Gene Pitney, a future member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, lived in a nearby town and was a childhood friend.
[1] At the age of 12, after winning Ted Mack's The Original Amateur Hour three times, Fraser played Madison Square Garden.
Her next single, "Poor Begonia (Caught Pneumonia)", was an answer to the popular "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini".
[2] In 1962 she moved with her family to New York City, and as a 16-year-old, landed a starring role in the 1962 film Two Tickets to Paris, playing the female lead opposite Joey Dee.
At the age of 22, declining Williams' offer to join him on a tour of Asia, she chose to retire from performing for several years.