Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
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Gary Puckett & The Union Gap is an American pop-rock band best known for its dramatic, orchestral-tinged hits in the late 1960s, including songs like "Young Girl" and "Lady Willpower."
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | musical group ⓘ |
| activeYearsStartYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Gary Puckett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartSuccess | multiple Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 ⓘ |
| costume | American Civil War-style Union Army uniforms ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| decadeOfProminence | 1960s ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Gary Puckett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
adult contemporary
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baroque pop ⓘ blue-eyed soul ⓘ pop ⓘ pop rock ⓘ psychedelic pop ⓘ soft rock ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
dramatic vocal style
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late 1960s hit singles ⓘ orchestral arrangements ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Dwight Bement
NERFINISHED
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Gary Mutha Withem NERFINISHED ⓘ Gary Puckett NERFINISHED ⓘ Kerry Chater NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Wheatbread NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | backing band The Union Gap ⓘ |
| leadVocalist | Gary Puckett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfFormation |
California
NERFINISHED
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San Diego NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicStyle |
dramatic ballads
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orchestral-tinged pop rock ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | became one of the best-selling American pop groups of the late 1960s ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Lady Willpower
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Over You NERFINISHED ⓘ This Girl Is a Woman Now NERFINISHED ⓘ Woman, Woman NERFINISHED ⓘ Young Girl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Lady Willpower
NERFINISHED
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Over You NERFINISHED ⓘ This Girl Is a Woman Now NERFINISHED ⓘ Woman, Woman NERFINISHED ⓘ Young Girl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakPeriod |
1968
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1969 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| vocalType | powerful baritone lead vocals ⓘ |
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