September 14, 2015
Summer may be over, but you'll find yourself wanting to plan a trip to the beach after hearing Frankie Avalon in concert at the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts at Northeast Texas Community College. The legendary film and music star will perform Thursday, Oct. 1 at 7:30 p.m.†
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If you can?t remember a time when Frankie Avalon wasn?t a part of your life, you aren?t alone. This talented performer can look back on a career that spans three generations of music, television and motion pictures†which he feels is due primarily to the loyalty and trust of his audience.
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"Frankie Avalon's movies and music have truly spanned the generations. Whether you are 30 or 70, you probably know his music and have seen his films. This is an exciting chance to hear him sing some of your favorites right here in Northeast Texas," Carolyn Franks, Director of the Whatley Center, said.
Frankie?s years as a ?Teenage Idol? have been succeeded by maturity and professionalism. He is currently one of the busiest nightclub performers in the country, playing the nations finest supper clubs and headlining†top Las Vegas Hotel Main rooms. His motion picture career has already spanned some thirty films.
Frankie has a long string of Gold Record Million-Seller singles and albums. In 1959 alone Frankie had 6 solid hits that were in the top 40 and his music became one of the defining sounds of the ?Pre-Beatles? Rock†and Roll.
Never one to settle for one career, Frankie?s 30 motion picture credits are quite amazing. Frankie?s starring roles in the highly successful ?Beach Party? film series, are perhaps, quickest to recall. They include ?Beach†Party?, ?Muscle Beach Party?, ?Beach Blanket Bingo?, ?Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine?, ?Bikini Beach?, and ?How to Stuff a Wild Bikini?. However, Frankie, who studied with Wynn Handman in New York and Estelle†Harmon in Los Angeles, has always been proudest of his dramatic roles in ?The Dark?, ?The Alamo?, ?Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea?, ?Guns of the Timberland? and his comedic talent in ?Skidoo?, ?Sail a Crooked†Ship?, ?I?ll Take Sweden?, ?Ski Party? and ?Sergeant Deadhead?. In his film for Columbia Pictures ?The Take? co-starring Billy Dee Williams, Eddie Albert and Vic Marrow, Frankie showed not only his dramatic ability, but†also his capacity for working ?against type?.
Frankie?s years as a ?Teenage Idol? have been succeeded by maturity and professionalism. He is currently one of the busiest nightclub performers in the country, playing the nations finest supper clubs and headlining†top Las Vegas Hotel Main rooms. His motion picture career has already spanned some thirty films.
Frankie has a long string of Gold Record Million-Seller singles and albums. In 1959 alone Frankie had 6 solid hits that were in the top 40 and his music became one of the defining sounds of the ?Pre-Beatles? Rock†and Roll.
Never one to settle for one career, Frankie?s 30 motion picture credits are quite amazing. Frankie?s starring roles in the highly successful ?Beach Party? film series, are perhaps, quickest to recall. They include ?Beach†Party?, ?Muscle Beach Party?, ?Beach Blanket Bingo?, ?Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine?, ?Bikini Beach?, and ?How to Stuff a Wild Bikini?. However, Frankie, who studied with Wynn Handman in New York and Estelle†Harmon in Los Angeles, has always been proudest of his dramatic roles in ?The Dark?, ?The Alamo?, ?Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea?, ?Guns of the Timberland? and his comedic talent in ?Skidoo?, ?Sail a Crooked†Ship?, ?I?ll Take Sweden?, ?Ski Party? and ?Sergeant Deadhead?. In his film for Columbia Pictures ?The Take? co-starring Billy Dee Williams, Eddie Albert and Vic Marrow, Frankie showed not only his dramatic ability, but†also his capacity for working ?against type?.
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This Whatley Center event is sponsored by Pilgrim Bank. Tickets are $30 for adults and $10 for students and can be purchased by calling the Whatley Center box office at 903-434-8181. To learn more about this and other upcoming events at the Whatley Center, visit†ntcc.edu/whatley.†
