Kids know me from their Grease DVD, so they instantly respond. You can hear a pin drop when I do my old songs.

I wound up signing to RCA Victor as a trumpeter, guesting on shows like Jackie Gleason's Honeymooners.

When I started to play trumpet I was fortunate to learn very quickly.

Yes, but I don't think of the Teen Angel as of an age.

I've been around two years shy of 50 years doing what I do. I am a musician.

I was not a trained actor.

They weren't great pictures, but they were fun, and they really represented that period of time well.