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J. Frank Wilson acquired only one strike, nonetheless it was an enormous one. Along with his music group the Cavaliers, he brought Wayne Cochran’s teen-death melodrama “Last Kiss” towards the higher reaches from the American pop graphs in nov 1964. The tune was the last in an extended line of teenager tragedies which were well-known within the U.S. through the early ’60s; as a matter of known fact, it’s just a little astonishing that a tune this exceedingly melodramatic was popular on the height from the United kingdom Invasion. Wilson may have discovered it astonishing himself — in the end, he type of lucked in to the placement of pop superstar to begin with. Delivered in Lufkin, TX, in 1941, Wilson started his professional documenting career almost unintentionally. Upon his release in the Air Power, Wilson came in touch with the Cavaliers, a rock and roll & roll music group led by guitarist Sid Holmes and offering bassist Lewis Elliott, saxophonist Rob Zeller, and drummer Ray Smith. The Cavaliers have been around since 1955, developing in San Angelo, TX, after that shifting to Memphis in the first ’60s, then time for San Angelo in 1962. They continuing to gig as an instrumental group around their hometown for some time, before being motivated to include a vocalist. They found out about Wilson with the grapevine, and after an audition, that they had him sign up for. Wilson helped raise the Cavaliers’ target audience dramatically. Soon, these were well-known attractions at several local Texas night clubs. At among these gigs, they gained the eye of Sonley Roush. Based on Wayne Janick’s interview with Holmes within the Billboard Book of 1 Hit Miracles, Roush was a “unusual guy” that resided with his mom. Roush also been enthusiastic about a track known as “Last Kiss,” created and recorded by way of a Georgia blue-eyed spirit singer known as Wayne Cochran. “Last Kiss” was the tragic story of a woman who was wiped out on her 1st day with her sweetheart. Cochran centered the track on the true-life story of three teenage lovers who were wiped out when their car struck a flatbed logging pickup truck. He documented the track twice, on the neighborhood Gala label and the national Ruler, but it proceeded to go nowhere. Nevertheless, Roush happened to listen to it and fell deeply in love with it. Roush brought “Last Kiss” towards the Cavaliers, asked them to understand it and play it. They do whenever he was within the target audience. Roush then produced a cope with a pal who owned an area studio room for the music group to record the track. During the documenting periods, Roush acted as manufacturer, which annoyed both Holmes and Zeller. Still, they were able to trim “Last Kiss,” and Roush peddled the melody to several local brands. Le Cam released it initial, after that Tamara. It wasn’t a long time before it was found by Josie Information for nationwide distribution. Josie evidently understood how to promote the record, because it became an enormous, unexpected hit. Through the fall of 1964, the graphs were dominated with the United kingdom Invasion, specially the Beatles, so that it was a significant feat for Wilson & the Cavaliers to range such great levels. Inevitably, such unexpected fame caused complications. Specifically, Wilson now thought that he was superstar. In Janick’s interview, Sid Holmes says that Wilson indulged in “sex, booze, (he was) up forever.” Wilson’s excesses had been so great the fact that Cavaliers still left him behind after only a couple of gigs. Wilson continuing to market the record with a fresh band of Cavaliers along with Sonley Roush as his supervisor. On path to a concert in Canton, OH, that fall, Roush dropped asleep in the wheel, producing a head-on collision. Roush passed away instantly and Wilson was hurt; when he performed on American Bandstand following the incident, he was in crutches. The automobile crash was unfortunately ironic, nonetheless it didn’t sluggish Wilson. He and Jose Information assembled a fresh music group, utilizing the name the Cavaliers despite the fact that the Cavaliers had been carrying on, right now with Lewis Elliott as their innovator and Wayne Thomas as vocalist. Within the studio room, Wilson was backed by session music artists. The very first fruits of his fresh attempts was “Hey BABY,” a edition of the Dorsey Burnette music. It stiffed — it just reached 85, spending only two weeks within the graphs. As it proved, “Hey BABY” wasn’t a bump in the street. It was the finish of Wilson’s graph achievement. Although he continuing to tour and record through the entire ’60s, Wilson produced no national influence. He continuing documenting in to the ’70s, but by that time he was essentially morning jobs. Based on Holmes’ interview with Janick, Wilson couldn’t get to grips along with his position being a one-hit question. He went through eight relationships as he sank into alcoholism. Ultimately, most of his fast living swept up with him — he passed away Oct 4, 1991, several months timid of his 50th birthday. During most of Wilson’s personal issues, the Cavaliers soldiered on, albeit in two different incarnations. Elliott and Thomas hardly ever ceased performing beneath the Cavaliers name, while Holmes revived the name for 15 years, between 1972 and 1987.
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Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The Chess Set | 2005 | Short | Karl |
Welcher & Welcher | 2003 | TV Series | Judge |
Crackerjack | 2002 | Len Johnson | |
Changi | 2001 | TV Mini-Series | Older Gordon |
SeaChange | 1999-2000 | TV Series | Len Connors |
Water Rats | 2000 | TV Series | Billy Russell |
Blue Heelers | 2000 | TV Series | Maurie Lawson |
The Well | 1997 | Francis Harper | |
Big Sky | 1997 | TV Series | Sir Douglas Ogilvie |
G.P. | 1994 | TV Series | Eddie |
Police Rescue | 1992 | TV Series | Mr. Bridger |
Black Robe | 1991 | Father Jerome | |
Ultimate Desires | 1991 | Detective Southard | |
Dearest Enemy | 1989 | TV Series | Walter Taylor (1989 / 1992) |
Slow Burn | 1989 | Video | Captain Fahey |
The Flying Doctors | 1989 | TV Series | Karl Szalinski |
Tudawali | 1988 | TV Movie | Charles Chauvel |
Empire of Ash | 1988 | Shepherd | |
The Riddle of the Stinson | 1987 | TV Movie | Robinson |
Going Sane | 1987 | Sir Colin Grant | |
A Country Practice | 1982-1987 | TV Series | Hank McCoy / Knuckles / Dr. Rupert Clarke |
The Great Bookie Robbery | 1986 | TV Mini-Series | Bathurst |
News - Bericht über eine Reise in eine strahlende Zukunft | 1986 | TV Movie | |
Golden Pennies | 1985 | TV Series | Doc Slope |
Neighbours | 1985 | TV Series | Victor Armstrong / Victor |
Scales of Justice | 1983 | TV Mini-Series | Sir John Ritchie |
Tickled Pink | 1981 | TV Series | Thrubb |
I Can Jump Puddles | 1981 | TV Series | Mr. Fulsham |
Holiday Island | 1981 | TV Series | Banjo Paterson |
Prisoner | 1981 | TV Series | Mr. Justice Myles |
Fatty Finn | 1980 | Lord Mayor | |
The Club | 1980 | Jock Riley | |
Breaker Morant | 1980 | Dr. Johnson | |
The Journalist | 1979 | Vic Parsons | |
Skyways | 1979 | TV Series | Defense Barrister / Frank Sefton |
Doctor Down Under | 1979 | TV Series | Professor Norman Beaumont |
The Truckies | 1978 | TV Series | Wally |
Money Movers | 1978 | Lionel Darcy | |
Patrick | 1978 | Detective Sgt. Grant | |
Glenview High | 1978 | TV Series | Dave |
Bluey | 1977 | TV Series | Det Sgt Hennessy |
The Sullivans | 1977 | TV Series | Herman Wintzer |
Power Without Glory | 1976 | TV Series | Tom Trumbleward |
The Bluestone Boys | 1976 | TV Series | |
Homicide | 1971-1976 | TV Series | John Mason / Bennie / Brooks / ... |
The Great MacArthy | 1975 | Mayor | |
Matlock Police | 1971-1975 | TV Series | George Price / John Alexander / Hatcher / ... |
Alvin Rides Again, and Again! And Again! And Again! | 1974 | House Detective | |
Division 4 | 1969-1974 | TV Series | Insp. Tom Hogan / Davies / Robert Gibson / ... |
Ryan | 1973-1974 | TV Series | Bob Novak / Jack Hayes / Palmer |
And the Big Men Fly | 1974 | TV Series | |
Marion | 1974 | TV Series | |
Bellbird | 1967 | TV Series | Howard Bates |
Lola Montez | 1962 | TV Movie | Sam |
Season of Passion | 1959 | Vince | |
Robert Montgomery Presents | 1953 | TV Series | |
The Billy Rose Show | 1950 | TV Series |
Soundtrack
Soundtrack
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The Graham Kennedy Show | 1973 | TV Series performer - 6 episodes |
Self
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The Graham Kennedy Show | 1972-1973 | TV Series | Himself |
The 14th Annual TV Week Logie Awards | 1972 | TV Special | Himself |
In Melbourne Tonight | 1969 | TV Series | Himself |
Letter Charades | 1967 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
New Faces | 1963 | TV Series | Himself - Host (1963-1976) |
Take the Hint | 1962 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
With a View to Revue | 1960 | TV Movie | Himself |
Club Seven | 1959 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
Wonderful World | 1959 | TV Series | Himself |
Rooftop Rendezvous | 1948 | TV Series | Himself |
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Archive Footage
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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On the Bench with the Great MacArthy | 2004 | Video | Mayor |
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