Gene Bua - Golly Gee / Well Honey - Music & Performance - CD

A gifted crooner of the teen-idol variety in his early days, Gene Bua went on to become a Soap Opera star and an acting coach who helped train the likes of Brad Pitt, Drew Barrymore and Katey Sagal at his Burbank acting school that he ran for many years. Trained at New York's Neighborhood Playhouse, Bua's career kicked off in his teenage years after famed composer Richard Rodgers plucked him to play the lead in the Broadway revival of "The Boys from Syracuse." He met his wife and creative partner, Toni Bull Bua, over 60 years ago years on the set of CBS's long-running soap opera, "Love of Life," where they fell in love on and off screen. In 1980, shortly after the couple moved to Burbank from New York, they cofounded Gene Bua Acting for Life, a Burbank-based acting school that went on to receive honors from the White House, United Nations, six California mayors and the Los Angeles Unified School District. The school was still operating until shortly before Gene's passing in November of 2012. Aside from being a well-respected actor and teacher, Gene was also a highly talented vocalist and released a string of singles from the late 1950s through the late 1960s, and continued to write musicals and release albums with his talented wife Toni. Presented here is an ultra-rare single, originally released in 1958 on the Safari label, which demonstrates what a fine singer Bua truly was. "Golly Gee" b/w "Well Honey" represents Gene's silky voice with a beautiful ballad on the A side, and features a top-notch, rockabilly rave-up on the flip side. This rare jewel has been newly remastered for this release and is now made available in the digital domain.