[13] In 1947, while still students, Bonaldi and Gaylord (then still known as Fredanelli) formed a musical group called the Gay Lords with classmate Don Rae.

[19][20] This was an Italian love song, "Per un Bacio d'Amore", with English lyrics written by the band and "an upbeat chorus".

[4][20][21] Not long after, Gaylord was drafted into the Korean War; he finished basic at Camp Atterbury and was subsequently assigned to the Special Services.

[1][6][22][10] He sang with the military band, did a number of singing commercials, and continued to produce music as a solo artist for Mercury Records.

[23][6] He guest starred on the Army-sponsored radio show Club 31 and, in addition to "Cuddle Me", recorded "Coquette" and "Tell Me You Love Me Tonight".

[16][1][22][6] The following year, Bonaldi and Gaylord moved to Nevada together to work on the lounge circuit, a gig that was quite popular at the time.

[30] Tony was the guitarist for Third Eye Blind until 2010[10][34] and previously played with heavy metal band Apocrypha and cover band Loveshack;[6][30] Tiffany sang at Texas Station with Loveshack and at MGM Grand Las Vegas with Venus;[10] Ron Jr. filled his father's role in Gaylord and Holiday;[35][9] and Chris is a musician.

[37] He was also survived by his grandchildren Jaime Fredianelli-Lessig[38] and Joseph Fredianelli, and great-grandchildren Jared Phillips and Kaylee Lessig.

[26][10][6] He hid his diagnosis from everyone, including his wife Terry and partner Burt, for as long as he could so he could continue performing.