VANCOUVER —  1960s Vancouver teen idol Terry Black died Saturday evening at age 60 in Kamloops, the Northwest Broadcasters website reported Monday.

His 1964 hit Unless You Care became a hit in the U.S. and Canada made him one of the few artists from Vancouver to appear on the Billboard charts, said veteran Vancouver broadcaster Red Robinson on the site.

Robinson said: "Back in the British Invasion days, a young Vancouver singer took the city by storm. He was discovered by Buddy Clyde on Dance Party, a teen show on CHAN TV (now Global). Buddy was able to get the attention of the owner of Dunhill records, the same label that the Mamas and Papas recorded for as well as P.F. Sloan (Eve of Destruction) and others of the day.”

Black followed his big single with a few more moderate hits but never achieved international stardom again.

The Canadian Pop Encyclopedia said Black won 'Male Vocalist Of The Year' in the 1964 Maple Music Awards. With a handful of successful singles to follow into 1965, Black quickly became Canada's newest teen sensation.

Throughout the 1980's Black did jingles for beer and car advertisements.