Frankie Avalon and the red scooter rise to fame
Frankie Avalon began entertaining after a red scooter prize on an amateur Philadelphia show. As a teen he elbowed onto stage, sang Give Me Five Minutes More, and soon toured. Now decades later he has films, hits, and a nightclub act, yet he jokes about the scooter.
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