Frankie Avalon
- MatchFrankie Avalon
- 100%John Travolta
- 80%Connie Francis
- 78%Pat Boone
- 77%Dion & The Belmonts
- 69%Johnnie Ray
- 69%Johnny Ray
- 67%Johnny Tillotson
- 67%The Everly Brothers
- 66%Bobby Vee
- 65%The Platters
Biography
Francis Avallone, 18 September 1940, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. This photogenic 50s teen idol started as a trumpet-playing child prodigy. His first recordings in 1954 were the instrumentals Trumpet Sorrento and Trumpet Tarantella on X-Vik Records (an RCA Records subsidiary). In the mid-50s, he appeared on many television and radio shows including those of Paul Whiteman, Jackie Gleason and Ray Anthony. He joined Rocco And The Saints and was seen singing with them in... Read more