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"Last Kiss" was recorded in August 1964 by the Cavaliers of San Angelo, Texas, with J. Frank Wilson as singer. The record was first released locally, on Le Cam Records (#722), then on Tamara Records (#761), becoming a local hit.
Sonley Roush became the manager of the group. He brought to them a song originally recorded by Wayne Cochran called "Last Kiss". Duly recorded by the group, it was first released on Le Cam (722) and then on Tamara (761), before it became a hit in June 1964 on Josie Records (Josie 923).
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]
Cochran is best known today for writing the song "Last Kiss", which he performed with the C.C. Riders. [5]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.
Featured lead singer was Vito Balsamo, who also performed with the DelVons and The Kelloggs. In the early 1990s, Balsamo participated in a doo-wop nostalgia tour, performing as Vito Balsamo and the Cavaliers: this band included some former members of J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers (whose big hit was "Last Kiss" in 1964). [5]
In 1964, Dante appeared in a group called The Detergents who reached the US Top 20 with their hit "Leader of the Laundromat" (a parody of "Leader of the Pack"). Five years later, in 1969, Dante appeared in the group The Cuff Links who scored a top ten hit with " Tracy ".
One of them, "One Last Kiss", was a song from the movie. This was followed by a performance in the Glenn Ford comedy Advance to the Rear (1964), but as he had no more film offers, he turned to television, appearing in shows such as Bonanza, The Andy Griffith Show, McHale's Navy, The Great Adventure and The Beverly Hillbillies.