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The Teen Idols were a pop punk band originally from Nashville, Tennessee. They were formed in 1992 by Phillip Hill and originally broke up in 2003. The band reunited in 2008 in Chicago, Illinois, with a retooled lineup before breaking up again in 2010.
- 1992–2003, 2008–2010
- Nashville, Tennessee, United States
- Frank Sinatra – 1942. In December of 1942 Frank Sinatra was booked for a series of shows at the Paramount Theater in New York City. The 27-year-old singer had recently parted ways with Tommy Dorsey and was unsure if he'd make it on his own.
- Johnnie Ray – 1952. History has not been kind to Johnnie Ray. In the early 1950s the pop singer became one of the first teen idols with huge hits like "Cry" and "The Little White Cloud That Cried" – even though he was partially deaf.
- Elvis Presley – 1956. America had never seen anything like Elvis Presley when he burst onto the scene in the mid-1950s. His dance moves were so sexually suggestive that he was filmed from the hips up during his debut appearance on the Tonight Show.
- Ricky Nelson – 1957. Many parents found Elvis too sexually charged for their children, but they had no problem with Ricky Nelson. America watched Nelson grow up on television as the younger brother on The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet.
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- Runaway – Del Shannon, Big Top (1961) Whilst he’s now considered one of the more reputable amongst their ranks, former carpet salesman Del Shannon was nonetheless very much situated within the teen idol camp at the time.
- Take Good Care Of My Baby – Bobby Vee, Liberty (1961) Bobby Vee first made his mark in awkward circumstances having occupied the undesirable position as replacement singer on the Winter Dance Party Tour after its stars – Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens – tragically perished in that infamous plane crash.
- Sixteen Reasons – Connie Stevens, Warner Bros (1960) Aligning nicely with the stock teen lament, here backing harmonists count their way up to sweet sixteen as Connie lists the cutesy reasons for her affections towards her lover.
- A Thousand Stars – Billy Fury, Decca (1960) Billy Fury is, of course, well-respected as one of the UK’s finest rock’n’roll singers and a hyper-talented songwriter at that, but nonetheless this blond-haired, blue-eyed boy’s chiselled good looks were inescapable, as was his inevitable teen idol status.
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Jun 27, 2019 · And in 2008, decades after the Monkees had come and gone, Yahoo Music named Jones the number one teen idol of all time.
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Teen idols continued to be popular throughout the early '60s and the genre went through a number of fads, including a string of teenage television actors who turned into singers, as well as a wave of melodramatic songs about tragic teenage deaths.
