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American vocalist, songwriter and actor. Born: March 6, 1927, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. Died: April 13, 1992, Roselle, New Jersey, USA. Fontaine signed as a vocalist with RCA in 1954 after serving in the US Navy. In 1955 he appeared at the Brooklyn Paramount Theater in disc jockey Alan Freed's first rock and roll show. He also sang in the Jayne Mansfield movie "The Girl Can't Help It" (1956). Musically he is best remembered for his 1958 single "Nothin' Shakin' (But the Leaves on the Trees)", which was later covered by The Beatles. He is listed as a "legend" but not an inductee at the Rockabilly Hall of Fame site. Fontaine moved to Van Nuys, California, in the 1960s after singing in night clubs in pre-Castro Cuba. He landed a role in the World War II series "The Gallant Men", where he played ladies' man PFC Pete D'Angelo and occasionally sang. Although he never won another regular role in a television series Fontaine made many guest appearances on shows such as 77 Sunset Strip, Baretta, Happy Days, The Rockford Files and Quincy. In 1984 Fontaine was tried and convicted in a murder-for-hire case. According to police documents, in 1983 Fontaine approached a country singer with the promise of a recording contract with RCA, along with a large sum of money, if the man were to kill his estranged wife, with whom he was having a custody battle at the time. Fontaine served four years in a California prison. He had previously been convicted of child molestation and grand larceny. Fontaine successfully appealed his murder-for-hire conviction based on the trial judge's rulings concerning these earlier offenses. He made his last TV appearance in the series Sisters in 1991 and died of throat cancer the following year at age 65. His son Brian Reardon is a session guitarist in Los Angeles.
2022
Jasmine Records
2xCDr, Comp, Mono, MP
2013
El Toro Records
7", EP
2013
El Toro Records
CD, Comp
1991
Musidisc, DCA (5)
CD, Comp
1989
Big Beat Records (3)
CD, Comp, RE
1987
Charly Records
LP, Comp
1986
1978
MCA Records
LP, Comp
1978
1965
Liberty
7", Single, Promo
1965
1963
1962
1959
Globe
7", Single
1959
1958
Sunbeam (2)
7", Single
1958
1958
1958
1957
Decca
7", EP
1957
Fonit
7"
1957
Echo Records (16)
7"
1957
1957
1957
1957
1956
Decca
Shellac, 10"
1956
Decca
Shellac, 10"
1956
1956
1956
1956
1956
1955
1955
1955
1955
1955
88 Keys (2)
7", EP
88 Keys (2)
7", EP
Big Beat Records (3)
CD, Comp, Ltd, Dig
Vik
7", Comp
2023
Strawberry (26)
3xCD, Comp
2020
Atomicat Records
CD, Comp
2017
Bluelight Records
3xCD, Comp + Box
2017
Parlophone
LP, Comp
2016
Mojo Magazine
CD, Comp
2014
Jasmine Records
2xCD, Comp, Mono
2014
2013
2012
Foot Tapping Records
CD, Album
2012
2012
2010
Jasmine Records
CD, Comp, Mono
2008
Purple Pyramid Records
CD, Album
2008
Marks & Spencer
2xCD, Comp, Mono
2007
Psychic Circle
CD, Comp
2006
Off The Hip
CD, Album
2005
2004
Akarma
CD, Album
2001
Trilogie
3xCD, Comp
1999
Misty Lane Records
LP, Comp, Mono
1995
EMI, EMI
5xCD, Comp + Box
1994
Fabbri Editori
CD, Comp
1994
1993
Jondi Music/Records
CD
1992
1991
Overseas Records, Overseas Records, Overseas Records, Overseas Records
3xCD, Comp
1991
1991
1991
1990
1989
Barsa Promociones, S.A.
LP, Album
1989
P-Vine Records
CD, Comp
1989
1989
1987
All Round Trading, All Round Trading, All Round Trading
LP, Comp
1987
1987
1985
East Side Records (7)
7", EP
1984
1983
1982
PRT
Cass, Comp
1982
1982
1982
1980
1979
1977
1977
1977
1975
1974
1973
ABC Records
7", Single
1965
Tower
7", Single
1964
Telefunken, Decca, RCA, London Records, Warner Bros. Records
LP, Comp, Promo
1964
1960
Argo (6)
LP, Comp
1958
Disques Vogue, Seeco
7", EP, Mono
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