Bobby Vee: 1960s pop singer dies at the age of 73

BBC ^ | 10/24/16

[sparklite2]

Bobby Vee, best known for hits including Rubber Ball and Take Good Care of my Baby, has died at the age of 73.

[clintonh8r]

Dang. The music of my youth.

[Dilbert San Diego]

Rest in peace. Takes us back to another time and place, to remember singers such as Bobby Vee.

[Gaffer]

Me too. Fond memories and a personal loss to me. RIP Bobby V.

[Signalman]

He had some good hits, right in the period after the classic rock & roll era ended at the end of the 1950s and the beginning of the “British Invasion” circa 1964.

[DLfromthedesert]

I had the biggest crush on him back in the day. RIP

[knarf]

Altzheimer's got him.

Take good care of my baby

[knarf]

I hated every ONE of those pretty boys ... I was a mutt and couldn't compete !

The BEATLES actually saved American teenage love/puppy love ... THEY were foreigners and untouchable, so they (the girls) might as well be satisfied with US.

/8^)

[Dawgreg]

Mine too. I love Bobby Vee.......I must say “The Night Has A Thousand Eyes” is my very favorite song of his. RIP Bobby and thanks for the memories.......;(

[Steely Tom]

He had some good hits, right in the period after the classic rock & roll era ended at the end of the 1950s and the beginning of the “British Invasion” circa 1964.

Last #1 song before Elvis Presley hit the airwaves: The Poor People of Paris, by Les Baxter.

You may not recognize the name of the song, but (if you are a first-half Baby Boomer) I think you will recognize the melody.

[COBOL2Java]

He wasn't involved with WikiLeaks, was he?

Just askin'

[SamAdams76]

This is one of my all-time favorite Christmas songs. It's the one Bobby Vee song that I know.

I believe my parents have the original 1962 release on vinyl. I've got it on MP3 and more than a few compact discs.

[SkyDancer]

I’m in love with his picture. Gonna save it.

[fieldmarshaldj]

RIP.

[JimRed]

Young guy- my age.

[sparklite2]

Hah! From the title I thought, why have I never heard of it?
But, you’re right, as soon as I heard the melody kick off, it was like, D’oh, of course. This was an era of instrumental hits like Canadian Sunset and was overwhelmed, to the chagrin of Hit Parade’s Giselle McKinsey, by raucous rock.

[vladimir998]

He may be dead but he’ll be putting out music for years: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVJYiGhW99g

[Fiji Hill]

Bashful Bob--Bobby Vee (1961)

[Fiji Hill]

Here's a song about 1963

1963--Bobby Vee (1964)

[Darnright]

I’m a bit younger, but my generation did have a few good instrumentals:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Z9nl3T31wI