The Buckinghams--Kind of a Drag (1966)

     The Buckinghams were a local group from Chicago who had a string of top 20 hits for a a year, from Dec. of 66 to Dec. of 67.
     They were first known as the Pulsations and were the house band on WGN-TV's, "All-Time Hits". It was during that year (1966) that the producer of the TV show suggested a name change that would reflect the British Invasion. They were a record deal late that year, and released, "Kind of a Drag" which reached #1 for a couple of weeks to start out the new year. Including that song, they reached the top 15 with four other songs in 1967, but didn't do much after that. The band dissolved in 1970, reformed in 1980, and have been recording and touring ever since.