Born into a musical family, Robert Thomas Velline
entered the world at Fargo, North Dakota on April 30, 1943.
Family members would introduce Bobby to various musical instruments
including the saxophone that he would play in the high school band.
On February 3, 1959, a light plane bound for an appearance at Moorhead,
Minnesota, with rock stars Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and J.P. Richardson,
known as the Big Bopper, crashed in a snowy Iowa field, killing all aboard.
As other performers on tour with them arrived, the promoters decided
to go ahead with the show and sent out an urgent call for local talent
to fill in for the headliners.
Thus, a fifteen year old Bobby Vee began a career that would have made the
missing stars proud. In the years following he would be known for not only
being a hit maker, but for being a gentleman, a role model for others to follow.
A few months would pass before Bobby’s “Susie Baby” would hit the charts,
followed by his million selling top ten hits “Devil or Angel” and “Rubber Ball”.
In the summer of 1961 his “Take Good Care of My Baby” would top
the
Hit Parade and before the year ended “Run to Him” gave Bobby Vee his
fourth gold record. The following year, “The Night Has A Thousand Eyes”
landed inside the top five for another million seller, and in 1967
“Come Back When You Grow Up” would also reach the top five.
Bobby Vee’s popularity is international with hits in Japan, Australia,
Germany, England and Europe.
Between Europe and America, Bobby and his band continue to
perform about a hundred dates a year. When he is not touring or
working on his own music, he is involved in the production of various
other musical projects at his Rockhouse Recording Studio,
located near St. Cloud, MN.
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