Buckcherry
Buckcherry formed in 1995. Whether the band’s name was a spoonerism of ‘Chuck Berry’ or the moniker of a drag queen acquaintance ‘Buck Cherry’, remains undetermined.
Over the band’s history, over a dozen musicians have been in Buckcherry with lead singer Josh Todd being the only constant.
A self-titled debut, released in ’99, was DreamWorks first album to go gold. Subsequently, original band members left and were replaced. A follow-up album was started but never completed.
Three years later, Todd and lead guitarist Keith Nelson reformed Buckcherry with a new lineup and released “15.” The double platinum set contained the crossover hit, “Crazy Bitch” and their first Billboard Top 10 song, the ballad “Sorry.”
“Black Butterfly,” Buckcherry’s fourth album, an ’08 release, debuted at #8 on the Billboard 200, making it the band’s highest-charting album in the U.S.
Over the next thirteen years the band released five albums that did well but nothing spectacular.
Buckcherry released their tenth studio album, “Vol. 10,” in ’23.
The 11-song effort featured 10 originals including, “Let’s Get Wild,” “Shine Your Light” and “Good Time” – filmed in L.A. There was also a bonus track, a cover of the Bryan Adams classic “Summer Of 69.”
“The formula for us is to have no fillers — having a great record from beginning to end. That’s what we want,” stated Todd.
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