Beach Party News

Pert teen idol of the 1950s and busty leading lady of lightweight beach movies of the 60s.

Q: Many years ago, I faithfully watched The Mickey Mouse Club. My favorite Mouseketeer was Annette Funicello.

Dick Dale, the "King of Surf Guitar," lives on a remote patch of desert west of the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center near Twentynine Palms, where the power of his Fender Stratocaster guitar is only rivaled by the distant sound of military jets.

When I was a small child, every Sunday beginning at 12:00 noon, there would be a movie on television.

Frankie Avalon, shown here performing at the 2004 Sorrento Cheese Summer in Little Italy festival in New York, has sold his golf course retreat near Palm Springs for just shy of $1 million.

Frankie Avalon, shown here performing at the 2004 Sorrento Cheese Summer in Little Italy festival in New York, has sold his golf course retreat near Palm Springs for just shy of $1 million.

Frankie Avalon, shown here performing at the 2004 Sorrento Cheese Summer in Little Italy festival in New York, has sold his golf course retreat near Palm Springs for just shy of $1 million.

Azure waters, uber hot bodies and picturesque glimpses of the good life have formed the backdrop to some of our best-loved movies.

Sister acts are nothing new in the Christian pop music world. Mary Mary, Out of Eden, Serene & Pearl, BarlowGirl pick your genre, you'll find some sweet harmonies that only siblings can generate.

Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon would be so jealous if they knew about tomorrow's Beach Party at the Peabody Essex Museum.

Frankie Avalon and band at the Westhampton Performing Arts Center on Sunday at 8 PM.

LASC's exclusive rooftop party, co-sponsored by Diesel and BMW, was one of the most exclusive and hottest soirees during West Hollywood's Gay Pride Parade.

Frank Micelotta/FOX/ associated press Frankie Avalon recently made a guest appearance on Fox's "American Idol." For Frankie Avalon, his recent appearance on "American Idol" was like going back to his roots.

The exhibit documents the memories of photographer Michelle Cornejo's experiences traveling in Vietnam.

My lovely wife, who is typically of a much sweeter nature, will often roll her eyes and derisively mock me anytime she catches me watching an old 'B' movie - Bella Lugosi or Vincent Price films, Elvis movies and the early '60s beach movies featuring Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello or even Gidget - all fall to her critical disdain because they are ...

Frankie Avalon's varied career spans nearly 50 years and includes hit records, performances in more than 30 movies and running a successful natural health products company.