Jackie and the Starlites Top Songs Greatest Hits and Chart Singles Discography

Jackie & the Starlites were an American doo wop group active between 1960 and 1963. Their leader, Jackie LaRue, sang with The Five Wings (who recorded for King Records in 1955) and The Dubs prior to joining the Starlites in 1960. They are best known for the single "Valerie" (or "Valarie"), cut for Fury Records in 1960. The song reached the lower echelons of the U.S. charts that year, and featured LaRue literally breaking down into a fit of crying... [more on Wikipedia]