June 26, 1999 –
Pearl Jam score their biggest Hot 100 hit when Last Kiss, a cover of a song from the ‘60s originally recorded by J. Frank Wilson & The Cavaliers, reaches #2, held off the top spot by Jennifer Lopez‘ first single, If You Had My Love.
This was originally a hit for J. Frank Wilson & The Cavaliers in 1964. Eddie Vedder came across this song when he found the record in an antiques store in Seattle before a show. He bought it and stayed up all night listening to it. He took it to the band and they played it throughout the summer of their 1998 tour.
