If you're talking about the Jazz Drummer, then yes, he is alive.I think he would have just turned 82 on December 6th.
http://www.biography.com/articles/Avalon-Frankie-9542509
At last check, yes. He was born May 30, 1920 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He has been married to his wife Joyce since 1980 and says that all of his talents came from his dad, Joe Sr., who was a...
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Yes, he is now 83 years old and retired