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Two
Documentary Film Clips!!
Thank
you for coming to The
Largo Cultural Center Aug. 20, 2005
"A Tribute to The Chief", Buddy
Pendergrass.
A
donation was made to Moffitt Cancer Research in Buddy's name.
Photos~T-Shirts~Video
~NBC Video ~DVD
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"In
the summer of 65, we were young and so alive,
Rockin' at the Surfer's Club,
What a magical time it was.
We were dancin' in the sand, playin' in a rock
& roll band,
singin' "I Want More", and "I Wanna Hold Your
Hand"!
And I still get a chill, thinkin' about those days.
I still
get a chill! New York and the Purple Haze, I Still get a chill!"
Charlie
Souza / Eric Turner / Mel Dryer / Bobby Shea / Buddy Pendergrass
This
"Still Get a Chill" CD is dedicated to the loving memory of our brother
and founding member of The Tropics,
Buddy Pendergrass 1947 - 2003
In
1966 The Tropics won The International Battle of
the Bands held at the famous McCormick Place in Chicago, IL. The Band took first
place over more than 1000 bands, which included names as Chicago and Tommy James
& The Shondells. Out of that came a recording contract with Columbia Records
and the single "Take the Time," produced by Teo Macero, which made it
to the top of the charts and got a "92" on Dick Clark's American Bandstand!
A 30-year reunion for the Tropics took place On May 7, 1999! The Fabulous Tropics played at the St. Petersburg, Florida, Coliseum. It was a benefit for All Children's Hospital. (As seen on "Good Day Tampa Bay" FOX 13)
This
was the time to get back in the studio and re-record some of their favorite tunes,
some of these recordings are available now on this CD. The reunion was a tremendous
success and many good friends were reunited in a free-spirited, fun-filled nostalgic
evening, reliving the innocence of those wonderful times. "It was Fabulous"
says Margie Sexton, the band's former manager and owner of the famous "SURFER'S
CLUB," a Madeira Beach, Florida teen-age night club in the 60's. This 7 song
CD contains a song written for the occasion, "Still Get a Chill!!"
To
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The Original Band members include Eric Turner, Mel Dryer, Bobby Shea, Charlie Souza, and our brother and founding member, Buddy Pendergrass. / Buddy's Legacy
