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"G.T.O." is a song written by John Buck Wilkin and first recorded as the 1964 debut single of his band, Ronny & the Daytonas. It was also featured on their album of the same name. The single reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on September 26, 1964, [2] and sold over one million copies, which resulted in it being awarded a gold disc. [3]
After an album and tour in 1964, Ronny & The Daytonas had another hit in 1965 with a ballad, "Sandy", and an album that reflected a similar country-inflected surfer sound. In 1966 Ronny and The Daytonas switched to RCA Records and released a romantic ballad called "Diane, Diane" and the upbeat "All American Girl", both of which had some success ...
The group was formed in 1964 when Bill Justis (best known for his hit "Raunchy") became their producer and manager. They went into the studio and recorded a dozen songs primarily written by group member John "Bucky" Wilkin, who was the son of noted country music writer, Marijohn Wilkin.
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] The Top 100, as ...
In the summer of 1964, the group released "GTO". [10] The song became the first hit record for Buckhorn Music. [11] It reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100, [12] while it reached number 5 on the Cashbox Singles Chart. [13] With the success of the song, Wilkin went on a tour of the East Coast lip-syncing, and he then went on a USO tour to
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Pages in category "1964 songs" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 570 total. ... GTO (Ronny & the Daytonas song) La guerra di Piero; H ...
In 1964 as instrumental groups lost favor after the onset of the Beatles and the British Invasion, the Rockin' Ramrods switched to the practice of using vocals in most of their songs. [1] Guitarist Ronn Campisi began to handle most of the band's lead vocals, although other group members, such as drummer Bob Henderson, would also sing leads and ...