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

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 nostalgic hit which even to this day has remained controversial because people don’t listen to the lyrics they just jump to conclusions. We unravel the mystery of the 60s next on professor of rock. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .