Philadelphia-born Frankie Avalon has been turning heads since he picked up a trumpet at age 9, quickly showing the world what ...

Folks who make a living playing music are generally not known as your early-bird-catches-the-worm types. But it was 8 a.m. on ...

In Beach Party, Frankie Avalon carries Annette Funicello over the threshold of their seaside bungalow at the start of what he hopes will be a romantic getaway for two. The mood is shattered when ...

It starred the most popular beach party couple: Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello. (Oddly, Frankie always played a character named "Frankie," but Annette was inevitable dubbed either "Didi" or ...

WGN Radio’s Dave Plier celebrates the ‘Fabulous Fifties’ with 91 year old music legend Pat Boone; author Todd Purdum on his book ‘Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television’; 50’s teen idol ...

Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon on Malibu Beach during the filming of “Beach Party” in 1963. (Associated Press.) It would be hard to exaggerate how big of a star Frankie Avalon – who will appear ...

Beach Blanket Bingo. 7/7/2023 | 10m 30s Video has Closed Captions | CC. Frankie (Frankie Avalon) and the gang are hitting the beach for some good old-fashioned shenanigans. To get the party ...

Frankie Avalon has been married to his wife Kathryn Diebel since 1963. ... Avalon’s movie career took off when he was cast in Beach Party alongside Annette Funicello.

In a remarkable comeback that echoes through the annals of music history, the legendary Frankie Avalon is making an extraordinary return to the recording studio after a hiatus of 45 years. A ...

Bikini Beach tackles the world of drag racing from the perspective of youth culture in the 1960s.; Harvey Lembeck is a motorcycle gang leader that somehow is involved in a murder plot, which leads ...

Legendary performer and former teen idol Frankie Avalon will take the Redlands Bowl stage Tuesday, Aug. 15, as the 100th season of the Summer Music Festival nears its end Avalon — a performer ...