Throughout his career, Bobby had 41 singles on the Billboard chart, including 4 Gold Records and 9 Top Ten songs. In 1963 he was nominated for an Academy Award for his role in the movie Captain Newman, MD.
This multi-talented vocalist/pianist/songwriter/entertainer could have continued on for many many years with much success; sadly he died of heart failure at age 37 on December 20, 1973. I vividly recall that night, as I was working at CFCF Radio in Montreal at the time and read the bulletin from the news wire on the air. Later that night I did a one hour tribute to Bobby Darin on my show.
Next week on Treasure Island Oldies, Voice Your Choice spotlights the amazingly talented Bobby Darin. Cast your vote at the Voice Your Choice page for either Beyond The Sea or Things. I'll play the winner on next week's show.
