Gary Stites -
Little Lonely One / Honey Girl
Madison Records M155
1961 Denver, Colorado.
バックアップヴォーカルグループを従えた
アイランドスタイルによる Teener pop の逸品。
Bob Brass-Irwin Levine 作。
B面はダンサースタイルの佳曲。
Charles Singleton-Claus Ogerman 作。
コロラド州デンバー出身の Gary Stites は50年代に
ティーンポップアイドルだった。彼が歌った
"Lonely for You" は1959年に全米24位のヒットと
なり、その後リリースされた "Starry Eyed" も77位
のヒットになった。
その後彼はフロリダのガレージバンド The Birdwatchers
のマネージャーとなり、彼は Living Legend と Legend
レーベルを立ち上げた。
Nice teener pop in island style with backup vocal group.
Written by Bob Brass-Irwin Levine.
Flip Nice teener pop dancer style with backup vocal group.
Written by Charles Singleton-Claus Ogerman.
Gary Stites was a pop idol in the ’50s but is best known as
the first manager of the Birdwatchers.
He started the Living Legend and Legend labels,
the “Legend” refering to himself, naturally.
Gary Stites is best remembered for his top 40 hit,
"Lonely for You", which bore a significant sonic
resemblance to the Conway Twitty song
"It's Only Make Believe".The tune peaked at No. 24
on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1959, and a follow-up single,
"Starry Eyed", peaked at No. 77 later that same year.
It would hit the No. 1 spot in the UK for Michael Holliday.
Gary Stites released a full-length album on
Carlton Records in 1960, but it was his only LP.