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Bobby Darin (born Walden Robert Cassotto; May 14, 1936 – December 20, 1973) [8] was an American musician, songwriter, and actor. He performed jazz, pop, rock and roll, folk, swing, and country music. Darin started his career as a songwriter for Connie Francis.
Bobby Darin was an American singer, songwriter and actor who became a ubiquitous presence in pop entertainment in the late 1950s and 1960s.
Bobby Darin. Actor: Come September. Walden Robert Cassotto, nicknamed "Bobby", was born in The Bronx, New York, in 1936. Severe rheumatic fever as a child scarred his heart and led to an overprotected and pampered childhood. He was the focal point of a family that fostered and encouraged his love of music.
Bobby Darin (born May 14, 1936, New York, New York, U.S.—died December 20, 1973, Los Angeles, California) was an American singer and songwriter whose quest for success in several genres made him a ubiquitous presence in pop entertainment in the late 1950s and ’60s.
Bobby Darin left an indelible mark on the music industry and world of entertainment in his brief 37 years. From his early rock and roll hits, to his swinging interpretations of the great American Songbook, to his later forays into folk and country; he did it all and did it with conviction and passion.
Bobby Darin was the first young singer to bridge the single record and album gap between the teenage and adult buying public. Darin appeared in Las Vegas with his close friend Mr.George Burns in 1959, and began an exciting nightclub career.
In 1959 a cocky twenty-three-year-old Bobby Darin, flush with the success of “Mack the Knife,” revealed his ambition to Life reporter Shana Alexander: He merely wanted “to be a pop legend at 25.”
Bobby Darin (May 14, 1936 – December 20, 1973) (born Walden Robert Cassotto) was one of the most popular American, big band performers and rock and roll idols of the late 1950s.
Bronx-born Bobby Darin was one of those many star personalities of the mid-'50s and '60s, whose on-stage and recording skills belie the underlying talent of songwriting. In fact, Darin was an early example of what came to be known as the singer/songwriter.
Bobby Darin was an American musician, songwriter, and actor. He performed jazz, pop, rock and roll, folk, swing, and country music.