Artist Info: Bobby Vee

Bobby Vee (born Robert Thomas Velline; April 30, 1943 – October 24, 2016) was an American pop singer and teen idol in the early 1960s. According to Billboard, he had 38 American Hot 100 chart hits, ten of which reached the Top 20.

Vee was born in Fargo, North Dakota, to Sydney Ronald Velline and Saima Cecilia Tapanila. His first single, "Suzie Baby", written by Vee in homage to Buddy Holly's "Peggy Sue", was recorded in 1959 for Soma Records and later purchased by Liberty Records. [read more...]