November 3, 2017

603 Bobby Vinton (1935- ) “Roses are Red (My Love)” 1962

Stanley Robert, stage name Bobby Vinton, was born in Canonsburg, PA. “His father led a band, and Bobby Vinton had visions of working with a big band even as the genre faded into nostalgia. He earned a degree at Duquesne in musical composition while supporting himself in various bands. By the end of his matriculation, he could play piano, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, drums, and oboe. An appearance by his band on Guy Lombardo’s TV show earned him a four-week run on the program, which in turn got him a contract with Epic Records” (Baker’s Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, 2001).

Bobby Vinton “Roses are Red (My Love)”

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