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hit, "Lonely for You", which bore a significant sonic resemblance to the

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". 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.

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. Stites released a full-length album on Carlton Records in 1960, but it was his only LP.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Stites, Gary American country singer-songwriters Carlton Records artists Living people 1940 births Place of birth missing (living people)