| Bobby Vinton | |
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| Born | April 16, 1935 Canonsburg, Pennsylvania |
| Years active | 1961-present |
Bobby Vinton (born April 16, 1935) is an American pop music singer. Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Canonsburg is a Borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, 18 miles (29 km southwest of Pittsburgh. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure
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Early life
Born Stanley Robert Vintula, Jr. in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania (near Pittsburgh), he was the only child of a locally popular bandleader, Stan Vinton (Stanley Vintula, Sr. Canonsburg is a Borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, 18 miles (29 km southwest of Pittsburgh. An only child is a child with no Siblings, either Biological or adopted. A bandleader is the leader of a band of Musicians The term is most commonly though not exclusively used with a group that plays Popular music as ).
At 16, Vintula formed his first band, which played clubs around the Pittsburgh area. With the money he earned, he helped finance his college education at Duquesne University, where he studied music and graduated with a degree in musical composition. Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit is a private Catholic university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. While at Duquesne, he became proficient on all of the instruments in the band: piano, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, drums and oboe. The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers The clarinet is a Musical instrument in the Woodwind family The name derives from adding the suffix -et meaning little to the Italian word The saxophone (commonly referred to simply as sax) is a conical- bored transposing Musical instrument considered a member of the Woodwind The drum is a member of the percussion group technically classified as a Membranophone. "Hautbois" redirects here for the strawberry variety see Hautbois strawberry.
Vinton's birthplace of Canonsburg, Pennsylvania is also the birth place of Perry Como. Canonsburg is a Borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, 18 miles (29 km southwest of Pittsburgh. Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como ( May 18 1912 &ndash May 12 2001) was an Italian-American singer and television personality Vinton has been honored by his hometown with a major thoroughfare Bobby Vinton Boulevard. Canonsburg town fathers had plans to erect a statue in his honor, but Vinton vetoed the idea noting that the $100,000 planned cost could go to far more important town needs.
Career
1960s
After a brief spell in the U.S. Army, Vinton was signed to Epic Records in 1960 as a bandleader: "A Young Man With a Big Band. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. Epic Records is an American Record label. It is owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment. " Two albums and several singles were not successful however, and with Epic ready to pull the plug, Vinton found his first hit single literally sitting in a reject pile. The song was titled "Roses Are Red (My Love). " Roses Are Red (My Love " is a Popular song, recorded by Bobby Vinton, that was a number-one song in the United States during the year 1962 " It spent four weeks at No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100. These are the Billboard Hot 100 number one hits of 1962. See also 1962 in music List Arguably, his most famous song is 1963's "Blue Velvet", originally a minor hit for Tony Bennett in 1951, that also went to No.1. " Blue Velvet " is a popular song written by Bernie Wayne and Lee Morris, that has been recorded by several artists Tony Bennett (born Anthony Dominick Benedetto; August 3 1926) is an American Singer of popular music, standards Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January These are the Billboard Hot 100 number one hits of 1963. See also 1963 in music List Twenty-three years later, David Lynch named his movie Blue Velvet after the song. David Keith Lynch (born January 20 1946 is an American director, Screenwriter, producer, painter, Cartoonist, Composer Blue Velvet is a 1986 American Mystery film, written and directed by David Lynch, that exhibits elements of both Film noir In 1990, "Blue Velvet" climbed to the top of the music charts in Great Britain, after being featured in a Nivea Skin Cream commercial. In 1964, Vinton had two #1 hits, "There! I've Said It Again" (a #1 hit in 1945 for Vaughn Monroe) and "Mr. Lonely". " There! I've Said It Again " is a Popular song popularized originally by Vaughn Monroe in 1945 and then again in late 1963 by Bobby Vinton. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Vaughn Wilton Monroe ( October 7, 1911 – May 21, 1973) was an American Singer, Trumpeter and Big band leader " Mr Lonely " is a song recorded by Bobby Vinton. It was released in 1964 and reached #1 on the United States charts Harmony Korine named his 2007 film Mister Lonely after the latter, and it is now also the basis for Akon's hit "Lonely. Harmony Korine (born January 4 1973) is an American Film director, producer, Screenwriter, and Author. Mister Lonely is a 2007 film directed by Harmony Korine, and co-written with his brother Avi Korine Aliaune Thiam " Lonely " (also known as " Mr Lonely " is a single by Senegalese singer Akon, it appears on his debut album Trouble "
Vinton's version of "There! I've Said It Again" is noteworthy for being the final U. S. Billboard number one single of the pre-Beatles era; it was deposed from the top of the Hot 100 by "I Want to Hold Your Hand. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 " I Want to Hold Your Hand " is a song by the English pop and rock band The Beatles. " Also noteworthy is the fact that Vinton continued to have big hit records during the British Invasion, while Connie Francis, Ricky Nelson, the Shirelles and other major artists of the early 1960s struggled to reach even the Top 30. Connie Francis (born December 12, 1938 in Newark New Jersey) is an American Pop singer best known for international hit songs Eric Hilliard "Ricky" Nelson, later known as Rick Nelson ( May 8, 1940 &ndash December 31, 1985) was an The Shirelles were an American Girl group in the early 1960s and the first to have a number one single on the Billboard Hot 100.
Vinton's 1967 hit "Coming Home Soldier" was a favorite on request shows on the Armed Forces Network during the Cold War and Vietnam Era, often called in by soldiers about to board the Freedom Bird that would take them back to the "Land of the Round Doorknobs. American Forces Network (or AFN) is the brand name used by the United States Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS for its entertainment Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the Vietnam Era is a term used by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to classify Veterans of the Vietnam War. A government contract flight is a type of Charter airline operation contracted with a government agency "
1970s
In the 1970s, the "Polish Prince" continued to hit the Top 40, notably with "Ev'ry Day of My Life" and "Sealed With a Kiss" in 1972. " Sealed with a Kiss " is the title of a Song written by Peter Udell and Gary Geld That same year, Epic Records decided to drop Vinton from his contract (despite the moderate success of these two hits), claiming that his days of selling records were over. Undeterred, Vinton spent $50,000 of his own money on a self-written song sung partially in Polish: "My Melody of Love. Polish ( język polski, polszczyzna) is the Official language of Poland. " After Vinton was turned down by 7 major labels, ABC Records bought Vinton's idea, and the result was a multi-million selling single that hit #1 on the AC charts in 1974. ABC Records started in 1955 as ABC-Paramount Records the record label of Am-Par Record Corporation (a subsidiary of American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres The Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart (formerly known as Adult Contemporary Singles, Easy Listening, and only Adult Contemporary) lists the most popular Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. A gold album, Melodies of Love, followed as well as one more Top 40 pop hit ("Beer Barrel Polka" in 1975), a successful half-hour variety show The Bobby Vinton Show (which aired from 1975 to 1978), which used "My Melody of Love" as its theme song; ABC Records subsequently released an album of songs performed on the show. Melodies of Love was Bobby Vinton 's twenty-fifth studio Album and his first studio album for ABC Records. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Bobby Vinton Show was a Canadian musical variety television series produced for the CTV Television Network between 1975 and 1978 with a total of 52 episodes broadcast He also starred in two John Wayne movies: Big Jake and The Train Robbers. John Wayne ( May 26, 1907 &ndash June 11, 1979) was an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award -winning American
Honors and achievements
In the course of his career, Vinton has sold over 75 million records (singles, albums, compilation inclusions, etc) and is still performing on tour. He owned and performed at the Bobby Vinton Blue Velvet Theatre in Branson, Missouri until 2002 when the theatre was sold to David King, creator and producer of Spirit of the Dance. Branson is a city in Stone and Taney counties in the US state of Missouri. Vinton returns to Branson annually for limited engagements at the theatre.
Billboard Magazine called Bobby Vinton "the all-time most successful love singer of the 'Rock-Era'". See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry From 1962 through 1972, Vinton had more Billboard #1 hits than any other male vocalist, including Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra. Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra (December 12 1915 &ndash May 14 1998 was an American singer and actor In recognition of his recording career, Bobby Vinton has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6916 Hollywood Blvd. The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a Sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood Los Angeles California, USA, that
In 2002, the Norwegian electronica-duo Röyksopp released their debut album Melody A.M. including a delicate cover version of the Vinton-hit "Blue on Blue" called "So Easy" - which also was the group's first single and furthermore used in several ads. Röyksopp ('ɾœʏkˌsop is an electronic music duo based in Tromsø, Norway composed of Torbjørn Brundtland and Svein Berge Melody AM is the debut Album of Norwegian duo Röyksopp. Songs from this album have been used in television adverts and computer games
Personal
Vinton and his wife Dolores "Dolly" Dobbins Vintula have been married since December 17, 1962, and they have five children: Robert, Kristin, Christopher, Jennifer (who later changed her name legally to Hannah after getting married) and Rebecca. Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. His oldest son, Robbie Vinton, played Vinton in the movie Goodfellas (1990). Goodfellas (also spelled GoodFellas) is an Academy Award winning 1990 Crime drama film directed by Martin Scorsese
Discography
Main article: Bobby Vinton discography
References
External links
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