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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. He followed with a cover of Adam Faith's "What Do You Want?", which charted modestly in early 1960. His fourth single, "Devil or Angel", became a major hit in the United States, and "Rubber Ball" brought him international recognition. In 1961, "Take Good Care of My Baby" reached number one in the United States and number three in the United Kingdom. Other successful singles included "More Than I Can Say", "Run to Him", "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes", "Come Back When You Grow Up", and a version of "Lollipop". Vee was involved in the early music video format, appearing in musical films and Scopitone recordings. He received the North Dakota Roughrider Award in 1999 and was inducted into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame in 2011 and the Scandinavian-American Hall of Fame in 2014. His career began in the aftermath of the February 3, 1959 plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper. Vee, then 15, and a local band called the Shadows filled in for the Moorhead, Minnesota engageme...

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