Bobby Vee was born Robert
Velline on April 30, 1943 in Fargo, North Dakota. In 1959 Bobby, along
with his brother and a friend, started a group called The Shadows, not the same British group with Cliff Richard. After the sad and untimely death of Buddy Holly
in the plane crash on February 3, 1959, the Shadows filled in on
Buddy's next scheduled show in Fargo. After that, there was no looking
back.
He first hit the charts in late August of 1959 with Suzie Baby,
billed as Bobby Vee and The Shadows. What followed were thirty-seven
additional charted singles, six Top Ten smashes, plus two Gold Records.
This week on Treasure Island Oldies, Voice Your Choice spotlights Bobby Vee with two of his well known hit songs. Cast your vote at the Voice Your Choice Page for either Charms or Take Good Care Of My Baby. I'll play the winning song in Hour 3 of next week's show.