Gary Puckett - Gavin Woods Podcast Series 6 Episode 1
Gavin Wood's Podcast
English - January 26, 2023 13:01 - 26 minutes - 12.1 MBMusic Commentary Music Music History Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
On this episode of Gavin Wood’s Countdown podcast, Gavin chats to Gary Puckett, solo artist and the lead singer of 60’s American pop/rock group Gary Puckett & The Union Gap.
Active in the late ‘60’s Gary Puckett & The Union Gap rose to prominence worldwide with hit singles "Woman, Woman", "Young Girl", "Lady Willpower", and "Over You", all achieving top 10 chart positions in the US, UK, and here in Australia.
Gary Puckett & The Union Gap were one of the few artists whose first five releases went gold. Not even Elvis accomplished this.
In 1968, Gary Puckett & The Union Gap had 6 consecutive gold records and sold more records that year than any other recording act, including The Beatles.
Gary played a command performance at the White House for Prince Charles and Princess Anne by special invitation of President Richard Nixon.
Once The Union Gap disbanded in 1971, Gary went on to work in theatre and perform solo. He was billed for the first Monkees reunion tour in 1986 and made more than 50 television appearances.
The Gary Puckett & The Union Gap's "Greatest Hits" album is one of CBS's bestselling "Collector's Series" albums today.