The Dream Weavers

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The Dream Weavers was an American

vocals
).

Career

The Dream Weavers consisted primarily of Gene Adkinson and Wade Buff. Other members included Lee Turner, Eddie Newson, Sally Sanborn, Mary Carr and Mary Rude at various times. The two met as

Miami Boys' Drum and Bugle Corps, a 100-piece band and drill team. They became friends and composed a number of songs while still in high school. They both went on to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville
, where they performed in a freshman talent show before 5,000 students and won. As a result, they were given a twice-weekly half-hour program slot,
lead singer
, and the third part was sung by various female singers (Sally Sanborn, Mary Carr, Mary Rude, and others).

The announcer of the show, Chuck Murdock, thought of running a contest on the show to name the group, and the contest winner stated that because the song they wrote was dreamy, they were weavers of dreams, thus "The Dream Weavers."

After making a recording of "It's Almost Tomorrow" in

one hit wonder tag.[2]

The group had one subsequent minor hit in America. "A Little Love Can Go A Long Way", taken from the TV play "Joey", made the Billboard 100 at #33 for just one week on May 19, 1956. The Dream Weavers recorded two further singles, but neither charted. Unless one counts the one week at #33 for "A Little Love Can Go A Long Way" they remain to this day, archetypal one-hit wonders.

In March 1956, Buff married Mary Rude, who was a fellow 1952 graduate of Edison High and had sung with the group. After their honeymoon, he rejoined the group to travel, but after a short while decided that travelling on the road was not compatible with a good marriage. He let Adkinson have full control of the group, and as a result of auditions in New York, Lee Raymond replaced Buff. When Adkinson got drafted into the United States Army however, the duo ended its short existence.

Wade Buff (born on July 7, 1934, in Miami, Florida) died on April 8, 2022, at age 87. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Mary Buff.[3]

References

  1. ISBN 0-214-20512-6
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  2. ISBN 1-904994-10-5
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  3. ^ "Obituary Wade Buff July 7, 1934 – April 8, 2022". dignitymemorial.com. Retrieved June 27, 2022.

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