Last Kiss - J. Frank Wilson

 

Tell Laura I Love Her

Last Kiss

J. Frank Wilson and The Cavaliers

Josie Records JGM 4006

A Product of Jay-Gee Record Co., Inc.

1964

From the back cover: J. Frank Wilson was born in Lufkin, Texas, on December 11, 1941. He grew up in the East Texas lumbering town and graduated from Lufkin High School. Shortly after graduation, J. Frank joined the Air Force and received his basic training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.

Prior to entering the service, J. Frank had his first taste of success in the fascinating world of entertainment when he and his little band of four won a talent contest at Nacogdoches, Texas, over a field of 50 entrants and they received the coveted first prize of $1,000 cash. With this first scalp under his belt, and the bee of show biz stinging him, it was just a matter of time before the young Texas would plunge headlong into the turbulent tide of the Music Business.

During his career with the Air Force, J. Frank was stationed at San Angelo, Texas, and became lead vocalist with a group called The Cavaliers. With this new group, J. Frank played the local school proms and teen dances and soon became the No. 1 attraction in the entire area.

In November of 1962, he received his discharge from the service, and since he had become so popular with all the kids of San Angelo, he decided to stay on and try to get up the ladder of success with his band, The Cavaliers. For eighteen months the little group played the area without any prospects of a recording contract. But in the Spring of 1964, things began to happen. An independent record producer, Sonley Roush, heard J. Frank and The Cavaliers. One of the tunes recorded was entitled "Last Kiss" and "Last Kiss" was to give J. Frank his first hit.

Mr. Roush had been working with another record producer in Fort Worth, Texas, by the name of Major Bill Smith who had given the pop world such smash hits as 'Hey, Baby!", up the master and shipped it off to Smith. Smith received the tape on a Sunday in May, and left the next morning for New York City.

Upon reaching New York, Major Bill (as he is known in the music business) took the tape to Steve Blaine and Mickey Eichner of Josie Records and they flipped. So was born what has now become the nation's hottest new recording group, J. Frank Wilson and The Cavaliers.

J. Frank is a quiet, personable boy who likes to fish, hunt, and listen to Cajun music. He is 5 feet, 7 1/2 inches tall, with dark brown hair and brown eyes and his idol is the late and great Buddy Holly.

From Billboard - November 7, 1964: You just can't argue with success. Wilson's "Last Kiss" single was rated No. 3 on BB's singles chart at this writing. Supported by the Cavaliers, Frank's country flavored vocalizing will find much support primarily from the younger set as well as his many adult followers. Selections include: "Only The Lonely," "Over The Mountain" and "Young Love."

Last Kiss

Only The Lonely

Ove The Mountain 

School Days

Day Before Our Wedding

Speak To Me

Sea Of Love

Tell Laura I Love Her

That'll Be The Day

Ding Go The Chimes

Kiss And Run

Young Love