Interview: Gary Puckett on How “Young Girl” Became a Massive Yet Controversial 60s Hit

Professor of Rock · Oct 7, 2022 · 19m

Gary Puckett and the Union Gap were playing wherever they could when they got discovered. They got their big break while they were playing a gig inside of a bowling alley. IN fact they signed the record contract inside the same bowling alley about a month later they hit the charts with fury, with 6 consecutive gold hits and actually outsold the Beatles in 1968. Young Girl was the big hit for them in 68 going all the way to #2. TH Up next Gary Puckett and his producer songwriter Jerry Fuller (who produced and wrote hits for everyone from Ricky Nelson to Elvis) both tell the story of this…