Franki Avalon and Bobby Rydell are scheduled to perform at the Orleans Showroom.
Show Date:
June 10 - 13, 2004.
FRANKIE AVALON
Born Francis Avallon, Frankie's career spans three generations of music, television and motion pictures.
In the mid-50's. he appeared on many television and radio shows including the Jackie Gleason Show. His single recording of De De Dinah, reached the US Top 10. It was the first of his 25 US chart entries, many of which were written by his manager, Bob Marcucci.
Frankie quickly became one of the top stars in the United States and managed two chart-toppers in 1959, Venus and Why which were his only UK Top 20 entries. Frankie had to wait for his 21st birthday in 1961 to receive the $100,000 dollars he had earned to date.
Shortly thereafter, his career move to acting proved successful, with appearances in many movies, such as;
- Beach Party
- Beach Blanket Bingo
- Pajama Party
- Muscle Beach Party
- How To Stuff A Wild Bikini
- I'll Take Sweden
- Grease
- Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
- and The Alamo.
Frankie's next four singles, De De Dinah, You Excite Me, Gingerbread and I'll Wait For You were aimed at teenage girls. The results varied as Gingerbread and De De Dinah sold a million copies while You Excite Me sold 500,000 copies. Over a two-year period, Frankie had seven songs in the Top Ten.
In 1960, he co-starred with Alan Ladd in Guns of the Timberland and appeared in John Wayne's Alamo. His starring role came with the 1963 film, Drums of Africa.
Frankie also has been busy recreating his role as Teen Angel in the theatrical production of Grease.
Frankie and his wife Kay are proud parents to 8 children and grandparents to 8 grandchildren.
BOBBY RYDELL
One of the premier teen idols of the day, Bobby was an accomplished musician and singer long before his first appearance on American Bandstand. Billboard lists Bobby as earning 34 Top 40 hits, making him one of the Top 5 artists of his era.
Bobby's hits include the million selling singles, Volare, Wild One, We Got Love, in addition to Swingin School, Kissin' Time, Forget Him, selling a combined total of over 25 million records.
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