[1] While attending Pershing High School, he achieved local hits in 1963 and 1964: "Out of This World" and "Gino Is a Coward".
[2] To his credit, he was the first artist signed to Ric-Tic Records.
[3] In 1964 he was drafted into the U.S. Army, serving in Japan and South Vietnam; upon return his music career stalled.
He hosted his own variety television show in Detroit during the 1970s.
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