9 – 2 0 0 1 ). ▁ ▁He ▁had ▁two ▁sister s , ▁L inda ▁Williams ▁of ▁Am ar illo ▁and ▁Jud y ▁S ne ad ▁of ▁Hend erson ville , ▁Tennessee . ▁He , ▁like ▁his ▁mother , ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁rural ▁H oll is ▁in ▁Harm on ▁County ▁in ▁the ▁south western ▁corner ▁of ▁Oklahoma . ▁Mrs . ▁Staff ord ▁was ▁a ▁l ens ▁gr inder ▁for ▁an ▁optical ▁company ▁and ▁worked ▁in ▁a ▁la und ry . ▁Staff ord ▁was ▁re ared ▁in ▁Am ar illo , ▁Texas , ▁and ▁graduated ▁there ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁from ▁Pal o ▁D uro ▁High ▁School . ▁He ▁then ▁moved ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁California , ▁to ▁purs ue ▁a ▁musical ▁career . ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁" S us p icion ", ▁which ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁the ▁Cr us ader ▁record ▁label ▁and ▁had ▁previously ▁been ▁recorded ▁by ▁El vis ▁Pres ley , ▁made ▁it ▁to ▁no . ▁ 3 ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁and ▁no . ▁ 3 1 ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁Singles ▁Chart . ▁ ▁" S us p icion " ▁had ▁the ▁distinction ▁of ▁being ▁sixth ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 ▁on ▁April ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁when ▁the ▁Beat les ▁held ▁down ▁the ▁top ▁five ▁sp ots . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁week , ▁" S us p icion " ▁pe aked ▁at ▁no .   3 , ▁with ▁the ▁Beat les ▁holding ▁three ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁five ▁sp ots