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Frankie Avalon. Francis Thomas Avallone (born September 18, 1940), [2] better known as Frankie Avalon, is an American actor, singer, and former teen idol. [1][3] He had 31 charting U.S. Billboard singles from 1958 to late 1962, including number one hits, "Venus" and "Why" in 1959. He is the earliest surviving singer to have scored a solo number ...
Why (Frankie Avalon song) " Why " is a hit song recorded by Frankie Avalon in 1959. It reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart published on the week of December 28, 1959. It was Avalon's second and final No. 1 hit. [ 1 ] The song was covered by Donny Osmond, and this version reached No. 3 on the UK Singles chart.
United States. Language. English. Budget. $175,000 [ 2 ] Beach Blanket Bingo is a 1965 American beach party film directed by William Asher. It is the fifth film in the Beach Party film series. The film stars Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Linda Evans, Deborah Walley, Paul Lynde, and Don Rickles. Earl Wilson and Buster Keaton appear. [ 3 ]
Frankie Avalon singles chronology. "Thank You for That Extra Sunrise". (1975) " Venus ". (1976) "Splish Splash". (1976) " Venus " is a song written by Ed Marshall. The most successful and best-known recording of the track was by Frankie Avalon and released in 1959, when it reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100.
Funicello and Frankie Avalon at the height of the Beach Party era. Funicello moved on from Disney to become a "teen idol", starring in a series of "Beach Party" movies with Frankie Avalon for American International Pictures. These started with Beach Party (1963) when Funicello was 21 years old.
Back to the Beach. Back to the Beach is a 1987 American comedy film starring Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello, directed by Lyndall Hobbs. The original music score is composed by Steve Dorff. The film generated a total domestic gross of $13,110,903. It received a "two thumbs up" rating from Siskel and Ebert, who compared it favorably to Grease.
"A Boy Without a Girl" is a song written by Sid Jacobson and Ruth Sexton and performed by Frankie Avalon. The song reached #10 on the Billboard Top 100 in 1959. [1] It was performed by Avalon in the 1964 film, Muscle Beach Party. [2] The song was arranged by Peter De Angelis. [3] The song was ranked No. 82 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 ...
Frankie Valli's first commercial release was "My Mother's Eyes" (as Frankie Valley) in 1953. The following year, he and guitarist Tommy DeVito formed The Variatones (with Hank Majewski, rhythm guitar, Frank Cottone, accordion, and Billy Thompson, drums), [14] which between 1954 and 1956 performed and recorded under a variety of names before settling on the name The Four Lovers, based upon a ...