) (Songwriter Songwriter A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer... s) |
B-side A-side and B-side A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of gramophone records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s. The terms have come to refer to the types of song conventionally placed on each side of the record, with the A-side being the featured song , while the B-side, or... (Songwriters) |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Chart Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
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| November 1967 † | "Woman, Woman Woman, Woman "Woman, Woman" is a song written by Jim Glaser and Jimmy Payne and was recorded by Gary Puckett & The Union Gap for their 1968 album, Woman, Woman. The song went to #4 on The Billboard Hot 100 in 1968.... " (Jim Glaser Jim Glaser Jim Glaser is an American country music artist. The brother of country singers Chuck and Tompall Glaser, he has performed as both a solo artist and alongside his two brothers in the group Tompall and the Glaser Brothers... , Jimmy Payne) |
"Don't Make Promises Don't Make Promises -Other versions:Bobby Darin included "Don't Make Promises," as well as four other Tim Hardin songs, on Darin's 1966 If I Were a Carpenter album. In 1967, the song was covered by Marianne Faithfull, Scott McKenzie, Rick Nelson, and Gary Lewis & the Playboys... " (Tim Hardin Tim Hardin James Timothy "Tim" Hardin was an American folk musician and composer. He wrote the Top 40 hits "If I Were a Carpenter", covered by, among others, Joan Baez, Bobby Darin, Johnny Cash, Ramblin' Jack Elliot, and Robert Plant, and "Reason to Believe", covered by many, including Rod Stewart, as well... ) |
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| March 1968 † | "Young Girl" (Jerry Fuller Jerry Fuller -Biography:Jerry Fuller was born in Fort Worth, Texas to a musical family, his father having been a singer with Bob Wills' Light Crust Doughboys. Jerry Fuller and his brother Bill performed as a duo in their home state, recording for the local Lin label, before Jerry branched out on his own and... ) |
"I'm Losing You" (Jerry Fuller Jerry Fuller -Biography:Jerry Fuller was born in Fort Worth, Texas to a musical family, his father having been a singer with Bob Wills' Light Crust Doughboys. Jerry Fuller and his brother Bill performed as a duo in their home state, recording for the local Lin label, before Jerry branched out on his own and... , Gary Puckett) |
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| June 1968 ‡ | "Lady Willpower Lady Willpower "Lady Willpower" is a song written by Jerry Fuller and was recorded by Gary Puckett & The Union Gap for their 1968 album, Incredible. The song reached #2 on The Billboard Hot 100 in 1968. The song also reached #5 on the UK Singles Chart in 1968.... " (Jerry Fuller Jerry Fuller -Biography:Jerry Fuller was born in Fort Worth, Texas to a musical family, his father having been a singer with Bob Wills' Light Crust Doughboys. Jerry Fuller and his brother Bill performed as a duo in their home state, recording for the local Lin label, before Jerry branched out on his own and... ) |
"Daylight Stranger" (Jerry Fuller Jerry Fuller -Biography:Jerry Fuller was born in Fort Worth, Texas to a musical family, his father having been a singer with Bob Wills' Light Crust Doughboys. Jerry Fuller and his brother Bill performed as a duo in their home state, recording for the local Lin label, before Jerry branched out on his own and... , Gary Puckett) |
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| September 1968 ‡ | "Over You Over You (Gary Puckett & The Union Gap song) "Over You" is a song written by Jerry Fuller and was recorded by Gary Puckett & The Union Gap for their 1968 album, Incredible. The song reached #3 on the Adult Contemporary chart in 1968. The song also reached #7 on The Billboard Hot 100 in 1968.... " (Jerry Fuller Jerry Fuller -Biography:Jerry Fuller was born in Fort Worth, Texas to a musical family, his father having been a singer with Bob Wills' Light Crust Doughboys. Jerry Fuller and his brother Bill performed as a duo in their home state, recording for the local Lin label, before Jerry branched out on his own and... ) |
"If The Day Would Come" (Kerry Chater, Gary Puckett, Gary Withem) |
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| March 1969 ‡ | "Don't Give In To Him Don't Give In To Him "Don't Give In To Him" is a song written by Gary Usher and was recorded by Gary Puckett & The Union Gap for their 1969 album, The New Gary Puckett & The Union Gap Album... " (Gary Usher Gary Usher Gary Usher was an American surf rock musician, songwriter, and record producer.-Biography:Usher's early life was spent in Grafton, Massachusetts. He attended Norcross Grammar School with his sister, Sandra, who was in the same class and was likely his twin. Gary was kiddingly called "Chicken Feed"... ) |
"Could I" (Jerry Fuller Jerry Fuller -Biography:Jerry Fuller was born in Fort Worth, Texas to a musical family, his father having been a singer with Bob Wills' Light Crust Doughboys. Jerry Fuller and his brother Bill performed as a duo in their home state, recording for the local Lin label, before Jerry branched out on his own and... , Gary Puckett) |
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| August 1969 ‡ | "This Girl Is a Woman Now This Girl Is a Woman Now "This Girl Is a Woman Now" is a song written by Victor Millrose and Alan Bernstein and was recorded by Gary Puckett & The Union Gap for their 1969 album, The New Gary Puckett & The Union Gap Album. The song reached #2 on the Adult Contemporary chart in 1969... " (Victor Millrose, Alan Bernstein) |
"His Other Woman" (D. Allen, Kerry Chater) |
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| March 1970 ‡ | "Let's Give Adam and Eve Another Chance" (Richard Mainegra, Bobby West) |
"The Beggar" (E. Colville, Gary Puckett) |
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| June 1974 ‡ | "Young Girl" (re-issue) (Jerry Fuller) |
"Woman, Woman Woman, Woman "Woman, Woman" is a song written by Jim Glaser and Jimmy Payne and was recorded by Gary Puckett & The Union Gap for their 1968 album, Woman, Woman. The song went to #4 on The Billboard Hot 100 in 1968.... " (Jim Glaser, Jimmy Payne) |
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Gary Puckett solo
- "I Just Don't Know What to Do with MyselfI Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself"I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself" is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David.-Original version:"I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself" was first recorded by Tommy Hunt in a session produced by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, with Burt Bacharach arranging and conducting...
" (#61) / "All That Matters" - Columbia 45249 - October 1970 - "Keep The Customer Satisfied" (#71) / "No One Really Knows" - Columbia 45303 - February 1971
- "Life Has Its Little Ups And Downs" / "Shimmering Eyes" - Columbia 45358 - 1971
- "Hello Morning" / "Gentle Woman" - Columbia 45438 - 1971
- "Hello Morning" / "I Can't Hold On" - Columbia 45509 - 1971
- "Bless The Child" / "Leavin' In The Morning" - Columbia 45678 - 1972
Kerry Chater solo
- "Part Time Love" (#97) / "No Love On The Black Keys" - Warner 8310 - March 1977
Albums
| Month and Year | Album title | U.S. Pop Albums Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
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| February 1968 † | Woman, Woman Woman, Woman (album) Woman, Woman is the first studio album by Gary Puckett & The Union Gap released in 1968.The title track hit #4 on The Billboard Hot 100. The album landed on The Billboard 200 chart, reaching #22.- Track listing :... |
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| May 1968 ‡ | Young Girl | |
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| June 1968 ‡ | Union Gap | |
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| November 1968 ‡ | Incredible | |
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| December 1969 ‡ | The New Gary Puckett & The Union Gap Album | |
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| July 1970 ‡ | Gary Puckett & The Union Gap's Greatest Hits | |
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Gary Puckett solo
- The Gary Puckett Album (#196) - Columbia C-30862 - October 1971
See also
- List of artists who reached number one on the UK Singles Chart
- List of acts who appeared on American Bandstand
- List of Columbia Records artists
External links
- Gary Puckett official website
- [ Allmusic entry for Gary Puckett & The Union Gap]
- Cheeky Geeks interview with Gary "Mutha" Withem
- Cheeky Geeks interview with Gary "Mutha" Withem