Buckner & Garcia was an American musical duo consisting of Jerry Buckner and Gary Garcia from Akron, Ohio. Their first recording was made in 1972, when they performed a novelty song called "Gotta Hear the Beat", which they recorded as Animal Jack. Later, in 1980, they wrote a novelty Christmas song titled "Merry Christmas in the NFL", imagining sports journalist Howard Cosell as Santa Claus. The recording was credited to Willis the Guard (a character performed by Atlanta radio personality... [more on Wikipedia]
As a songwriter, Jerry Buckner first charted in 1980 with Merry Christmas in the NFL.The artist placed 2 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, one of which reached the Top‑10.
Top songs: #1: Pac-Man Fever - #2: Merry Christmas in the NFL - #3: On and On - #4: Do the Donkey Kong - #5: Footprints in the Sand
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