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Did you know that this teen idol and beach-movie icon started out as a very talented trumpeter? Here are those early recordings plus all of Frankie’s ’50s and ’60s hits (you’ll hear how surprisingly versatile he was): "Trumpet Sorrento," "DeDe Dinah," "Ginger Bread," "I’ll Wait for You," "Bobby Sox to Stockings," "A Boy Without a Girl," "Just Ask Your Heart," "Swingin’ on a Rainbow," "Don’t Throw Away All Those Teardrops," "Where Are You," his #1s "Venus" and "Why," his takes on "Little Bitty Pretty One," "Tuxedo Junction," "What Is This Thing Called Love?"…61 in all! Acrobat.