The Least Known Pop Singer

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This is a great pop singer from the 1960s who unfortunately is the least known by name. I believe that people know his songs more than they know him. He has had 38 Hot Chart 100 Hits and 10 of these got into the Top 20. Bobby Vee was born and raised in Fargo, North Dakota. His first single made record companies sit up and take notice. The single was “Suzie Baby” and this got him signed on with Liberty Records. His next single was “What Do You Want?” but it was his fourth single that got buyers in the U.S. listening and liking and that was “Devil or Angel”. Finally Vee got international recognition with “Rubber Ball”. In 1961 he finally had a number one hit with “Take Good Care of My Baby”. Next came a string of hits for Vee including “More Than I Can Say”, “The Night Has a Thousand Eyes” and “Come Back When You Grow Up”. In 2008 EMI/UK released The Very Best of Bobby Vee and in 2011 they released Rarities, a double CD package which had 61 tracks, lots of them previously unreleased. Bobby Vee was inducted into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame in 2011. Bobby Vee continued to perform live until 2011 when he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease. He received hospice care in a long-term facility in Rogers, Minnesota and on October 24, 2016 he passed away at the age of 73. But he like all singers remains immortal through the music he left behind. How many of you know this singer and his songs? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Vee