DEAR JERRY: In the early 1960s, most of my girl friends were crazy about Ricky, Frankie, and Fabian. But the teen idol I adored most was Dean Reed. He resembled a young Robert Redford. Dean didn’t have nearly as many hits in America as the others, but he did appear on several Bandstand-type TV shows. Then he just vanished, and I’ve never heard a thing about him since. Plus, we never hear any of his songs on the radio, especially “The Search,” “Our Summer Romance,” and “I Wonder.” Any idea what happened to Dean Reed?

Clarice Hoover,

Racine, Wisconsine

“Ask Mr. Music” - Jerry Osborne, 04/11/2011