“Easier Said Than Done” #1 7/6/1963

It’s hard to capitalize on a record’s success - even harder when the group members were Marines. So it was with the Essex, who were all stationed at Camp Lejeune, NC when this topped the charts in July 1963. Because they were on active duty, it was difficult just to get into the studio, much less go out and promote a single. They had one more Top 20 hit, then real life happened and the act broke up.