During the late 1950s, as record producers and promoters rushed to capitalize on the potent youth market, they aggressively sought out clean-cut young males to mold into singing stars. Seeking to fill a void that had been created in part by the absence...

Frankie Avalon (born Francis Thomas Avallone, September 18 1939, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American actor, singer, and former teen...

Byline: MAL VINCENT THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT COME with us to yesteryear and hear the piercing, shrieking sound of female teen adoration screaming ''Frankeeeeeeeeee'' in a pitch that would make any operatic soprano green with envy. The Frankie in question is not Sinatra....

Frankie Avalon's career has taken him from teen idol to Teen Angel. Once he had the kids swooning in the '50s, then he made a comeback playing the Teen Angel in the '50s-inspired movie "Grease." Now Avalon's coming to Boston to play...

Today is Tuesday, Sept. 18, the 261st day of 2007. There are 104 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Sept. 18, 1793, President George Washington laid the cornerstone of the U.S. Capitol.On this date:In 1759, the French formally surrendered Quebec to the British.In...

When British royalty recently came to the city, they made a special stop to visit a little girl in the rough-and-tumble Mantua neighborhood.Actually, the girl is not so little: She's about three stories tall. Painted on the side of a building, her image is the...