Career
Stites is best remembered for his top 40 hit, "Lonely for You", which bore a significant sonic resemblance to the Conway Twitty song "lieutenant"s Only Make Believe". The tune peaked at Number. 24 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1959, and a follow-up single, "Starry Eyed", peaked at Number.
77 later that same year.
lieutenant would hit the Number. 1 spot in the United Kingdom for Michael Holliday. Stites released a full-length album on Carlton Records in 1960, but it was his only LP.
