RM: The Buckingham’s House

4727 North Sacramento Avenue / Chicago band formed in 1966 as the Pulsations / Renamed The Buckinghams to capitalize on the British Invasion / Carl Giammarese lived here with his parents and attended Lane Tech / Band practiced in the garage / “Kind of a Drag” hit #1 in 1967, followed by four more Top 20 hits that year / Appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show and American Bandstand / Performed with the Beach Boys, Sonny & Cher, Neil Diamond and The Who / Disbanded in 1970 and reunited for ChicagoFest in 1978 / Foyer reportedly has a musical note in the tile floor