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Bobby Vinton
ActorBorn April 16, 1935 (90 years)
Stanley Robert Vinton (born April 16, 1935) is an American pop music singer. At 16, Vinton formed his first band, which played clubs around the Pittsburgh area. With the money he earned, Vinton helped finance his college education at Duquesne University, where he studied music and graduated with a degree in musical composition. While at Duquesne, he became proficient on all of the instruments in the band: piano, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, drums and oboe.
After a brief spell in the US Army, Vinton was signed to Epic Records in 1960 as a bandleader: "A Young Man With a Big Band." 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)." It spent four weeks at No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Arguably, his most famous song is 1963's "Blue Velvet" that also went to No.1. 23 years later, David Lynch named his movie Blue Velvet after the song. In 1964, Vinton had two #1 hits, "There! I've Said It Again" and "Mr. Lonely", the latter now being the basis for Akon's hit "Lonely."
After a brief spell in the US Army, Vinton was signed to Epic Records in 1960 as a bandleader: "A Young Man With a Big Band." 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)." It spent four weeks at No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Arguably, his most famous song is 1963's "Blue Velvet" that also went to No.1. 23 years later, David Lynch named his movie Blue Velvet after the song. In 1964, Vinton had two #1 hits, "There! I've Said It Again" and "Mr. Lonely", the latter now being the basis for Akon's hit "Lonely."
Filmography
| 2024 | American Pop Flashback! Great Songs of the '60s & '70s · as Self - Performer |
| 1998 | Hollywood Squares (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 1991 | One on One with John Tesh (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1989 | Coach (TV Series) · as Bobby Vinton |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | Biography (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1984 | Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1984 | TV Bloopers And Practical Jokes (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | Wogan (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1980 | Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1980 | The Alan Thicke Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1980 | Solid Gold (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1980 | Lou Rawls Parade of Stars (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1980 | Pink Lady and Jeff (TV Series) · as Bobby Vinton |
| 1974 | Dinah! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1972 | BBC In Concert (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1972 | The Wacky World of Jonathan Winters (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1970 | Dinah's Place (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1969 | The David Frost Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1969 | Hee Haw (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1969 | The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1967 | Kraft Music Hall (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1967 | The Joey Bishop Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1966 | The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1965 | Mostra internazionale di musica leggera · as Self |
| 1965 | The Hollywood Squares (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 1965 | Hullabaloo! (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 1964 | ABC's Nightlife (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1964 | That Regis Philbin Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Co-Host |
| 1964 | Shindig (TV Series) · as Self - Singer |
| 1964 | The Hollywood Palace (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1964 | Top of the Pops (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1963 | The Jimmy Dean Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Match Game (TV Series) · as Self - Team Captain |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1961 | The Morecambe & Wise Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1959 | Juke Box Jury (TV Series) · as Self - Panellist |
| 1955 | The Lawrence Welk Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Star |
| 1952 | American Bandstand (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1951 | Sanremo (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1948 | The Perry Como Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series) · as Self |