on ' s ▁drug ▁hab its . ▁L ym on , ▁however , ▁had ▁been ▁known ▁to ▁say ▁that ▁their ▁marriage ▁was ▁a ▁public ity ▁st unt , ▁and ▁Taylor ▁could ▁produce ▁no ▁legal ▁documentation ▁of ▁their ▁marriage . ▁In ▁Major ▁Robinson ' s ▁g oss ip ▁column ▁of ▁June ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁Z ola ▁said ▁the ▁whole ▁thing ▁was ▁a ▁jo ke ▁that ▁she ▁went ▁along ▁with ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁( Oct ober ▁ 1 9 6 5 ). ▁ ▁He ▁appeared ▁at ▁the ▁Apol lo ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁rev ue , ▁adding ▁an ▁extended ▁tap ▁dance ▁number . ▁L ym on ▁recorded ▁several ▁live ▁performances ▁( such ▁as ▁" M el inda " ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 ), ▁but ▁none ▁rose ▁on ▁the ▁charts . ▁His ▁final ▁television ▁performance ▁was ▁on ▁Hollywood ▁A ▁Go - Go ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁where ▁the ▁then - 2 2 - or - 2 3 - year - old ▁singer ▁lip - syn ched ▁to ▁the ▁recording ▁of ▁his ▁ 1 3 - year - old ▁self ▁singing ▁" Why ▁Do ▁F ools ▁Fall ▁in ▁Love ." ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁arrested ▁on ▁a ▁hero in ▁charge ▁and ▁was ▁draft ed ▁into ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁in ▁the ▁lieu ▁of ▁a ▁j ail ▁sentence . ▁He ▁reported ▁to ▁Fort ▁Gordon , ▁Georgia , ▁near ▁August a , ▁Georgia , ▁for ▁training . ▁While