Bobby Darin
Digital Dozen
(Rhino Atlantic)
Naysayers dismissing Bobby (born Robert Cassotto) for mainstream-market unctiousness can run up an alley and holler 'fish.' For, regardless of the style in which he strutted his finger-snapping way, the coolness imprinted on his body and soul sang unmistakably. Bobby's peers included Louis Prima, Dean Martin, and Ol' Blue Eyes, himself. All were ultra-smooth, night-spot long-leggers who dug the Jazzy side after dark, and did so shark-suited to the nines. Genuine class, swinging with killer bearing.
Tragically, the iconic singer/songwriter/actor was but 37 when he succumbed to congestive heart failure. Some note he possessed an IQ of 137; only the topmost 2% of the population can make that claim.
"My goal is to be remembered as a human being and as a great performer."
Recommended: "Splish Splash," "Dream Lover," "Mack the Knife," "Beyond the Sea," "Clementine," "Queen of the Hop," "You Must Have Been a Beautuful Baby," "Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey," "Lazy River," "Irresistable You," "Multiplication"
Videos: "Mack the Knife" (Ed Sullivan show) "Queen of the Hop" (American Bandstand) "Won't You Come Home, Bill Bailey" "Multiplication" (from 1961 film "Come September")
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