Results tagged “Dave Bupp” from York Town Square

Dave Bupp, right, and Buddy King, members of the homegrown soul band The Magnificent Men, are shown at their induction into the William Penn High School Hall of Fame in 2006. Bupp graduated in 1960, and King, in 1965. A trailer for a documentary on the group can be viewed below. Background posts: Memories about 'The Oaks' pile up and Del-Chords continue to jar memories.

Last post, we focused on the fact that anything about one-room schools causes local folks to want to know more.

An equally fascinating topic - perhaps for a different generation - are the lives and times of the York rock group The Magnicent Men... .

Bill Schintz, York photo studio owner, captured The Del-Chords during a reunion about 10 years ago.

Memories about the 1960s local rock band The Del-Chords continue to pile up.

Jim Isenberg is the latest to comment on a past Del-Chords' post about all those who made up the band over the years:

As Dave Bupp has said, The Del-Chords were comprised of a "host of characters". If memory serves, they included Dave Bupp, Bill "Cheeks" Schlosser, Jeff Hildebrand, Jere Hetrick, Edward "Buck" Generette, Otto "Spike" Sexton, Edward "Ike" Bowers, Allen "Jap" Shue, Don Sponsler, Dale Saxon, Ernie Banks, Ron Searle, and Adrian "Buddy" King. Does anyone out there have any additions or corrections?

Local ace photographer Bill Schintz e-mailed a note about the band titled "Del-Chords unfair!" ...

William Penn Senior High students view a trailer of 'This Magnificent Moment,' a documentary of the 1960s soul band The Magnificent Men, compiled by social historian David Zang of Towson, Md. The short film included samples of the all-white band's music and interviews with band members who played black venues in Philadelphia, New York and Detroit.

The Mag Men was one of the most successful bands with ties to York in the 1960s.

They scored a recording contract with Capitol records. They played soul music in venues where black musicians were denied. And they played locations where black musicians were accepted including the Apollo Theater in Harlem, including a set backing James Brown.

Now, those seeking to restoke memories of the soul band can see a trailer of an upcoming documentary on the group at mag men. (If you want to discuss the group and trailer, see exchange.)

Dave Bupp and Buddy King, homegrown members of the group, were inducted into the William Penn High School Hall of Fame. Bupp, 64, graduated in 1960, and King, 59, graduated in 1965.

A York Daily Record story on their induction into the William Penn High School Hall of Fame in 2006 follows: ...