D E N N I S T U F A N O
THE LEGENDARY VOICE OF
T H E B U C K I N G H A M S
“Kind of A Drag”, “Don’t You Care”, “Mercy, Mercy, Mercy”, “Hey Baby, They’re Playing Our Song”, “Susan” “Back In Love Again”
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
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IN ITS ENTIRETY
Dennis Tufano is the original "voice" of “The Buckinghams”. the Chicago-based group that scored a string of five Top Ten hits in the late-sixties including, the #1 “Kind of A Drag”, “Don’t You Care”, “Mercy, Mercy, Mercy”, “Hey Baby, They’re Playing Our Song”, “Susan” and “Back In Love Again”. Following his success in the Buckinghams, Dennis was part of the song-writing duo "Tufano and Giammarese" and recorded three albums with Lou Adler's custom label, Ode Records. Appearing as guest vocalist he went on to co-write with renowned composer and musician Tom Scott. With Scott as composer, Dennis performed the "original title/theme song" for the long running "Family Ties" television show.
Dennis also wrote the music and performed with Bernie Taupin, Elton John's lyricist, on Taupin's album, " He Who Rides The Tiger ". Subsequently he teamed again with Taupin to co-write, co-produce and perform the Farm Dogs album “Last Stand In Open Country”.
Back on the road, Dennis joined Olivia Newton-John on her hugely successful tour and was featured, with her on the HBO Special in two dramatically inspired duets.
As an actor, Dennis has also worked in film, television, radio and commercials.
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2023 Shows
Friday, January 20, 2023, 7:00 pm ET
Original Hitmakers of Summer Tour
Dennis Tufano, Brian Hyland, Chris Montez, Rock and the Rollers
Circle Square Cultural Center, Ocala, FL.
Tickets: $35-$60; Doors open 6 pm ET
Saturday, February 25, 2023, 8:00 pm PT
Best of the '60s
Dennis Tufano with Special Guests Cannibal and The Headhunters
The Coach House, San Juan Capistrano, CA
All ticket purchasers will be entered to win a guitar that will be
autographed by the artists in the show.
Tickets: $30; Doors open at 6 pm PT
Saturday, March 11, 2023, 7 pm ET
Rockin' Oldies Dance Party
Dennis Tufano, The Vogues, Bobby Wilson, The Trammps
The Grand Opera House, Copeland Hall, Wilmington, DE
Saturday, April 29, 2023, 7 pm ET
Sixties Spectacular
Dennis Tufano, Herman's Hermits, Jay and the Americans,
1910 Fruitgum Company
Proctor's Theater, Schenectady, NY
CRUISES FEATURING DENNIS TUFANO
ROCKY’S ROCKIN CRUISES
ROCKIN IN THE CARRIBEAN
February 12 – 19, 2023
Wonder of the Seas
EASTERN CARIBBEAN CRUISE
Rocky & The Rollers
America’s Premier Rock and Roll Band
Jon “Bowzer” Bauman
“Formerly of Sha Na Na – Born to Hand Jive”
Johnny Contardo
“Formerly of Sha Na Na – Those Magic Changes”
Dennis Tufano
“original lead singer of The Buckinghams – Kind of a Drag”
Jay Siegel’s Tokens
“The Lion Sleeps Tonight – Portrait of My Love”
La La Brooks
“original lead singer of The Crystals – He’s a Rebel”
Brian Hyland
“Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini”
Chris Montez
“The More I See You – Let’s Dance”
Joey Dee
“Peppermint Twist -Shout”
Peggy March
“I Will Follow Him”
Port Canaveral, FL | CocoCay, Bahamas| Charlotte Amalie,
St. Thomas |
Basseterre, St. Kitts | Port Canaveral, FL
www.rockysrockincruises.com
MALT SHOP CRUISE
October 28th-November 4th 2023
The Temptations … Little Anthony …Jay And The Americans …The Lettermen… Al Jardine, Founding Member of The Beach Boys, & His Endless Summer Band… Darlene Love… The Bronx Wanderers… Peter Asher… Dennis Tufano the Original Lead Singer of The Buckinghams… The Vogues… The Skyliners… The Contours… The Elegants …The Reflections… Linda Gail Lewis (sister of Jerry Lee Lewis) … Bobby Wilson
And more surprises to come!
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DISCOGRAPHY
with THE BUCKINGHAMS
Kind of a Drag (1967, USA Records)
Time and Charges (1967, Columbia)
Portraits (1967, Columbia)
In One Ear and Gone Tomorrow (1968, Columbia)
SINGLES
1965 "Sweets for My Sweet"
b/w "Beginners Love"
1966 "I'll Go Crazy"
b/w "Don't Want to Cry"
"I Call Your Name"
b/w "Makin' Up and Breakin' Up"
"I've Been Wrong Before"
b/w "Love Ain't Enough"
"Kind of a Drag"
b/w "You Make Me Feel So Good"
1967 "Lawdy Miss Clawdy"
b/w "I Call Your Name" (first pressings)
"Makin' Up and Breakin' Up" (later pressings)
"Summertime"
b/w "I Don't Want to Cry"
"Don't You Care"
b/w "Why Don't You Love Me"
"Mercy, Mercy, Mercy"
b/w "You Are Gone"
"Hey Baby (They're Playing Our Song)"
b/w "And Our Love" (from Time & Charges)
"Susan"
b/w "Foreign Policy" (from Time & Charges)
1968 "Back In Love Again"
b/w "You Misunderstand Me" (Non-album track) In One Ear and Gone Tomorrow
"Where Did You Come From"
b/w "Song of the Breeze" (from In One Ear and Gone Tomorrow)
1969 "This Is How Much I Love You"
b/w "Can't Find the Words" (from In One Ear and Gone Tomorrow)
"It's a Beautiful Day (For Lovin')"
b/w "Difference of Opinion"
1970 "I Got a Feelin'"
b/w "It Took Forever"
THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES
SERIES ONE
CHRONICLES,TRUTHS
CONFESSIONS AND WISDOM
FROM THE MUSIC LEGENDS
THAT SET US FREE!
BY MUSIC JOURNALIST ...
TALK SHOW HOST...
AUTHOR RAY SHASHO
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Featuring over 45 intimate conversations with some of the greatest rock legends the world will ever know.
CHRIS SQUIRE... DR. JOHN... GREG LAKE... HENRY MCCULLOUGH... JACK BRUCE … JOE LALA… JOHNNY WINTER... KEITH EMERSON... PAUL KANTNER... RAY THOMAS... RONNIE MONTROSE... TONY JOE WHITE... DAVID CLAYTON-THOMAS… MIKE LOVE... TOMMY ROE... BARRY HAY... CHRIS THOMPSON... JESSE COLIN YOUNG... JOHN KAY... JULIAN LENNON... MARK LINDSAY... MICKY DOLENZ… PETER RIVERA ...TOMMY JAMES… TODD RUNDGREN... DAVE MASON... EDGAR WINTER... FRANK MARINO... GREGG ROLIE... IAN ANDERSON... JIM “DANDY” MANGRUM... JON ANDERSON... LOU GRAMM... MICK BOX... RANDY BACHMAN… ROBIN TROWER... ROGER FISHER... STEVE HACKETT... ANNIE HASLAM… ‘MELANIE’ SAFKA... PETULA CLARK... SUZI QUATRO... COLIN BLUNSTONE… DAVE DAVIES... JIM McCARTY... PETE BEST
THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES
BOOK TRAILER
BOOK REVIEW
-By Literary Titan (5) STARS
The Rock Star Chronicles by Ray Shasho, is a splendid book written by a music enthusiast who has poured their heart and soul into it. It’s a story of a boy who loved rock music, and his obsessive passion of it earned himself the name Rock Raymond. He went to school but instead was schooled in all matters of music while his peers were buried chin-deep in coursework. He then became a radio DJ and has now compiled a book on all interviews he held with Rock gods who raided the airwaves back in the 70s and 80s. It’s a compilation of interviews with outstanding vocalists, legendary guitarists and crazy drummers in the rock music scene. Each interview gives a reader an in-depth view into their personal lives and the philosophies that guide their lives which all serve to humanize these great icons. For readers who are old enough to call themselves baby boomers this book will bring old memories back to life. Millennials, on the other hand, may think of this book as a literal work of the Carpool Karaoke show.
The Rock Star Chronicles is a book I didn’t know I was waiting for. To come across a book that will talk me into trying something new. One brave enough to incite me to venture into new frontiers. This book made me a believer- I am now a bona fide Rock and Roll music fan.
Ray Shasho masterfully gets the interviewees talking. He smartly coaxes answers from them with crafty questions designed to get a story rolling out of them. The artists talk about diverse issues ranging from music, politics, and their social engagements. Having been on the music seen all his life, Ray Shasho knows the buttons to press, how to get them comfortable about talking about their lives.
The book’s cover is befitting of its subject matter with the leather look offering a royal background to the golden letter print. It speaks to how high a level rock music holds in the pecking order- arguably, modern music as we know it has originated from blues and rock music. The second noteworthy thing is the use of high-definition pictures to reference the musician being interviewed in every sub-chapter. This ensures that the book is for both original rock and roll lovers and aspiring new ones. Together is makes for a refreshing and consistently enjoyable read.
I recommend this book to rock music enthusiasts, aspiring musicians wondering what it takes and all readers curious to learn new things by going back in time.
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