In the ever-changing landscape of American pop culture, only a precious few manage to grow up in front of an audience and remain beloved across decades. Actress and singer Annette Funicello was one of ...

Annette Funicello, the dark-haired darling of TV’s “The Mickey Mouse Club” in the 1950s who further cemented her status as a pop-culture icon in the ’60s by teaming with Frankie Avalon in a popular ...

“Come along and sing a song / And join the jamboree! / M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E!” Between 1955 and 1959, a group of teens joined Disney’s famous mouse on ABC’s The Mickey Mouse Club, making their first ...