WEEKEND: COUNTRY STARCountry music star Wynonna begins...

WEEKEND: COUNTRY STAR

Country music star Wynonna begins what is projected to be a two-year tour to promote her new album, “revelations,” with concerts this weekend at the Universal Amphitheatre.

The new record is her first album since 1993’s “Tell Me Why.” During her hiatus, Wynonna gave birth to a son, Elijah, who is now a year old. As of March 10, “revelations” was No. 3 on the country music charts. A Times review noted that the album shows a wider stylistic range than previous solo albums, with more rock and blues-flavored material.

* Wynonna performs at 8:15 p.m. Friday-Sunday at the Universal Amphitheatre, 100 Universal City Plaza. Tickets are $20-$60. Call (213) 480-3232.

TONIGHT: YOUNG BROWN EYES

Singer Mike Andolini is trying to keep alive a musical style that was dying before he was born. He loves the music of Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin.

“I grew up with it,” Andolini says. “And then I saw a couple of Rat Pack movies, and I thought, ‘Those guys are having a blast.’

“I do music that’s been around,” he adds. “I stick to basics--short, sweet and to the point.”

Andolini, who’s singing tonight at Chadney’s, even has a recording of the Tin Pan Alley tune “Once in a While” by Martin to greet callers on his telephone answering machine.

“I’ve never met them, but when they [Sinatra and Martin] are on the radio, they seem like old friends,” Andolini says.

It was not singing that drew the 37-year-old Andolini to Los Angeles 13 years ago, it was professional boxing. Andolini fought 114 amateur fights at the flyweight level, winning 110.

When the boxing career didn’t make it past the prelims, the Chicago-born Andolini started working at Miceli’s restaurant in Hollywood as a singing waiter. He has been there ever since. He says owner Carmen Miceli is “like a father to me.”

In addition to Miceli’s and Chadney’s, Andolini also performs at the Lava Lounge in Hollywood.

* Mike Andolini sings at 8 tonight at Chadney’s, 3000 W. Olive Ave., Burbank. No cover. Call (818) 843-5333.

FRIDAY: FABULOUS ‘50s

Joe Giglio of the Four Aces knows why he’s still singing the songs that first made the group popular 40 years ago.

“We give the people a great show,” Giglio says. “If the act was not good, we wouldn’t be around.”

The Four Aces--who will appear Friday at the Alex Theatre along with the Four Lads, singer Barbara McNair and accordionist Dick Contino--were the prototypal 1950s white male vocal harmony group. Their hits included “Tell Me Why,” “Stranger in Paradise,” “Three Coins in the Fountain,” and “Love Is a Many Splendored Thing.”

In addition to their hits, Giglio says, they’re always adding more up-to-date material to their show, such as “Without You,” a song recently recorded by Mariah Carey.

“We keep up with young people,” he says. “We have to do new things; it keeps us fresh.”

None of the original members of the Four Aces is still active. The current version of the group consists of Giglio, Fred Diodazi, Tony Alesi and Harry Heisler. Giglio, who is the novice in the group, has been in the Aces since 1969.

“We love the business,” he says. “And we’re still young enough to do it.”

* “Four-Ever Fifties,” featuring the Four Aces, the Four Lads, Barbara McNair and Dick Contino, at 8 p.m. Friday at the Alex Theatre, 216 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale. Tickets are $22.50-$27.50. Call (800) 233-3123.