Shelley Fabares
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Biography
[Edit]Shelley Fabares is one — and maybe the best — of a handful of young actresses/singers who emerged from the end of the 1950s through the mid-'60s, in an attempt to extend television stardom into action on the pop charts. Most didn't last, and none made the impact of their rivals, the singers who tried acting (Connie Francis, Sandy Stewart, Lulu, etc.), but Fabares did score a huge hit with "Johnny Angel."
Shelley Fabares was born on January 19, 1944 in California, to a family that already had a background performing (her aunt is Nanette Fabray, the actress best remembered for movies such as The Band Wagon), and she began working as a dancer and model while still a child. By the mid-'50s, she had appeared in such movies as Never Say Goodbye and Summer Love. In 1958, Fabares won the role of Mary Stone in the ABC television series The Donna Reed Show — the show was a hit, and over the next five years, in tandem with former Mouseketeer Paul Petersen, who played her brother Jeff on the show, Fabares was one of the most visible and popular young performers on television, and the quintessential TV "daughter."
The series was produced by Columbia Pictures Television, and the two young performers were asked to try working with the studio's label, Colpix Records. Although the demos failed to impress the label's executives, Donna Reed Show producer Tony Owen (Reed's husband) insisted that they try and make a proper record, and even financed the recording session himself with producer Stu Phillips (The Monkees, Battlestar Galactica) at the helm.
Fabares' debut release, "Johnny Angel," reached number one on the charts in early 1962, and is regarded today as a quintessential "girl group" record. None of her subsequent records ever came close to that exalted level, but Fabares recorded for the next three years, in between acting assignments that included movies with Elvis Presley (Girl Happy, Spinout, Clambake), releasing three modestly successful singles ("Johnny Loves Me," "The Things We Did Last Summer," "Ronnie, Call Me When You Get a Chance") and a pair of albums (Shelley, The Things We Did Last Summer). To Fabares, who never conceived of a singing career for herself and wasn't entirely comfortable in that role, these recordings were all a lark, but they constituted little more than a footnote to her early career.
Despite her indifference to recording, Fabares' first husband was producer Lou Adler. She didn't remain in the music business, and even her acting career had stalled at the end of the '60s. During the '70s, she resumed her career as an adult performer, appearing as a regular on series such as Forever Fornwood and One Day at a Time. She later married actor Mike Farrell (M*A*S*H) and has since emerged as a major television star again, as Craig T. Nelson's wife in the hit series Coach. She and Farrell have also been very visible as activists, raising money and the public's consciousness on behalf of numerous causes, most notably Alzheimer's disease.
Title: Teenage Triangle Revisited
Artist: James Darren, Shelley Fabares, Paul Petersen
Title: Rock 'n' Roll From the Vault (1959-1962)
Artist: Marcels, Empires, James Darren, Jerry Knight, Sandy Stewart, Ronnie, The Relatives, Shelley Fabares, Shirley Jones, The Twisters, Teddy Randazzo, Jimmy Beaumont, The Twilights, The Ronettes, Bobby Adams, Paul Petersen, Jerry Hansen, The Violents, Ray Campi, Oliver, Bernadette Castro, Don Grant, Tony Richards, Eddie Friend
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll
Collections
Title: Boys Can Be Mean
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap
Title: Music We Grew up With, Vol. 3
Genre: Pop
Title: Top of the Chart & Doo Wop, Vol. 7
Genre: Rock
Title: Teenage Memories, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Doo Wop Pop Songs, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Classic Essential Hits, Vol. 5
Genre: Pop
Title: Will You Still Love Me
Genre: Pop
Title: A Big Mix of Hits, Vol. 3
Genre: Pop
Title: The Hits & The Best of Doo Wop, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Doo Wop & Pop Hits, Vol. 2
Genre: Pop
Title: Greatest Big Hits of 1962, Vol. 33
Genre: Pop
Title: Almost Big Hits of 1962, Vol. 3 (Original Recordings)
Genre: Pop
Title: Almost Big Hits of 1962, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Ultra Rare: Female Singers, Vol. 1 (Remastered)
Genre: Rock
Title: Rock 'n' Roll, Pop & Soul Sisters, Vol. 6
Genre: Pop
Title: Drive-In Memories, Vol. 11
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Doo Wop Pop Songs, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Teen Idols & Teenage Hits from Way Back Then
Genre:
Title: Greatest Big Hits of 1962, Vol. 35
Genre: Pop
Title: Jukebox & Doo Wop Girls, Vol. 8
Genre: Pop
Title: Rock 'n' Roll, Pop & Soul Sisters, Vol. 10
Genre: Pop
Title: Jukebox & Doo Wop Girls, Vol. 2
Genre: Pop
Title: Teen-Age Triangle
Genre: Pop
Title: Classic Essential Hits, Vol. 9
Genre: Pop
Title: Greatest Big Hits of 1962, Vol. 45
Genre: Pop
Title: A Big Mix of Hits, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Greatest Big Hits of 1962, Vol. 5
Genre: Pop
Title: 50 Great Teenage Radio Hits from Way Back When
Genre: Rock
Title: Looking Back, Vol. 2
Genre: Pop
Title: Billboard Top 100 Hits Of 1962 CD1
Genre: Rock
Title: The Songs Of Carole King (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Beat Of The Pops Vol. 18
Genre: Rock & Roll, Pop
Title: She's So Fine The Rise Of The Girl Groups (CD2)
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: Glory Days Of Rock 'n' Roll Vol 01 - Teen Ballads
Genre: Rock
Title: Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits 1962
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Rock & Roll, Pop
Title: Girls Archiv Vol. 11
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Are You Lonesome Tonight? - Great Romantic Pop (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: Early Girls, Volume 3
Genre: Pop
Title: 100 Hits Legends Of Rock'n'Roll (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: Jukebox Hits Of 1962 Volume 2
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: The Beat Of The Pops Volume 3
Genre: Rock & Roll, Pop
Title: American Heartbeat 1962 (CD2)
Genre: Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Pop
Title: This Magic Moment: The Sound Of The Brill Building (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Pop
Title: Summer Songs, Summer Love, Summer Fun (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock & Roll, World Music, Country
Title: Rock'n'Roll 50 - 60’s (CD1)
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: Sixties Girls - 60 Original Recordings (CD3)
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Pop
Title: 101 Number Ones Of The 50s & 60s Vol. 2 (CD4)
Genre: Blues, Country, Rockabilly, Pop
Title: 60 From The Sixties: Let The Sunshine In (CD1)
Genre: Rock & Roll, World Music, Country, Rockabilly, Classical, Folk
Title: Billboard Top 100 Hits Of 1962 (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: American Heartbeat The 60s (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Rock & Roll, Pop
Title: 200 Vintage (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: NOW The 60s Girls Then He Kissed Me (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Gospel, Rock, Country, Rockabilly, Acoustic, Indie, Classical
Title: 60s Love Song Essentials 2021 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Soul Jazz, Rock, World Music, Pop, Classical, Folk, Easy Listening
Title: 60s Girl Group Essentials (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Pop
Title: 200 Top 60 Years (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Rock, Rock & Roll, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack, Acoustic, Classical
Featuring albums
Title: Hold On! (Music from the Original Soundtrack)
Artist: Herman'S Hermits
Genre: Rock, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Mermaids - Music From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: American Heartbeat - The '60s (CD1)
Artist: American Heartbeat
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Gospel, Rock & Roll, Country, Rockabilly, Pop
Title: Mermaids (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack