#54: Everyday I Have To Cry Some by Steve Alaimo
City: Saskatoon, SK
Radio Station: CKOM
Peak Month: March 1963
Peak Position in Saskatoon ~ #8
Peak Position in Vancouver ~ #32
Peak Position on Billboard Hot 100 ~ #46
YouTube: “Everyday I Have To Cry”
Lyrics: “Everyday I Have To Cry”
Stephen “Steve” Alaimo was born in 1939 in Omaha, Nebraska. He entered the music business during his time as a pre-med student at the University of Miami. He joined his cousin’s instrumental rock band the Redcoats. Alaimo became the guitarist, and shortly took the role of lead singer. The Redcoats played at a sock hop held by local disc jockey Bob Green and record label owner Henry Stone. Subsequently, the Redcoats were signed to a record contract with Stone’s Marlin Records. In 1959, “I Want You To Love Me” became a regional hit for the band. That year Dick Clark’s Caravan of Stars came to Miami. They needed a band to back up headliners, so the Redcoats got the nod. As well, Steve Alaimo and the Redcoats climbed to number-one on WINZ in Miami with “She’s My Baby” in August 1959. In the winter of 1959-60, the band released “You Can Fall In Love”, credited to Steve Alaimo and the Redcoats on Dade Records. It charted in Miami. In September 1960, Steve Alaimo and the Redcoats charted the rockabilly tune “Blue Fire” into the Top 20 in Bakersfield (CA), and the Top 30 in Portland (OR).