J. FRANK WILSON & THE CAVALIERS "Last Kiss: Definitive Collection" [CD, - Jewel Case]
2008 - Rock/Blues from United States
Detailed Description
J. Frank Wilson had only one hit, but it was a huge one! With his band the Cavaliers, he brought Wayne Cochran's teen-death melodrama "Last Kiss" to the upper reaches of the American pop charts in the fall of 1964 - a million selling record subsequently covered successfully by Wednesday and Pearl Jam. During the fall of 1964, the charts were dominated by the British Invasion, particularly the Beatles, so it was quite a feat for Wilson & the Cavaliers to scale such great heights. Inevitably, such sudden fame caused problems. In particular, Wilson now believed that he was superstar. In Janick's interview, Sid Holmes says that Wilson indulged in "sex, booze, (he was) up all night." This CD contains twenty-five tracks J Frank Wilson originally recorded in the early '60s, including "Hey Little One," "Tell Laura I Love Her" and his biggest hit from 1964 "Last Kiss." The collector will be pleased with the choice of material on this disc as it contains previously unreleased mixes."
