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Frankie Avalon
Francis Thomas Avallone (born September 18, 1940), better known as Frankie Avalon, is an American singer, actor and former teen idol. He had 31 charting U.S. ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' singles from 1958 to late 1962, including Record chart, number one hits, "Venus (Frankie Avalon song), Venus" in 1959 and "Why (Frankie Avalon song), Why" in 1960. Avalon started appearing in films in the 1960s; he is well-known for having appeared in the Beach party films of this decade and for a supporting role in the 1978 musical film ''Grease (film), Grease'', in which he sings the song "Beauty School Dropout". Early life and education Avalon was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Italian-Americans, Italian-American parents Mary and Nicholas Avallone. His mother was originally from Sicily. His father was a butcher who was born in Philadelphia, whose father Francesco was from Salerno, in Campania, Italy, and whose mother was from Sicily. Career 1950s In December 1952, A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hot 100 Number-one Hits Of 1959 (United States)
The ''Billboard'' Hot 100 is a chart published by '' Billboard'' magazine which ranks the best-performing singles in the United States. In 1959, it was compiled based on a combination of sales and airplay data sourced from surveys of retail outlets and playlists submitted by radio stations respectively, and 16 different singles spent time at number one. In the issue of ''Billboard'' dated January 5, the Chipmunks with David Seville were at number one with " The Chipmunk Song", the single's third week in the top spot. The single remained at number one for a further week before being displaced by " Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" by the Platters in the issue dated January 19. Not until 2019 would another Christmas song top the Hot 100, albeit for much of the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s holiday-themed songs were excluded from the chart. Every act to top the Hot 100 in 1959 did so for the first time since the chart was launched in August 1958. The Platters, Paul Anka, Elvis Presley, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philadelphia
Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 1,603,797 in the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The city is the urban core of the Philadelphia metropolitan area (sometimes called the Delaware Valley), the nation's Metropolitan statistical area, seventh-largest metropolitan area and ninth-largest combined statistical area with 6.245 million residents and 7.379 million residents, respectively. Philadelphia was founded in 1682 by William Penn, an English Americans, English Quakers, Quaker and advocate of Freedom of religion, religious freedom, and served as the capital of the Colonial history of the United States, colonial era Province of Pennsylvania. It then played a historic and vital role during the American Revolution and American Revolutionary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virgin Books
Virgin Books is a British book publisher 90% owned by the publishing group Random House, and 10% owned by Virgin Group, the company originally set up by Richard Branson as a record company. History Virgin established its book publishing arm in the late 1970s; in the latter part of the 1980s Virgin purchased several existing companies, including WH Allen, well known among '' Doctor Who'' fans for their Target Books imprint; Virgin Books was incorporated into WH Allen in 1989, but in 1991 WH Allen was renamed Virgin Publishing Ltd. Virgin Publishing's early success came with the ''Doctor Who'' New Adventures novels, officially licensed full-length novels carrying on the story of the popular science-fiction television series following its cancellation in 1989. Virgin published this series from 1991 to 1997, as well as a range of ''Doctor Who'' reference books from 1992 to 1998 under the Doctor Who Books imprint. In recent times the company is best known for its commercia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of European mainland, the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The UK includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and most of List of islands of the United Kingdom, the smaller islands within the British Isles, covering . Northern Ireland shares Republic of Ireland–United Kingdom border, a land border with the Republic of Ireland; otherwise, the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea and the Irish Sea. It maintains sovereignty over the British Overseas Territories, which are located across various oceans and seas globally. The UK had an estimated population of over 68.2 million people in 2023. The capital and largest city of both England and the UK is London. The cities o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Boy Without A Girl
"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. It was performed by Avalon in the 1964 film, ''Muscle Beach Party''. The song was arranged by Peter De Angelis. The song was ranked No. 82 on ''Billboard'' magazine's '' Top Hot 100'' songs of 1959. Other versions *Terry Dene released a version in August 1959, on a single with "Thank You Pretty Baby". * Jimmy Crawford released a version as a single in the United Kingdom in May 1962. *Ronnie Hilton released a version as the B-side The A-side and B-side are the two sides of phonograph record, vinyl records and Compact cassette, cassettes, and the terms have often been printed on the labels of two-sided music recordings. The A-side of a Single (music), single usually ... to his single "Rocky Old Boat" in the United Kingdom in December 1965. *Vic Laurens recorded in it 1963 in French on the Mercury label, ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Sox To Stockings
"Bobby Sox to Stockings" is a song written by Russell Faith, Clarence Kehner and Richard DiCicco and performed by Frankie Avalon. The song reached #8 on the ''Billboard'' Top 100 and #26 on the R&B chart in 1959. The song was arranged by Peter De Angelis. The song was ranked #70 on ''Billboard'' magazine's '' Top Hot 100'' songs of 1959 Events January * January 1 – Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 – Soviet lunar probe Luna 1 is the first human-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reaches the .... References 1959 songs 1959 singles Frankie Avalon songs Chancellor Records singles {{1950s-single-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I'll Wait For You (Frankie Avalon Song)
"I'll Wait for You" is a song written by Peter De Angelis and Bob Marcucci and performed by Frankie Avalon. The song was arranged by Peter De Angelis. Chart performance The song reached #15 on the ''Billboard'' Top 100 in 1958. The single's A-side, "What Little Girl", reached #79 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The song was ranked #99 on ''Billboard'' magazine's '' Top Hot 100'' songs of 1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir .... References 1958 songs 1958 singles Songs written by Bob Marcucci Frankie Avalon songs Chancellor Records singles Songs written by Peter De Angelis {{1950s-single-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Just Ask Your Heart
"Just Ask Your Heart" is a song written by Diane DeNota, Joe Ricci, and Pete Damato and performed by Frankie Avalon. The song reached #7 on the ''Billboard'' Top 100 in 1959. The song was arranged by Peter De Angelis. The song was ranked #59 on ''Billboard'' magazine's '' Top Hot 100'' songs of 1959. Other versions *Mike Preston released a version as the B-side to his single "Mr. Blue" in the United Kingdom in October 1959. * Roy Young released a version as the B-side to his single "Hey Little Girl" in the United Kingdom in October 1959. *Svenne & Lotta released a version as the B-side to their single "Do You Want To Dance" in Sweden in 1973 Events January * January 1 – The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 14 - The 16-0 19 .... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Rydell
Robert Louis Ridarelli (April 26, 1942 – April 5, 2022), known by the stage name Bobby Rydell (), was an American singer and actor who mainly performed rock and roll and traditional pop music. In the early 1960s, he was considered a teen idol. His most well-known songs include "Wildwood Days", "Wild One (Bobby Rydell song), Wild One" and "Volare (song), Volare" (cover of an Italian song by Domenico Modugno, "Nel blu, dipinto di blu (song), Nel blu, dipinto di blu"); in 1963 he appeared in the musical film ''Bye Bye Birdie (1963 film), Bye Bye Birdie''. In the 1980s, he joined a trio called The Golden Boys, with fellow former teen idols Frankie Avalon and Fabian Forte. He continued to tour up until his death in 2022. Early life Rydell was born on April 26, 1942 and was the son of Jennie Ridarelli (née Sapienza) and Adrio "Al" Ridarelli. Both of his parents were of Italian-Americans, Italian descent. He grew up in the Lower Moyamensing neighborhood of South Philadelphia. As a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RCA Victor
RCA Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation. It is one of Sony Music's four flagship labels, alongside Columbia Records (its former longtime rival), Arista Records and Epic Records. The label has released multiple genres of music, including pop, classical, rock, hip hop, afrobeat, electronic, R&B, blues, jazz, and country. The label's name is derived from the initials of its now defunct parent company, the Radio Corporation of America (RCA). After the RCA Corporation was purchased by General Electric in 1986, RCA Records was fully acquired by Bertelsmann in 1987, making it a part of Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG); following the merger of BMG and Sony in 2004, RCA Records became a label of Sony BMG Music Entertainment. In 2008, after the dissolution of Sony/BMG and the restructuring of Sony Music, RCA Records became fully owned by Sony. RCA Records is the corporate successor of the Victor Talking Machine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Jackie Gleason Show
''The Jackie Gleason Show'' is a series of American network television shows that starred Jackie Gleason, which ran from 1952 to 1970, in various forms. ''Cavalcade of Stars'' Gleason's first variety series, which aired on the DuMont Television Network under the title ''Cavalcade of Stars'', first aired June 4, 1949. The show's first host was comedian Jack Carter, who was followed by Jerry Lester. Lester jumped to NBC in June 1950 to host the late-night show '' Broadway Open House'', a precursor to "The Tonight Show", and Gleason—who had made his mark filling in for William Bendix as the title character on the first television incarnation of '' The Life of Riley'' sitcom—stepped into ''Cavalcade'' on July 15, 1950 and became an immediate sensation. The show was broadcast live in front of a theater audience, and offered the same kind of vaudevillian entertainment common to early television revues. Gleason's guests included New York-based performers of stage and screen, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honeymooners
''The Honeymooners'' is an American television sitcom that originally aired from 1955 to 1956, created by and starring Jackie Gleason, and based on a recurring comedy sketch of the same name that had been part of Gleason's variety show. It follows the lives of New York City bus driver Ralph Kramden (Gleason), his wife Alice (Audrey Meadows), Ralph's best friend Ed Norton (Art Carney) and Ed's wife Trixie (Joyce Randolph) as they get involved with various schemes in their day-to-day living. Most episodes revolve around Ralph's poor choices in absurd dilemmas that frequently show his judgmental attitude in a comedic tone. The show occasionally features more serious issues such as women's rights and social status. The original comedy sketches first aired on the DuMont network's variety series ''Cavalcade of Stars'', which Gleason hosted, and subsequently on the CBS network's ''The Jackie Gleason Show'', which was broadcast live in front of a theater audience. The popularity of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
