They were the original American idols of the 1950s – now sounding better than ever 50 years later!

Background:

A true child prodigy, Frankie Avalon was already a noted performer by the time he achieved success as one of the late Fifties' spate of teen idols. Groomed in the same South Philly scene (overseen by Dick Clark) that produced Chubby Checker, Bobby Rydell, and Fabian, Avalon actually suggested that talent scout Bob Marcucci, then looking for talent for his fledgling Chancellor label.  Seven Top Ten hits followed, most notably the Number Ones "Why" and "Venus," but by the turn of the decade, Avalon was already out of the rock and roll game, turning his thoughts to acting. His biggest success came with a series of "beach" movies in the early Sixties, which scored big with surfing and hotrodding teens. Along with costar Annette Funicello, he became an icon of Kennedy-era youth.

Fabiano Anthony Forte (born February 6, 1943), better known as Fabian, is a former American teen idol of the late 1950s and early 1960s. He rose to national prominence after performing several times on American Bandstand. In total, he charted 11 hit singles in the Billboard Hot 100, including "I'm a Man", "Hound Dog Man", "Turn Me Loose", and his biggest hit, "Tiger".

During the 1960s, Bobbie Rydell had nineteen hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. These included his most popular hit, 1960's "Wild One" (his highest charting single, it reached #2). Other songs included, "Volare," "Swingin' School," "Kissin' Time," "Sway," "I've Got Bonnie" and "Forget Him" (which peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart). In both the Broadway musical and film Grease, the high school was named "Rydell High" after Bobby Rydell.