Music Appreciation

mahatmakanejeeves

(70,723 posts) Fri Feb 6, 2026, 04:18 PM Feb 2026

On this day, February 6, 1943, Fabian was born.

Hat tip, {redacted}

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabian_Forte

For the life of me, I can't recall a single one of his songs.

His last name is news to me too.

He shows up on TV in "North to Alaska" every now and then.

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On this day, February 6, 1943, Fabian was born. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2026 OP

He was a pop singer want-to-be in the late 50s and early 60s. WestMichRad Feb 2026 #1

He really couldn't sing or act, but he had the two things necessary to be a teen idol in the late 1950s. rsdsharp Feb 2026 #2

WestMichRad

(3,389 posts)

1. He was a pop singer want-to-be in the late 50s and early 60s.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Feb 6, 2026, 04:29 PM

Feb 2026

Think of a lesser version/imitator of Dion. If we’d been around then, we might remember a couple of his songs. But I listened to snippets of a few Fabian songs on Apple music, and didn’t recognize any of them (and I do know some of the popular music of that era).

Meh.

rsdsharp

(12,093 posts)

2. He really couldn't sing or act, but he had the two things necessary to be a teen idol in the late 1950s.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Feb 6, 2026, 05:00 PM

Feb 2026

He was good looking, and lived close to WFIL-TV where American Bandstand originated

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