Editing Fabian Forte (section)

==Early life==
Fabian Forte was born on February 6, 1943, in [[Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania. Born to Italian-American parents, he is the son of Josephine and Dominic Forte. His father was a Philadelphia police officer.<ref name="NME Rock 'N' Roll Years">{{cite book| first=John| last=Tobler| year=1992| title=NME Rock 'N' Roll Years| edition=1st| publisher=Reed International Books Ltd| location=London| page=68| id=CN 5585| isbn=978-0-6005-7602-0}}</ref> He is the eldest of three brothers and grew up in the [[South Philadelphia]]'s [[Lower Moyamensing]] neighborhood.

===Discovery===
Forte was discovered in 1957 by [[Bob Marcucci]] and Peter DeAngelis, owners of [[Chancellor Records]]. At the time, record producers were looking to the [[South Philadelphia]] neighborhoods in search of teenage talents with good looks.

Marcucci was a friend of Fabian's next-door neighbor. One day, Fabian's father had a heart attack, and, while he was being taken away in an ambulance, Marcucci spotted Fabian. Fabian later recalled, "He kept staring at me and looking at me. I had a crew cut, but this was the day of [[Ricky Nelson|Rick Nelson]] and [[Elvis Presley|Elvis]]. He comes up and says to me, 'So if you're ever interested in the rock and roll business...' and hands me his card. I looked at the guy like he was out of his mind. I told him, 'Leave me alone. I'm worried about my dad.'"<ref name="fabian">[http://www.popentertainment.com/fabian.htm Fabian Forte interview]. PopEntertainment.com (2007-09-19). Retrieved on 2015-05-29.</ref>

When Fabian's father returned from the hospital he was unable to work, so when Marcucci persisted, Fabian and his family were amenable, and he agreed to record a single. [[Frankie Avalon]], also of South Philadelphia, suggested Forte as a possibility. Fabian later said, "They gave me a pompadour and some clothes and those goddamned white bucks and out I went."<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20113193,00.html| title=Where Are They Now?| magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]| date=1992-07-27| access-date=2015-05-29| archive-date=2015-04-02| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402133102/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20113193,00.html| url-status=dead}}</ref> "He was the right look and right for what we were going for", wrote Marcucci later.<ref>[http://www.classicbands.com/FabianInterview.html Interview With Fabian Forte]. Classicbands.com; retrieved 2015-05-29.</ref>