He also achieved success with songs like "Oh Happy Day" (Hooper's 1953 recording of the song with the Welk orchestra was a top-5 hit for the orchestra), "Ding Dong Daddy" and "Minnie the Mermaid", a duet sung with Jo Ann Castle.
The passage describes the musical successes of someone who achieved fame through songs like "Oh Happy Day," "Ding Dong Daddy," and "Minnie the Mermaid." He collaborated with Jo Ann Castle on one of these songs.