Bobby Vinton was born Stanley Robert Vinton on April 16, 1935 in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. He became involved with music at an early age, having been influenced by his bandleader father. He started his own band while in high school and toured as the leader of the backing band for the Dick Clark Caravan Of Stars in 1960. His singing career got off to a shaky start after signing with Epic Records. His first releases went nowhere and was very close to being dropped from the label when he recorded a song written by Paul Evans (see this week's Song of the Week on the Blog). That song was Roses Are Red (My Love), and the rest, as they say, was history.
He charted 47 times on Billboard including twelve Top Ten hits and three Gold Records, an amazing feat for any recording artist. And this week on Treasure Island Oldies, Voice Your Choice spotlights two of those big hits: Blue Velvet and Blue On Blue.
Which of these colourful songs do you prefer? Come to the Voice Your Choice page and cast your vote. The song with the most votes will get played in Hour 3 of next week's show
