Gary Stites is an American [pop) singer who enjoyed brief success in the late 1950s.

Stites is best remembered for his top 40 hit, "Lonely for You", which bore a significant sonic resemblance to the Conway Twitty

Conway Twitty

Conway Twitty , born Harold Lloyd Jenkins, was an American country music artist. He also had success in early rock and roll, R&B, and pop music. He held the record for the most number one singles of any act with 55 No. 1 Billboard country hits until George Strait broke the record in 2006...

 song "It's Only Make Believe

It's Only Make Believe

"It's Only Make Believe" is the title of a song written by Jack Nance and American country music artist Conway Twitty, released by Twitty as a single in July 1958. The single topped both U.S...

". The tune peaked at #24 on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

 in 1959, and a follow-up single, "Starry Eyed

Starry Eyed

"Starry Eyed" is a Michael Holliday song that became the UK number one single on 29 January 1960. It was written by Earl Shuman and Mort Garson and produced by Norrie Paramor. Entering the charts dated 1 January 1960, it spent 12 weeks there altogether. It was the first number one single of the...

",peaked at #77 later that same year. It would hit the #1 spot in the UK for Michael Holliday

Michael Holliday

Norman Alexander Milne, known professionally as Michael Holliday was a British crooner popular in the late 1950s and early 1960s....

. Stites released a full-length album on Carlton Records in 1960, but it was his only LP.