vis ▁Pres ley . ▁He ▁be fri ended ▁Pres ley ▁when ▁he ▁helped ▁record ▁the ▁sound track ▁for ▁V iva ▁Las ▁Veg as ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁He ▁later ▁said , ▁" El vis ▁and ▁I ▁were ▁brought ▁up ▁the ▁same ▁hum ble ▁way ▁– ▁pick ing ▁cot ton ▁and ▁looking ▁at ▁the ▁south ▁end ▁of ▁a ▁north - bound ▁m ule ." ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁he ▁left ▁the ▁Cham ps ▁and ▁was ▁subsequently ▁signed ▁by ▁C rest ▁Records , ▁a ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁American ▁Music . ▁ ▁His ▁first ▁solo ▁release , ▁" Turn ▁Ar ound , ▁Look ▁at ▁Me ", ▁a ▁moder ate ▁success , ▁pe aked ▁at ▁number ▁ 6 2 ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁Campbell ▁also ▁formed ▁the ▁Ge e ▁Ce es ▁with ▁former ▁band members ▁from ▁the ▁Cham ps , ▁performing ▁at ▁the ▁Cross bow ▁Inn ▁in ▁Van ▁Nu ys . ▁ ▁The ▁Ge e ▁Ce es , ▁too , ▁released ▁a ▁single ▁on ▁C rest , ▁the ▁instrument al ▁" B uzz ▁S aw ", ▁which ▁did ▁not ▁chart . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁Campbell ▁signed ▁with ▁Capit ol ▁Records . ▁After ▁minor ▁initial ▁success ▁with ▁" To o ▁Late ▁to ▁W orry , ▁To o ▁Blue ▁to ▁Cry ", ▁his ▁first ▁single ▁for ▁the ▁label , ▁and ▁" K ent ucky ▁Me ans ▁Parad ise ", ▁released ▁by ▁the ▁Green ▁River