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WHO ARE THESE GUYS?
Well, If
you reunite "JIM PIKE", The
founder, lead singer and
creative force of the famous
singing trio "THE LETTERMEN" and
his brother "GARY PIKE", who was
also a member of the famed
"CAPITOL RECORDS" recording
artists "THE LETTERMEN", and add
RIC de AZEVEDO", who gained fame
as a member of ABC televisions
"First Family of Song", "THE
KING FAMILY", put them all
together.... It spells
"REUNION" !
As "THE LETTERMEN", Jim and
Gary had a unprecedented
FORTY SIX (46)
consecutive
HIT ALBUMS
with Capitol Records on
Billboard Magazine's national
charts. They had
A
TON OF
GOLD RECORDS, FIVE GRAMMY
NOMINATIONS, A CLEO AWARD,
and sold to date over
100 MILLION DOLLARS
worth of records, tapes and CD's
worldwide..
Their classic hits
include: “When I
Fall in Love”, “The
Theme From A Summer
Place”, “The Way You
Look Tonight”,
“Goin’ Out Of My
Head/Can’t Take My
Eyes Off Of You’,
“Hurt So Bad”, “Put
Your Head On My
Shoulder”,
“Traces/Memories”,
“Smile”, “I Only
Have Eyes For You”,
“She Cried”,
“Shangri-La”,
"Love" and
many, many more.
They have performed
for hundreds of
colleges all over
America, and were
voted the number one
college concert
attraction of the
1960’s. Jim and Gary
also appeared on
many popular
television shows
such as: Ed Sullivan
Show, Dean Martin
Show, Sammy Davis
Jr. Show, Red
Skelton Show, Jack
Benny Show, Kraft
Music Hall, Milton Berle Show, Dick
Clark Bandstand, The
Tonight Show, The
Merv Griffin Show
and many Miss
Universe and Miss
America Pageants.
Then in October 2001
Jim and Gary, as
“The Lettermen” were
inducted into the
Vocal Group Hall of
Fame.
When N.A.S.A.
decided to leave a
recording
representing
“American Popular
Music” in the time
capsule on the moon,
one of the songs
they chose was a
Lettermen hit called
“Love”, which just
happened to be a
solo by Jim Pike.
Billboard
Magazine, the standard of the
recording industry referred to Jim
and Gary in their former group as
“The Greatest Male Romantic Vocal
Group of All Time!”.
According to
Billboard, the top male
vocal group album sellers of the
60's were:
the Beatles #1, the Beach Boys #2
and The Lettermen were #3”. When it
comes to having a track record of
hits and backing it up with stellar
live performances, these guys are
“Legends”. And, as
REUNION… the
Legend continues…REUNION’S show has
something for
everyone. The bottom
line is performance.
Note: For
information on booking REUNION to perform at your Performing Arts Center,
Corporate Event, Casino, Fundraiser, School, or Private Function click
here.
"Fall
in Love" Cruise
This Romantic Fall Foliage Cruise
brings back the "MEMORIES" with
REUNION, with former members of The
Lettermen. "The Greatest Romantic
Group of All Time!". You’re sure to
love Canada/New England’s
unmistakable charm, history and
natural beauty. There's no better
time to visit the Northeast than in
the Fall. The foliage is brilliant
in every imaginable color and
lighthouses dot the coastline.
Click the link below for details.
http://murdockescortedtours.com/MMT_Tours/cruise/cruise_detail.cfm?ID=239
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