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Love Means Launches Wilders to National Fame
The Wilder brothers marketed Dragon Studios at $25 an hour and connected with Randy Wood who saw their family vocal sound. After testing variations of Love Means, a third lucky break led to a breakthrough that topped the Billboard charts for 19 weeks, with international demand and cover versions in French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish.
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Hollywood
Dragon
Randy Wood
le Music Biz
Dot Records
Howard Hughes
Wood
Warner
George
Walt
Andrew Sisters
Mills Brothers
Fontaine Sisters
Reaily
Lova Means
Lettermen
John Lermon
Love
Lawrence Welk
Sounds of Sunshine
Billboard
ASCAP
Wayne & Manzanero
Warner Wilder
Wiliams & Nichols
Execs
Portland
Ore
Creedence Clearwater Group
Rossmoor Inn
Les Brown
Tommy Dorsey
Charlie Barnet
Burt Bacharach
Hal David
Bacharach
David
P. S. the Wilders
Cincinnati
Cinderella
Daly's
Don & Jerry
Saddleback Inn
St. of Santa Ana
Saddleback
Hoefly's
Victor Hugo
Rachelle
Lakewood Divd
Bobble Latin Plus
Robbie
Arturo
Gary
Diamond
the Carpenna