“Happy Together,” a parade of ‘60s hits tour starring The Turtles featuring Flo & Eddie, The Grass Roots, The Monkees’ Micky Dolenz, The Buckinghams and Gary Puckett & The Union Gap, returns to bring more peace, love and happiness to Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on June 13, 2012 at 8 p.m. Tickets are on sale, now.
The song “Happy Together” by The Turtles hit #1 on the charts in 1967 and remains a staple on rock radio to this day. It’s just one of the band’s nine Top 40 hits, which also include popular songs as “She’d Rather Be With Me,” “Elenore,” “You Showed Me” and “It Ain’t Me Babe.” In 1968, far ahead of their time, they would release one of music’s first concept albums, The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands, taking on the personas of 11 different bands each providing a song in a different genre. Mark and Howard have remained plenty busy over the years with both The Turtles featuring Flo & Eddie and their extracurricular music activities. Newer releases include a 2009 compilation CD, Save The Turtles: The Turtles Greatest Hits. In all, the band has sold over 60 million albums worldwide to date.
The Grass Roots burst on the scene in ’67 and would not only amass over a dozen Top 40 hits, but go on to perform in front of an estimated 600,000 people in Washington, D.C. on July 4, 1982 setting an all-time attendance record for a concert performance consisting of just one act. Between 1967 and 1972 — thanks to numerous hits such as “Midnight Confessions,” “Let’s Live for Today,” “Sooner or Later,” “I’d Wait a Million Years” and “Temptation Eyes,” the band would set a record for being on the Billboard charts for 307 consecutive weeks.
In 1966, hot on the heels of their new NBC television show, The Monkees would release a self-titled debut album that would top the U.S. charts for 13 consecutive weeks and sell an overwhelming 3.2 million copies in just three months. The single, “Last Train to Clarksville,” from the album would be their first #1 hit. Their second #1 hit came quickly with “I’m a Believer” (featured on the band’s second album, More of The Monkees), which had over a million advance orders. The band would continue to put out numerous hits such as “(I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone” and “Pleasant Valley Sunday” among others. In 1986, the four members got together for “The Monkees 20th Anniversary World Tour,” a 145 date trek that would become the largest grossing tour of the year. The band remains as iconic as ever.
“Kind of a Drag” from The Buckinghams would also reach the pinnacle of chart success, yet mark just one of many popular hits from the band including “Mercy, Mercy, Mercy,” “Don’t You Care,” “Susan” and “Hey Baby (They’re Playing Our Song).” Their success in 1967 would lead them to be named “The Most Listened to Band in America” by Billboard magazine.
Tour newcomers Gary Puckett & The Union Gap were one of the most successful musical groups of the ‘60s. Puckett’s unmistakable signature voice garnered six consecutive gold records and top ten Billboard hits including “Young Girl,” “Woman Woman,” “Lady Willpower,” “Over You” and “This Girl is a Woman Now.” Puckett has performed on more than 30 network television shows and prime time specials during his career, even adding a command performance for the president and Prince Charles at the White House. In 1974, “Young Girl” was reissued in England where it received a silver record award for attaining a top five position on the pop charts, several years after its initial release. More recently, Puckett released Gary Puckett – Live and At Christmas.
Make a date to enjoy the best of the ‘60s and imagine how the world could be so very fine… so “Happy Together.”
Tickets are $64, $54, $44 and $34* all seats are reserved and available at all Ticketmaster outlets online at www.ticketmaster.com or charge by phone: 1-800-745-3000. Doors open one-hour prior to show start time. *Additional fees may apply