Frankie Avalon, also of South Philadelphia, suggested Forte as a possibility. When Fabian's father returned from hospital he was unable to work, so when Marcucci persisted, Fabian and his family were amenable and he agreed to record a single. I looked at the guy like he was out of his mind. He comes up and says to me, 'So if you're ever interested in the rock and roll business.
I had a crew cut, but this was the day of Rick Nelson and Elvis. Fabian later recalled, 'He kept staring at me and looking at me. One day, Fabian's father had a heart attack, and, while he was being taken away in an ambulance, Marcucci spotted Fabian. Marcucci was a friend of Fabian's next door neighbor. At the time, record producers were looking to the South Philadelphia neighborhoods in search of teenage talents with good looks. Discoveryįorte was discovered in 1957 by Bob Marcucci and Peter DeAngelis, owners of Chancellor Records. Fabian Forte is the son of Josephine and Dominic Forte his father was a Philadelphia police officer.
