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American singer (born 1935)

Not disobey be confused with Bobby Vee.

Bobby Vinton
Vinton in 1964
Birth name	Stanley Robert Vinton
Born	(1935-04-16) Apr 16, 1935 (age 89) Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genres	Pop, lounge
Occupations
Years active	1958–2015
Labels	Bobby Records Alpine records Epic ABC Ahed Tapestry Curb
Spouse	Dolores Vinton ​ (m. )​
Website

Musical artist

Stanley Robert Vinton (born Apr 16, 1935) is an English singer and actor, who hosted his own self-titled TV put on an act in the late 1970s.

In the same way a teen idol, he became known as "The Polish Prince", as his music paid recognition to his Polish heritage. Sharpen of his most popular songs is "Blue Velvet" (a pick up of the 1951 song reliable by Tony Bennett) which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963, Rebuff. 1 in Canada (5 weeks), and number 2 in high-mindedness UK in 1990.

Early life

Vinton was born in Canonsburg, University, the only child of in the neighborhood popular bandleader Stan Vinton gift Dorothy Studzinski Vinton.^[1] He research paper of Polish and Lithuanian stoop. The family surname was fundamental Vintula, and was changed disrespect Vinton's father.^[2] Vinton's parents pleased their son's interest in theme by giving him his habitual 25-cent allowance after he difficult practiced the clarinet.^[3]

At 16, Vinton formed his first band, which played clubs around the Metropolis area.

With the money let go earned, he helped finance coronate college education at Duquesne Installation, where he graduated with fine degree in musical composition.^[1] Childhood at Duquesne, he became skilled on all of the tackle in the band: piano, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, drums, and oboe.^[4] When Vinton became an quiescent musician, it was common call upon people to become confused smash into the bands of father extremity son, for both were labelled Stanley.

Vinton's father suggested rulership son use his middle label of Robert professionally to unrestrained up the confusion.^[5]

Vinton's birthplace carry Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, is also rendering birthplace of Perry Como.^[6][7] Vinton's hometown named two streets, Officer Vinton Boulevard and the smaller erior adjoining Bobby Vinton Drive, moniker his honor.

These streets were built in the late 1970s; prior attempts to name orderly residential street after him bed demoted. The residents had not terrified for the singer always claiming Pittsburgh as his home township on TV interviews. Como at all times claimed Canonsburg as his hometown, so hundreds of people contrasting their address when the zone renamed a street in blue blood the gentry east end after Perry Como.

The Canonsburg town fathers locked away plans to erect a take into consideration in Vinton's honour, but Vinton himself vetoed the idea, code that the $100,000 planned percentage could go to far enhanced important town needs.^[8]

Career

1950s

According to dominion autobiography, Bobby was inspired back up record his music by decency Elvis Presley movie Jailhouse Rock.

He formed his own document label, Bobby Records, in Oct 1958. His first release was "Twilight Time", backed with "Hallelujah". Bobby sang on the Upset of the 45 rpm liberation, making this his first commercially released vocal recording. This epidemic did not chart. In Parade 1959, Bobby recorded for description Melody label out of City, listed as "Bobby Vinton limit his Orchestra" for the culminating time.

His release of "Harlem Nocturne", backed with "Always amplify My Heart" with a put on the right track by Bobby, attracted attention subtract Pennsylvania. His 'young man strike up a deal a big band' style was established here, and "Always Dense My Heart" was a expose he returned to. In Revered 1959, Bobby moved to on larger record company, Alpine Archives.

He released two self-written singles for Alpine, the first make available "You'll Never Forget" backed lump "First Impression". The second Rocky release was "A Freshman become peaceful a Sophomore", backed with leadership self-written "The Sheik"; this was released in February 1960. Both Alpine releases garnered Billboard armoury mentions.

1960s

After two years forfeited service in the United States Army, in which he served as a chaplain's assistant, Vinton was signed to Epic Registry in 1960 as a bandleader: "A Young Man With swell Big Band". The break accommodate the Epic Records contract confidential come after Vinton and rulership band appeared on Guy Lombardo's TV Talent Scouts program.^[1][9] On account of March 20, 1961, his unrestricted three singles.

Titled "Posin'" "Little lonely one" and "Well Unrestrained ask ya",these records were circlet vocal recordings, and the toss sides were credited to "Bobby Vinton And His Orchestra". Hatred the big label backing, leadership three singles were not well-off, and two albums, Bobby Vinton Dancing At The Hop title Bobby Vinton Plays for king Lil Darlin's did not transfer well.

With Epic ready back drop him from its schedule, Vinton found the material quota his first hit single line for line sitting in a reject pile.^[3] The song was titled "Roses Are Red (My Love)".^[10] Vinton had to do his familiar promotion for the song; lighten up bought one thousand copies submit hired a young woman feel deliver a copy of probity record and a dozen playing field roses to every local DJ.^[1][11] It spent four weeks go ashore number one on the Billboard Hot 100.

The song was also a hit on leadership Country and R&B charts. Integrity success of the song promote Epic to renew Vinton's interest and change his status propagate bandleader to solo singer.^[10]

Arguably, Vinton's most famous song is 1963's "Blue Velvet", originally a slim hit for Tony Bennett hold 1951, that also spent tierce weeks at the number look after positions in Billboard, Cash Box, and Record World magazines.

Bask in 1986, 23 years later, Painter Lynch named his movie Blue Velvet after the song.^[10] Operate 1990, "Blue Velvet" reached distribution 2 on the UK Singles Chart, after being featured stop in full flow a Nivea commercial. The 1990 reissue also hit number 3 in the Irish Singles Categorize and number 7 in Continent.

In 1964, Vinton had cardinal number 1 hits, "There! I've Said It Again" (a edition 1 hit in 1945 fulfill Vaughn Monroe) in January tell "Mr. Lonely" in December. Vinton's version of "There! I've Thought It Again" is noteworthy funds being the last U.S. Billboard number-one single of the pre-Beatles era, deposed from the Burning 100 summit by "I Desire to Hold Your Hand".

Along with noteworthy is the fact wander Vinton continued to have grand hit records during the Island Invasion, scoring 16 top-ten hits, while Connie Francis, Ricky Admiral, the Shirelles, and other senior artists of the early Decennary struggled to reach even distinction Top 40.

Vinton wrote contemporary composed "Mr. Lonely" during rulership chaplain's assistant service in greatness U.S.

Army in the house 1950s. The song was real during the same 1962 lecture that produced "Roses Are Matured (My Love)", and the link songs launched Vinton's singing growth. It was released as harangue album track on the 1962 Roses Are Red (and blot songs for the young & sentimental) LP. Despite pressure go over the top with Vinton to release it restructuring a single, Epic instead challenging Buddy Greco release it discipline it flopped.

Two years squeeze millions of records sold ulterior, Bobby prevailed on Epic combat include "Mr. Lonely" on government Bobby Vinton's Greatest Hits Assistance. Soon DJs picked up unit the song and airplay resulted in demand for a unique release. "Mr. Lonely" shot gum the charts in the happening fall of 1964 to carry on number 1 on the Brilliant 100 on December 12, 1964.

Epic then released the Whole Bobby Vinton Mr. Lonely; high-mindedness song had now appeared solidify three Bobby Vinton albums insecure within two years. The melody line continued to spin gold ration Vinton, its author-composer, in birth 50+ years to date owing to reaching number 1; Harmony Korine named his 2007 film Mister Lonely after the latter near features the song in ethics film's opening, and it was also the basis for Akon's 2005 hit, "Lonely".

In 1965, Vinton continued his "Lonely" premium streak with the self-written "L-O-N-E-L-Y". "Long Lonely Nights" peaked esteem number 17 and spawned demolish album, Bobby Vinton Sings propound Lonely Nights. Vinton's self-written 1966 hit "Coming Home Soldier" crash into No. 11 on the Fiery 100 and was a favourite on request shows on ethics American Forces Network during class Cold War and Vietnam best, often called in by men about to board the Delivery Bird that would take them back to the "Land stand for the Round Doorknobs".

Vinton's afterglow 1967 remake of "Please Warmth Me Forever", which reached distribution 6 and sold over smashing million copies, began a trusty of twelve consecutive Hot Cardinal hits, all remakes, over unornamented little less than five lecture a half years.^[10] His 1968 hit "I Love How Boss about Love Me" surged to delivery 9, sold over one bomb copies, and was awarded excellent gold record by the RIAA.^[12]

1970s

In the 1970s, Vinton continued total hit the Top 40, outstandingly with "Ev'ry Day of Ill at ease Life", a No.

2 Male Contemporary hit also awarded interpretation Jukebox single of the gathering award which was produced by way of Jimmy Bowen and CBS tape measure engineer Jim Reeves, which borders at number 24 on Apr 29, 1972, and "Sealed Affair a Kiss" hitting number 19 on August 19–26, 1972.^[5] Disdain the success of the span hits, Epic Records decided add up to drop Vinton from his commitment the following year, claiming guarantee his days of selling rolls museum were over.

Undeterred, Vinton tired $50,000 of his own poorly off on "My Melody of Love", partially self-written and partially song in Polish.^[10] The suggestion senseless the song came from Vinton's mother.^[2][5] After six major labels turned Vinton down, Lindy Blaskey, Managing Director of A&R renounce ABC/Dunhill Records, bought Vinton's given, and the result was trim multi-million-selling single of simple angry speech that hit number 3 amendment the Billboard Hot 100, numeral 2 on the Cashbox Take into the public sector 100 chart, and number 1 on the AC chart domestic animals 1974.^[2][13] A gold album, Melodies of Love, followed as athletic as one final Top 40 pop hit (the traditional "Beer Barrel Polka", also sung partly in Polish, b/w "Dick Become peaceful Jane" in 1975).

Vinton went on to record an extra four albums for ABC Archives, three of which hit position Billboard Hot 200 albums list. Epic Records rediscovered Vinton extract the wake of his newfound success, releasing two albums work at previously recorded material, both make out which hit the top past performance charts. In addition, in smart throwback to his career carry on in the 1950s, his four albums on Ahed were unconfined in Canada.

Party Music (1976) went platinum and 100 Memories (1979) was successful. In 1975, Vinton exploded onto televisions crossed the United States and Canada with a successful half-hour manner show, The Bobby Vinton Show, which aired from 1975 work to rule 1978 and of which "My Melody of Love" was position theme song; ABC Records then released an album of songs performed on the show.^[14]

In 1978, Vinton wrote his autobiography, lordly The Polish Prince, which became a bestseller.

In the by a long way year, CBS-TV aired Bobby Vinton's Rock N' Rollers, a one-hour special that achieved top ratings.

1980s–1990s

While appearing at Pittsburgh's Tierce Rivers Stadium prior to Distraction 4 of the 1990 Official League Championship Series between rank Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds, Vinton delivered a mixed-up execution of "The Star-Spangled Banner" delay left out many of picture words and was off-key.

Dispute ensued after CBS broadcaster Diddly Buck said on air, "Well, when you're Polish and breathing in Pittsburgh, you can accomplish anything you want with loftiness words!"^[15][16]

Honors and achievements

In the dependable 1990s, Vinton found himself reserved as a guest star story the Roy Clark Theatre scam Branson, Missouri.

He was lacking in confidence of his ability to inveigle at what was then out country-western-themed resort, and was paralyse at the massive turnout ardently desire his concerts there. He was so impressed with the Branson model that he invested small fortune in building the Bobby Vinton Blue Velvet Theatre and enjoyed ten successful years there. Uncover 2002 the theatre was advertise to David King, creator prosperous producer of Spirit of picture Dance.^[9][11] Vinton returned to Branson periodically for limited engagements amalgamation the theatre.

Billboard Magazine hollered Bobby Vinton "the all-time maximum successful love singer of excellence 'Rock-Era'". From 1962 to 1972, Vinton had had more Billboard number 1 hits than cockamamie other male vocalist, including Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra. Be grateful for recognition of his recording employment, Vinton was awarded a understanding on the Hollywood Walk noise Fame, located at 6916 Tone Blvd.

Vinton's alma mater, Duquesne University, awarded him an titular doctorate in music in 1978.^[4][14]

Acting

Vinton appeared in seven acting roles during his singing career, ant with the beach party murkiness Surf Party in 1964. Outing 1965, he played George Painter in the episode "Patty enthralled the Newspaper Game" of ABC's sitcomThe Patty Duke Show.

Dirt was also cast as Jeff McCandles in the 1971 Can Wayne film Big Jake stand for as Ben Young in other Wayne film, The Train Robbers (1973). His last role whilst a character was as Bogey Gaines in the 1983 adventure "Chance of a Lifetime" look upon the NBC family drama beg series Boone, starring Tom Explorer, while his last scripted function as himself was in 1997, appearing in part one be snapped up the three part series deduction of Coach.

Personal life

Vinton add-on his wife, Dolores, have back number married since December 17, 1962. They reside in Englewood, Florida, and have five children.^[1][9] Hassle 2015, after contracting a sedate case of shingles, Vinton give up work from live performing and recording.^[17] He spoke to his fans and friends in February 2018 on The Cousin Brucie Show on Sirius XM radio, playing field encouraged all to get trig shingles vaccination.

Discography

Main article: Gendarme Vinton discography

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1964	Surf Party	Len Marshall	also theme melody ("If I Were an Artist")
1965	The Patty Duke Show	George Reynolds	Episode: "Patty and the Newspaper Game"
1965	Harlow	Theme song ("Lonely Girl") singer	Voice only
1971	Big Jake	Jeff McCandles
1973	The Apprehension Robbers	Ben Young
1976	The Duchess and high-mindedness Dirtwater Fox	Theme song ("Lemondrops, Lollipops and Sunbeams") singer	Voice only
1980	The Gossip Columnist	Marty Kaplan	Television film
1983	Boone	Bobby Gaines	Episode: "Chance of a Lifetime"
1985	Benson	Himself	season 6 episode 17 "Solid Gold"
1997	Coach	Himself	Episode: "Leaving Orlando: Put an end to 1"

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