Icons Idols and Idiots of Hollywood - My Adventures in America's First Boy Band

<p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The son of fundamentalist preacher sings his first solo in front of an audience at age four. The congregation's enthusiastic response inspires his dream of becoming a singer. That dream comes true as front man of America's first Boy Band Capitol Records vocal group The Four Preps whose classic hit 26 Miles (Santa Catalina) lands them in the Vocal Group Hall of Fame. One bandmate will later create </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>TV's Knight Rider</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> and another the rock classic Tainted Love. This is their story too.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Set against the backdrop of vintage Hollywood in the Fab 50's ICONS IDOLS and IDIOTS of Hollywood recounts adventures with greats from Ozzie and Harriet to Elvis Sinatra to the Beatles Bob Hope to the Beach Boys as four pals from Hollywood High get dropped into the fast lane of Pop music stardom while still in their teens. Riveting tales one reviewer called . . .wild ribald at times poignant and always hugely entertaining.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The song '26 Miles' put Catalina on the map and made the Four Preps household name. </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>-         </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>NBC Today Show</em></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>'26 Miles' it was California the ocean and girls-hell it was everything I wanted to be or do. </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>-         Jimmy Buffet</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>You could call it the first surfer hit. </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>-         Dick Clark</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span></p>