1. Dennis Stanley Joseph Tufano was born on September 11,1946 and is the original lead singer of the 1960s rock group The Buckinghams, and has been a solo performer since the early 1980s.
13 Facts About Dennis Tufano
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Dennis Tufano attended St Sylvester grade school and Gordon Tech High School.
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Dennis Tufano's father was a singer and played the violin, saxophone and harmonica.
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Dennis Tufano was part of the Chicago rock and roll band invasion to hit the charts in the late 1960s.
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Dennis Tufano was a member of The Pulsations with John Poulos.
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In 2015, Dennis Tufano reunited with The Buckinghams as a benefit concert for Marty Grebb, who was a member of the group during the 1960s.
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Dennis Tufano composed music and performed with Bernie Taupin, Elton John's lyricist, on Taupin's album He Who Rides the Tiger.
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Subsequently, for Taupin's group, the Farm Dogs, Dennis Tufano teamed again with the lyricist to co-write, co-produce and perform on the Farm Dogs' album Last Stand in Open Country.
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Dennis Tufano was one of the founding members of an improvisational voice-ensemble called the LA.
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Dennis Tufano produced, directed and shot a documentary in Chicago, Major Hall: Therapy Tuesday.
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Dennis Tufano performed a classic Chicago rock concert with The Cryan' Shames in the summer of 2008, and appeared with Marty Grebb and Bruce Conte outside Manila in the Philippines in late fall 2008.
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Dennis Tufano continues to perform with his tribute to Bobby Darin As Long As I'm Singing the Music of Bobby Darin and he makes appearances with his classic rock show.
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Dennis Tufano maintains a full concert schedule for most of each year, performing with various "oldies" artists and bands.