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Sal Mineo already had a solid acting career when he started putting out records. Before he released his first single, he had appeared in several major productions on Broadway and in films. When he turned to rock & roll, his first efforts were equally successful. In 1957 he released a pair of singles, "Start Movin' (In My Direction)" and "Lasting Love." The former broke into the Top Ten and remained in the Top 40 for more than three months, while the latter hit number 27. Mineo proceeded to release an album through Epic in the U.S. and Philips in Great Britain. His other singles included "You Shouldn't Do That," "Little Pigeon," "Love Affair," and "Party Time." He began as a child actor, making his debut with Eli Wallach and Maureen Stapleton in the 1951 Broadway production of The Rose Tattoo. The following year he joined the cast of The King and I, playing a prince to Yul Brynner's king. The work kept coming, taking him into films in 1955 with roles in The Private War of Major Benson a...