Dean Cherry “Bucky”, 60 died on June 26, 2009.
He was a successful songwriter and musician and played with numerous bands during his career. He was also an avid fisherman. He had a passion and a special place in his heart for all animals along with his music.

Bucky played with The Collegiates in the late 60's, Flagstone and Cannonball in the early 70's where he co-wrote the Beach Music Classic "You Keep Telling Me Yes", he toured with the Drifters after that and went on to write, arrange, produce with Lin Howard and play with many including Danny Pearce, Vicki Skinner, Randy Humble from duos to 8 pc bands like Big John Thompsons Rhythm Brothers. Most recent Bucky was rehearsing with a new band in High Point.

When I moved back to the east in about 2005 Bucky got up with me and he was doing a CD with his Fishing and Recording buddys @ Lin Howard's studio. He wanted to record "You Keep Telling me Yes" again, I asked him why I said that was 30+ years ago...lets do something new a "30 Years After" follow up, that never got finished as I could get any Lyrics he liked..so we did the song he seemed to be proud of after all those years. (For Him) I played the Sax thing as best I could on that one song, Rhett Cato and Leo Caudle played most of the other horns, I remember 3 of what I think was his first band The Collegiates included on Bass, Drums and Mike D (singing it) . After all those years he still loved that song that I think he pretty much did all the chords and arrangement.

This music bed playing under this page he gave me, not sure when he did it, I think it was a start of a song idea he had.(jOe)