The film was based on the January 1957 Kraft Television Theatre episode "The Singin' Idol," which drew heavily on The Jazz Singer.

"[9] Songs performed on the show included "Hep Dee Hootie", "Rock of Ages" and "Teen-Age Crush," which reached #2 on the Billboard singles chart and sold over a million copies.

[14] Sands' costar was Lili Gentle, a Fox contract player who had appeared in Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?.

[16] 20th Century-Fox head Buddy Adler was reportedly so excited by a preview of the film that he signed a new contract with Sands, tripling his salary.

[17] The film opened at the Metropolitan Theatre in Houston, Texas on February 5, 1958 but was pulled two days later because of poor attendance.

[1] The Los Angeles Times wrote that the film was "several cuts above average" and that the "real surprise package" was Sands: "[H]e's going to be a very competent actor; he already has verve, presence.