That's because it IS ...
And also because contractually they can't call it anything else!!! (Actually the official announcement finally hit their website TODAY!!!)
The 2015 Happy Together Tour makes its way to Chicago this weekend with the first of TWO Chicagoland area performances ...
Sunday Night, August 16th, at The Bolingbrook Performance Arts Centre, capping off their 50th Anniversary Jubilee Weekend at 7 pm, hosted by the legendary Dick Biondi ...
And then again next Friday, August 21st, at The Paramount Theatre in Aurora.
That gives Chicagoland '60's Music Fans TWO opportunities to see some of the biggest names in '60's Rock ... The Turtles, The Association, The Buckinghams, The Grass Roots, The Cowsills and Mark Lindsay, former lead singer of Paul Revere and the Raiders.
Between them, these artists racked up over 70 Top 40 Hits ... and these shows will be hit-packed from start to finish. We hope you can make it out to at least one of these great shows.
The 2015 Happy
Together Tour stars
(top, from left): The Grass Roots, Mark Lindsay, The Buckinghams,
(bottom) The Cowsills, The Association and Flo & Eddie of the Turtles.
The Happy Together Tour has played to a capacity crowd at Aurora's Paramount Theatre for YEARS now. (We've covered it the previous seven here in Forgotten Hits) You can order tickets to the Paramount Theatre performance through their website: ParamountAurora.com), call the box office
at 630-896-6666, or stop by in person at the Paramount Theatre, 23
E. Galena Blvd. in Aurora, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday.
The Bolingbook show is a special added bonus in that this is a free concert celebrating the village's 50th anniversary. (Other acts this weekend include The Chicago Experience tonight and the midwest's premier Beatles tribute band, American English, on Saturday.) All shows will take place at The Bolingbrook Performing Arts Centre at 375 Briarcliff Road in Bolingbrook.
From The Paramount Theatre Press Kit ...
The
Happy Together Tour 2015 -
Meet the Bands
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Watch The Turtles sing "Happy
Together"
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The Turtles, featuring Flo and
Eddie, saw their
debut single, Dylan's "It Ain't Me Babe," hit the Top Ten in 1965 and launched
the band on a brief string of hits: "Let Me Be," "You Baby," "Grim Reaper of
Love" and "Can I Get to Know You Better." The Turtles weren't content, however,
and were about to break up; but first they released "Happy Together," which
proved to be their biggest hit and one of 1967's Top Ten records. With their
career reinvigorated, "She'd Rather Be with Me," "You Know What I Mean,"
"Elenore" and "You Showed Me" were their last single releases. More: theturtles.com
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| Everyone Knows its "Windy" by The Association |
It all started in 1965 with the
breakup of one of the first folk rock ensembles called The Men. What was
originally an 11-member singing group ultimately became the six-man band The
Association. In 1967, The Association made history being the first band
anywhere to open a rock festival - the now historic Monterey Pop Festival.
Popular hits include "Windy," "Never My Love" and "Cherish."
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| Mark Lindsay performing the Paul Revere & The Raiders hit "Kicks" in 2013 |
In addition to being the lead singer
of Paul Revere & The Raiders, Mark Lindsay was the very image of the
band. In 1965, The Raiders owned the 1966 charts with hits like "Just Like Me,"
"Kicks," "Hungry" and "Good Thing," which Lindsay also wrote. During that time
they were the top-earning artists for Columbia Records. In 1970 after he left
The Raiders, Mark had a very successful solo recording career with a pair of top
40 hits "Arizona" and "Silver Bird" as well as three best-selling albums.
Lindsay has sold over 50 million records. More: marklindsay.com
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| Jimmy Durante introducing The Grass Roots. Because why not? |
The Grass Roots had a series of major hits - most
notably "Let's Live for Today," "Midnight Confessions," "Temptation Eyes" and
"Two Divided by Love" - that help define the essence of the era's best AM radio.
Although the group's members weren't even close to being recognizable, The Grass
Roots managed to chart 14 Top 40 hits, including seven gold singles and one
platinum single, and two had hits collections that effortlessly went gold.
More:
the-grassroots.com
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It'll Be Kind of a Drag if you don't click this Buckinghams
link
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The Buckinghams pack power into 60s pop rock. Their
#1 song "Kind of a Drag" is the standout favorite that first made them famous.
Since then came seven national chart hits, 15 singles and eight acclaimed
albums. The Buckinghams enjoyed phenomenal success with hit singles including
the powerful "Don't You Care," the soulful "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy," and the
national anthem of teenage love, "Hey Baby, They're Playing Our Song," on the
national charts simultaneously.
More: thebuckinghams.com
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Trippiest for Last?
The Cowsills deconstruct their hit
"Hair"
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The real-life inspiration behind the
hit television series The Partridge Family, The Cowsills were one
of the biggest pop acts of the late '60s, distinguished by their angelic
harmonies and sun-kissed melodies. The group's origins lie with brothers Bill
and Bob, who as children began their singing careers covering the Everly
Brothers. Their hits include "Take A Letter to Maria" and "Hair."
More: cowsill.com
In addition to its Broadway series,
Paramount's 2015-16 season also boasts Chicago frontman and solo vocalist
Peter Cetera (Sept. 4), The Duke Ellington Orchestra (Sept. 5),
Chicago's own Jersey Boys Under The Streetlamp (Oct. 25), Jay
Leno (Oct. 30), Peter & Paul of the legendary folk trio Peter,
Paul & Mary(Nov. 8), country music hunk Josh Turner (Nov. 12), Mannheim Steamroller
Christmas by Chip Davis (Nov. 14),
STOMP (Feb. 26 & 27), I Gotta Right to Sing the
Blues (A Salute to Ella Fitzgerald, Judy Garland and Patsy
Cline), (Feb 28) and Donny & Marie (May 25-29.) Visit ParamountAurora.com for more information.
