American Singer. Sacca was the lead singer of the Hilltoppers, a vocal quartet that notched 29 hit singles from 1952 to 1957. Born James W. Sacca Jr., he attended Lockport High School and earned a football scholarship to Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green where he and two fellow students, Seymour Spiegelman and Don McGuire, formed a vocal trio that sang at local gathering spots. In 1952, Billy Vaughn, a local piano player, wrote a ballad called "Tryin'", and joined the group to make a record of the song, which was sent to a local radio station. Listener response was so good that Randy Wood, owner of the Dot Records label, signed the group, which was then named the Hilltoppers. The song became a hit, eventually reaching No. 7 in the Billboard magazine charts and No. 5 in the Cashbox Magazine listings, and the group traveled to New York City to appear on 'The Ed Sullivan Show'. Appearances on many other TV variety shows followed, but the group’s rising popularity was interrupted when Sacca was drafted into the Army in 1953 and was stationed in Okinawa for two years. Prior to his leaving, the group recorded a large batch of songs, which were released during his absence. Six of them hit the Billboard Top 10, including the group’s all-time biggest seller, "P.S. I Love You", that reached No. 4 in 1953. That year, Cashbox named the Hilltoppers the top vocal group in America. In March 1955 when Sacca got out of the Army, Spiegelman and McGuire were drafted. With replacements, the Hilltoppers continued their career. In late 1955, they covered the Platters’ hit "Only You" and their version reached No. 8 on the Billboard chart and No. 3 in Cashbox. The record peaked at No. 3 in Great Britain and was on the British charts for 23 weeks. In 1956, the Hilltoppers toured Great Britain and when they returned to the U.S., they recorded a calypso song called "Marianne", which became their highest-ranking U.S. hit, peaking at No. 2 in Cashbox and No. 3 in Billboard in the spring of 1957. With varying personnel, the Hilltoppers toured the U.S. and abroad until 1960, when Sacca went to work in record distribution for Dot. In 1965, he formed a new Hilltoppers group and recorded occasionally until 1973. Sacca, who performed with the group for the last time in 1976, died of natural causes.