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Ronnie & The Hi-Lites was a doo-wop musical group from the United States formed in Jersey City, New Jersey in the early 1960s. On March 31, 1962, their song "I Wish That We Were Married" charted and rose to number 16 nationally on the Top 20 on Billboard Hot 100 chart spending 12 weeks on the charts. Selling over half a million copies, the song put 14-year-old Ronnie Goodson and company on the map, paving the way for performances alongside Stevie Wonder, Major Lance and Ronnie's girlfriend Eva Boyd, better known as Little Eva ("The Locomotion"). They subsequently appeared on American Bandstand, at The Apollo and numerous venues throughout the east coast. The group originally called the Cascades, initially consisted of tenors Sonny Caldwell and John Whitney, bass singer Kenny Overby and baritone Stanley Brown. Adding 12-year-old Ronnie Goodson as their lead singer, they were soon introduced to songwriter/producer team Marion & Hal Weiss, who offered them "I Wish That We Were Married", a-side to "Twistin' and Kissin'". The small independent record label Joy Records (New York) picked up the group’s recording and renamed the ensemble Ronnie & the Hi-Lites. They subsequently released the single and the group went on to record fifteen more singles, without troubling the chart compilers ever again. Ronnie Goodson died in his sleep at the age of 33 on November 4, 1980.
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Alley Oop - 30 One Hit Wonders: US Pop [2014]
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50 Rockin' Hits, Vol. 50 [2013]
Song | Duration |
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I Wish That We Were Married | 2:47 |
Dreaming Motel [2013]
Song | Duration |
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I Wish That We Were Married | 2:52 |
Golden Oldies Hit Series, Vol. 14 [2013]
Song | Duration |
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I Wish That We Were Married | 2:47 |
Street Corner Symphonies: The Complete Story of Doo Wop, Vol. 14: 1962 [2013]
Song | Duration |
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I Wish That We Were Married | 2:51 |
Doo Wop Themes, Vol. 10: Weddings, Pt. 2 [2008]
Song | Duration |
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I Wish That We Were Married | 2:51 |
25 Classic Doo-Wop Ballads [2004]
Song | Duration |
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I Wish That We Were Married | 2:52 |
Doo Wop Box, Vol. 3: 101 More Vocal Group Gems from the Golden Age of Rock-N-Roll [2000]
Song | Duration |
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I Wish That We Were Married | 2:51 |
Teenage Crush, Vol. 3 [2000]
Song | Duration |
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I Wish That We Were Married | 2:52 |
Pittsburgh's Favorite Oldies: At the Hop, Vol. 6 [1999]
Song | Duration |
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I Wish That We Were Married | 2:51 |
Hard to Find 45's on CD, Vol. 2: 1961-64 [1996]
Song | Duration |
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I Wish That We Were Married | 2:52 |
Rockin' & Rollin' Wedding Songs, Vol. 2 [1992]
Song | Duration |
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I Wish That We Were Married | 2:53 |
The Rock 'N' Roll Era: Street Corner Serenade [1992]
Song | Duration |
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I Wish That We Were Married | 2:50 |
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