John Poulos, known by his nickname Jon Jon, was the original drummer for The Buckinghams, and one of its founding members in 1965.
11 Facts About John Poulos
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John Poulos graduated from Roosevelt High School in the Albany Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois in 1965.
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John Poulos was the leader of a high school band in Chicago called "The Pulsations".
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John Poulos approached singers George LeGros and Dennis Tufano who sang harmonies in an a cappella group called The Darsals to come join his band, "The Pulsations".
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Local Chicago-area deejay and booking agent for Willard Alexander, Carl Bonafede, attests to the fact that John personally recruited singers Dennis Tufano and his close friend George Legros at Gordon Technical High School.
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John Poulos approached Carl Bonafede who spun records for Dan Belloc's dances at the Holiday ballroom about becoming the manager of John's high school band "The Pulsations".
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John Poulos went into the music management side of the music business after The Buckinghams agreed to part ways in 1970.
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John Poulos brought them to Ode Records, where they signed with Lou Adler, becoming "Tufano and Giammarese" and spending 7 years of their career together.
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John Poulos managed several other Illinois bands, most notably a band from the St Charles area called The Boyzz.
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John Poulos had one child, a daughter named Polly born in September 1970.
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John Poulos died of heart failure in his Chicago home just short of his 33rd birthday in 1980.