Frank Sardo Avianca (September 16, 1936 – February 26, 2014), who performed as Frankie Sardo, was an Italian-born American rock and roll singer, actor and film producer. He opened the bill on the 1959 concert in Clear Lake, Iowa, the evening before the plane crash that claimed the lives of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper.
He broke into show business as a rock and roll singer under the name Frankie Sardo.
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He was the opening act (under the name of Frankie Sardo) for the 1959 "Winter Dance Party" tour made famous by the deaths of Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and the Big Bopper in a plane crash on February 3, 1959. At the time, he had a single on the charts in the Midwest called "Fake Out".
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Blame It on the Moon
2000
producer
The Survival Club
1999
producer
The Undertaker
1988
producer
Blood Song
1982
producer
The 'Human' Factor
1975
producer
Existence
1973
producer
Clay Pigeon
1971
executive producer
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Matilda
1978
Hood #2
The 'Human' Factor
1975
Kamal
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Hell's Angels '69
1969
lyrics: "Hang on Tight", "Lazy", "Say Girl", "What's His Is His", "Al and Alice", "Till You're Through" / music: "Al and Alice", "Till You're Through"
$950,000
