Frankie Avalon News

Taylor Hicks has been offered many opportunities to act in musical theater after winning "American Idol" and recording two albums.

When I was a small child, every Sunday beginning at 12:00 noon, there would be a movie on television.

Today is Friday, Sept. 18, the 261st day of 2009. There are 104 days left in the year.

Dave Perrico, conductor of the 17-piece band backing Zowie Bowie's "Vintage Vegas" show, is in rehearsal on trumpet and piano for the new Cirque du Soleil show, due to open at CityCenter in December.

Going back to that lobby card I bought for the film The Million Eyes of Sumuru , some odd bits and pieces of trivia.

The role of Teen Angel in "Grease" has always been a one-song gig. In the 1978 film version, Frankie Avalon, a teen idol from the 1960s, defined the role when he showed up all dreamy in white to sing "Beauty School Dropout" to the loopy Frenchy.

For countless American Idol contenders, a good showing on the country's favorite talent contest has been the start of a very brief career.

After a teenage gig as drummer for Rocco and the Saints, where he played with trumpet player Frankie Avalon, Rydell launched his successful solo act.

After a teenage gig as drummer for Rocco and the Saints, where he played with trumpet player Frankie Avalon, Rydell launched his successful solo act.

After a teenage gig as drummer for Rocco and the Saints, where he played with trumpet player Frankie Avalon, Rydell launched his successful solo act.

After a teenage gig as drummer for Rocco and the Saints, where he played with trumpet player Frankie Avalon, Rydell launched his successful solo act.

Frankie Avalon, shown here performing at the 2004 Sorrento Cheese Summer in Little Italy festival in New York, has sold his golf course retreat near Palm Springs for just shy of $1 million.

Bobby Rydell. Frankie Avalon. Fabian. There must have been something in the water in South Philadelphia that produced a whole crop of teen idols in the late 1950s.

After a teenage gig as drummer for Rocco and the Saints, where he played with trumpet player Frankie Avalon, Rydell launched his successful solo act.

COME FLY WITH ME is great fun, starting from the very first widescreen shots of the drive to a New York airport while Frankie Avalon sings the classic Cahn-Van Heusen title tune.

COME FLY WITH ME is great fun, starting from the very first widescreen shots of the drive to a New York airport while Frankie Avalon sings the classic Cahn-Van Heusen title tune.

Azure waters, uber hot bodies and picturesque glimpses of the good life have formed the backdrop to some of our best-loved movies.

Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon would be so jealous if they knew about tomorrow's Beach Party at the Peabody Essex Museum.

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LASC's exclusive rooftop party, co-sponsored by Diesel and BMW, was one of the most exclusive and hottest soirees during West Hollywood's Gay Pride Parade.