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In several scenes in the Annette serial, she performed the song that launched her singing career. The studio received so much mail about "How Will I Know My Love" (lyrics by Tom Adair, music by Frances Jeffords and William Walsh), [11] that Walt Disney issued it as a single, and gave Funicello (somewhat unwillingly [citation needed]) a recording contract.
Back to the Beach is a 1987 American comedy film starring Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello, directed by Lyndall Hobbs. The original music score is composed by Steve Dorff. The film generated a total domestic gross of $13,110,903. It received a "two thumbs up" rating from Siskel and Ebert, who compared it favorably to Grease.
Francis Thomas Avallone (born September 18, 1940), [2] better known as Frankie Avalon, is an American singer, actor and former teen idol. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] He had 31 charting U.S. Billboard singles from 1958 to late 1962, including number one hits, " Venus " and " Why " in 1959.
Frankie Avalon, star of Beach Party, 1963.. The beach party film is an American film genre of feature films which were produced and released between 1963 and 1968, created by American International Pictures (AIP), beginning with their surprise hit, Beach Party, in July 1963.
Burns, Walter (Fall 2003). "Song of the Beach: AIP is the Studio Responsible for the Only Successful Musical Series Ever Made in Hollywood". Cinema Editor. 53: 46– 51. Chidester, Brian & Priore, Domenic (2008). Pop Surf Culture: Music, Design, Film, and Fashion from the Bohemian Surf Boom. Santa Monica: Santa Monica Press. pp. 198– 203.
It stars Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello and was directed by William Asher, who also directed four other films in this series. [ 3 ] Dick Dale and the Del-Tones and Stevie Wonder appear in musical numbers, the latter aged thirteen and making his film debut, billed as "Little Stevie Wonder."
Beach Blanket Bingo is a 1965 American beach party film directed by William Asher. [3] It is the fifth film in the Beach Party film series.The film stars Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Linda Evans, Deborah Walley, Paul Lynde, and Don Rickles.
The band in the film, The Wonders, mime a live performance of an instrumental song during the filming of a beach party film titled Weekend at Party Pier. The film is referred to as a "Rick & Anita film" (the AIP films are often called "Frankie & Annette films"), and includes a Deadhead/Bonehead character called "Goofball."