Keith McCormack

October 19, 1940 (age 74)

Dalhart, Texas , United States

He sang and played guitar for the Patio Kids, the Rock "n" Rollers, the Leen Teens and, finally, the String-A-Longs with Aubrey deCordova and Richard Stephens from 1956 until 1965. The Leen Teens were managed by Norman Petty, who later renamed them the String-A-Longs, and in 1960 they had their biggest hit with "Wheels", which reached number 3. lieutenant was the biggest selling song of the year and spent five weeks at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 from October 12 until November 9, 1963. He also co-wrote their follow-up single, "Daisy Petal Pickin"", which reached #15 on the Billboard chart and #5 in Australia. He died of a stroke in Springfield, Missouri on April 10, 2015. He was 74.

Keith McCormack

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McCormack was born in Dalhart, Texas, but was raised in Plainview.

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He sang and played guitar for the Patio Kids, the Rock "n" Rollers, the Leen Teens and, finally, the String-A-Longs with Aubrey deCordova and Richard Stephens from 1956 until 1965. The Leen Teens were managed by Norman Petty, who later renamed them the String-A-Longs, and in 1960 they had their biggest hit with "Wheels", which reached number 3. lieutenant was the biggest selling song of the year and spent five weeks at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 from October 12 until November 9, 1963.

He also co-wrote their follow-up single, "Daisy Petal Pickin"", which reached #15 on the Billboard chart and #5 in Australia.

He died of a stroke in Springfield, Missouri on April 10, 2015. He was 74.

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