Lot of (5) 1959 FRANKIE AVALON In GUNS OF THE TIMBERLAND Original Negatives gp

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Lot of (5) 1959 FRANKIE AVALON In GUNS OF THE TIMBERLAND Original Negatives gp:
$19.95

DATE: 1959

ORIGINAL or DUPLICATE: Original

TITLE: Guns of the Timberland

SUBJECT: Frankie Avalon

PHOTOGRAPHER: Dick Miller

APPROXIMATE SIZE: 35mm

NUMBER OF PHOTOS: 5

COMMENTS / CONDITION: Note that the image shown is inverted from the scanned negative in order to give you a better idea of how the printed image would look. This is one of a large number of entertainment photos, slides and negatives that we will be listing over the coming months which proceed from the Globe Photos archive. Wear on these, if any, is mostly confined to minor corner and edge wear, but see scans for further details including condition. We do not deal in stock images or modern reprints, and all scans shown are of the actual vintage photograph, slide or negative being sold. If you have any questions about a particular piece, please ask before the sale ends.

BIO: Frankie Avalon was born in 1939 in Philadelphia, PA. One of a spate of teen idols to come out of Philadelphia in the 1950s and 1960s, Frankie Avalon--unlike many of the others--actually had a musical background, having been taught to play the trumpet at a very young age by his father. As a youth Avalon performed in local clubs and theaters. He won a local TV talent contest playing a trumpet solo. In 1951, at age 12, he was in a band called Rocco and the Saints, which included another soon-to-be famous teen singer, Bobby Rydell. In 1952 he was performing at a private party held for singer Al Martino. A talent scout who was also at the party was impressed enough by Avalon to get him an appearance on Jackie Gleason\'s TV show, which led to more television appearances. In 1954, he made two singles for \"X\" Records, an RCA Victor subsidiary. Both were instrumentals featuring Frankie Avalon playing his trumpet: \"Trumpet Sorrento\" and \"\"Trumpet Tarantella.\" Avalon eventually landed a recording contract with Philadelphia\'s Chancellor Records, and he recorded \"Cupid\" and \"Teacher\'s Pet\". These records got him his first movie role, a small part in Jamboree! (1957) designed to promote \"Teacher\'s Pet.\" His next record was \"DeDe Dinah\", a song written by his managers (and one for which he had so little respect that he pinched his nose while recording it, resulting in its extremely nasal sound). After an appearance on Dick Clark\'s teen dance show New American Bandstand 1965 (1952), sales of the record zoomed and it eventually sold more than a million copies. In 1959, after two more big hits (\"Ginger Bread\" and \"I\'ll Wait for You\") he recorded the song he is probably best known for, the million-selling \"Venus.\" However, as 1960 rolled around his career began to wane and his record sales dropped precipitously. He soon began taking small parts in movies, most notably in John Wayne\'s The Alamo (1960). He began to get somewhat bigger parts and had his first starring role in Drums of Africa (1963). His movie career really took off, however, when he was paired with former Mousketeer Annette Funicello in Beach Party (1963) and its string of sequels. These films, with their combination of surfing, low comedy, dancing and bikinis, struck a nerve with teenage audiences, were produced for peanuts and made a fortune. Avalon still recorded songs for Chancellor and other labels, but now he was far better known among younger audiences for his movies than for his records. In 1985 he began touring with fellow teen idols Rydell and Fabian in an oldies show called \"The Golden Boys of Bandstand,\" which was a rousing success. In 1987 he and Funicello were reunited in Back to the Beach (1987), an homage to, and parody of, their earlier \"beach\" movies. Avalon still makes personal appearances and tours, many with and for his old friend and mentor Dick Clark.

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