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Robert Thomas Velline (April 30, 1943 – October 24, 2016), known professionally as Bobby Vee, was an American singer who was a teen idol in the early 1960s and also appeared in films. [1] According to Billboard magazine, he had thirty-eight Hot 100 chart hits, ten of which reached the Top 20.
Pop singer Bobby Vee, whose string of hits included 'Rubber Ball' and 'Devil or Angel,' died Monday, the St. Cloud, Minnesota, Times reported.
An autopsy found the cause of death to be a heart attack and that he had severely occluded coronary arteries. [2] ... originally recorded by Bobby Vee, November 7, 1960.
Name Age Date Location Cause of death Long John Hunter: 84: January 4, 2016: Phoenix, Arizona [1]Robert Stigwood Manager for The Bee Gees, Cream: 81: January 4, 2016: London, England [2] [3]
The launch of Bobby Vee's successful musical career resulted from Holly's death; Vee was selected to replace Holly on the tour that continued after the plane crash. Holly's profound influence on Vee's singing style can be heard in the songs "Rubber Ball" – the B-side of which was a cover of Holly's "Everyday" – and "Run to Him." [102]
A former Playboy model killed herself and her 7-year-old son after jumping from a hotel in Midtown New York City on Friday morning. The New York Post reports that 47-year-old Stephanie Adams ...
On Wednesday, Dec. 27, the famed American journalist took to X (formerly Twitter) to express her grief after learning of the death of Food Network star Bobby Rivers.
Bruce Eder of AllMusic said that the album "showed [Vee] belatedly abandoning his early-'60s teen pop sound and suddenly working within what sounded like a group context, with guitar-bass-drums accompaniment and doing songs that not only had a beat but also a modern edge, including "Sunny," "Summer in the City," "Look at Me Girl," with just a couple of songs that recalled his earlier work."