Gary Puckett & The Union Gap

Gary Puckett & The Union Gap were a popular American pop rock group in the late 1960s (see 1967 in music, 1968 in music, 1969 in music).

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Gary Puckett formed the band in San Diego, California in 1967, and they were quickly signed by Columbia Records. Their first hit was the 1967 single "Woman, Woman" (which reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100), which was followed during the next two years by "Young Girl" (#2), "Lady Willpower" (#2), "Over You" (#7), "Don't Give In To Him" (#15), and "This Girl Is A Woman Now" (#9).

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In addition to Puckett, the original members of The Union Gap included Dwight Bement (keyboards and saxophones), Kerry Chater (electric bass and rhythm guitar), Paul Wheatbread (drums), and Gary Withem (woodwinds and keyboards).

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Puckett's distinctive baritone voice, and the skills of producer/songwriter Jerry Fuller, made this band one of the most-familiar sounds on the radio during this period. In addition their songs were loosely linked by a common theme of female empowerment, unusual for the era and genre.

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