Word: surfin
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...words of a '60s platter, life meant "just a-surfin' all day and swingin' " all night. The superswingers, of course, were Warbler Frankie Avalon and matured Mouseketeer Annette Funicello, who boogied by the surf in a string of beach party movies. On Nov. 25 a Dick Clark special on NBC will be co-hosted by Funicello, now 36 and the mother of three, and Avalon, 38, father of eight. "The chemistry between us is just dynamic," giggles Funicello. Frankie agrees, and for good reason. Says he appreciatively: "Annette thinks I am the funniest guy in the world...
Time and fame pass quickly in the pop world-for everyone, it would seem, except the Beach Boys. One decade, 23 LPs and 20 million record sales after they racked up a hit (Surfin') on their first try, the Beach Boys appear to be cresting on a new wave of popularity. It is due partly to the same nostalgia kick that has given so many other rock "oldtimers" new commercial success. But the Boys' floating style also fits right in with the softening of rock's hard core that has brought composer-singers like Elton John...