Apr262024

Frankie Avalon

Frankie Avalon born Francis Thomas Avallone (born 18 September 1940 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) was an American actor, singer and teen idol in the 1950s and early 1960s. By the time he was 12 (1952), Avalon began making appearances on U.S. television for his trumpet prowess, and as a teenager, played with Bobby Rydell in a band known as Rocco and the Saints. In 1959, his songs "Venus" and "Why?" both went to number one on Billboard magazine's Hot 100. Indeed, "Why" was the last #1 hit of the 1950s. Read more on Last.fm

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Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm

# Title Plays
1Venus
372408
2Beauty School Dropout - From “Grease”
193052
3Beauty School Dropout
108124
4Why
60600
5Beauty School Drop-Out
28976
6Bobby Sox to Stockings
21995
7Beauty School Dropout - From “Grease” Soundtrack
18693
8Ginger Bread
16113
9I'll Wait for You
15501
10Just Ask Your Heart
14731

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