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Gary Puckett and The Union Gap
Gary Puckett and The Union Gap formed in San Diego in 1966, with Puckett on lead vocals alongside guitarist Kerry Chater, bassist Gary 'Skip' Konte,...
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Gary Puckett and The Union Gap formed in San Diego in 1966, with Puckett on lead vocals alongside guitarist Kerry Chater, bassist Gary 'Skip' Konte, keyboardist Larry 'The Professor' Keith, and drummer Dwight Bement. Their sound was built around Puckett's distinctive tenor, which had a way of cutting through the radio with a kind of earnest urgency. They broke through in 1968 with 'Young Girl,' a song that topped the Billboard Hot 100 and became their calling card.
That hit opened the door for a solid run of singles. Songs like 'Lady Willpower' and 'Over You' followed a similar template, pairing Puckett's dramatic delivery with straightforward pop arrangements that connected with a wide audience. For a few years there, they were a reliable presence on the charts and on tour.
The band's run was relatively short. By the early 1970s, momentum had slowed. Puckett left the group in 1973, and while the other members carried on briefly as The Union Gap, they couldn't recapture the earlier success. The original lineup's catalog, anchored by those late-'60s hits, is what most people remember.
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