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The Cavaliers formed around 1955 with leader and guitarist Sid Holmes, bassist Lewis Elliott, saxophonist Rob Zeller, drummer Ray Smith, and vocalist Alton Baird. Baird was drafted shortly after the group formed and the band brought in J. Frank Wilson, after his discharge from Goodfellow Air Force Base (San Angelo, Texas) and Sid Holmes's subsequent mental deterioration in 1962.
"Last Kiss" is a song written by Wayne Cochran and first recorded by Cochran in 1961 for the Gala label. Cochran's version failed to do well on the charts. [ 2 ] Cochran re-recorded his song for the King label in 1963.
The song, while only garnering minor success for Wayne Cochran and the C.C. Riders, found major success for the Cavaliers. "Last Kiss" became a hit in June 1964, it reached the top 10 in October of that year, eventually reaching number two on the Billboard Hot 100. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. [5]
The Beatles had nine songs on the Year End Hot 100, including "I Want to Hold Your Hand" and "She Loves You", the top two songs of 1964. The Dave Clark Five had five songs on the Year-End Hot 100. The Four Seasons had three songs on the Year-End Hot 100. This is a list of Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1964. [1]
Although it was not a success for him, contemporary covers by J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers in 1964, Wednesday in 1974, and a much later take by Pearl Jam became hits. It was the best-known hit of the Venezuelan musical group Los 007 , formed in Caracas in 1965, that covered the song in Spanish, and spent 20 consecutive weeks in first place ...
The original 1960–1961 Broadway production ... selected member of the Women's Army Corps "one last kiss". ... Jessee Pearson, released by RCA Victor (1964 ...
Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1964 is a compilation album released by Rhino Records in 1988, featuring ten hit recordings from 1964. The album includes four songs that reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The remaining six tracks each reached the Hot 100's Top 5.
Billy Wayne "Crash" Craddock (born June 16, 1939) [1] is an American country and rockabilly singer. He first gained popularity in Australia in the 1950s with a string of rockabilly hits, including the Australian number one hits "Boom Boom Baby" and "One Last Kiss" in 1960 and 1961 respectively.