Bobby Darin
Early years
Bobby Darin was born to a poor, working-class Italian-American family in the Bronx, New York. The person thought to be his father (who was actually his grandfather) died in jail a few months before he was born. It was the height of the Great Depression, and he once remarked that his crib was a cardboard box, then later a dresser drawer. He was initially raised by his mother Polly and his sister Nina, subsisting on Home Relief until Nina later married and started a family with her new husband Charlie Maffia. It was not until Darin was an adult that he learned Nina, who was 17 years his senior, was in fact his birth mother, and that Polly, the woman he thought was his mother, was really his grandmother. He was never told the identity of his real father, other than being told that his birth father had no idea Nina was pregnant, and thus never knew that Bobby was even born. Polly mothered him well, despite her own medical history resulting in her addiction to morphine. It was Polly who took the young Bobby to what was left of the old vaudeville circuit in New York, places like the Bronx Opera House, and the RKO Jefferson in Manhattan, where he received his first showbiz inspiration, and where he saw performers like Sophie Tucker, whom he loved.
Darin was frail and sickly as an infant and, beginning at the age of 8, was stricken with multiple recurring bouts of rheumatic fever. The illness left him with a seriously weakened heart. Overhearing a doctor tell his mother he would be lucky to reach the age of 16, Darin lived with the constant knowledge that his life would be short, which further motivated him to use his talents. He was driven by his poverty and illness to make something of his life and, with his innate talent for music, by the time he was a teenager he could play several instruments, including piano, drums and guitar. He later added harmonica and xylophone.
An outstanding student, Darin graduated from the prestigious Bronx High School of Science and went on to attend Hunter College on a scholarship. Wanting a career in the New York theater, he dropped out of college to play small nightclubs around the city with a musical combo. In the resort area of the Catskill Mountains, he was both a busboy and an entertainer. For the most part teenage Bobby was a comedy drummer and an ambitious but unpolished vocalist.
As was common with first-generation Americans at the time, he changed his Italian surname to one that sounded less ethnic. He chose the name "Bobby" because he had been called that as a child. He allegedly chose Darin because he had seen a malfunctioning electrical sign at a Chinese restaurant reading "DARIN DUCK" rather than "MANDARIN DUCK", and he thought "Darin" looked good. Later, he said that the name was randomly picked out of the telephone book, either by himself or by his publicist. It has also been suggested that he amended the word "daring" to suit his ambitions. None of these stories have been verified.[citation needed]
Music career
What really moved things along for Darin was his songwriting partnership, formed in 1955, with fellow Bronx Science student Don Kirshner. In 1956 his agent negotiated a contract for him with Decca Records, where Bill Haley & His Comets had risen to fame. However, this was a time when rock and roll was still in its infancy and the number of capable record producers and arrangers in the field was extremely limited.
A member of the now famous Brill Building gang of once-struggling songwriters who later found success, Darin was introduced to then up-and-coming singer Connie Francis. Bobby's manager arranged for Darin to help write several songs for Connie in order to help jump-start her singing career. Initially the two artists couldn't see eye to eye on potential material, but after several weeks Bobby and Connie developed a romantic interest in one another. Purportedly, Connie had a very strict Italian father who would separate the couple whenever possible. When Connie's father learned that Bobby had suggested the two lovers elope after one of Connie's shows, he ran Darin out of the building while waving a gun telling Bobby to never see his daughter again.
Bobby saw Connie only twice more after this happened, once when the two were scheduled to sing together for a television show and again later when Connie was spotlighted on the TV series This Is Your Life. Connie has said that not marrying Bobby was the biggest mistake of her life. She used the title words of the song "My First Real Love," (a Darin-Kirshner song she'd recorded and on which Darin had played drums), when she said, "Well, he was my first real love and I never stopped loving him all my life." Connie Francis said too that she and Darin would sometimes go to the Apollo Theater to see artists like James Brown and Ray Charles, 'we were the only white people in the audience', and when Darin did record first for Decca early in 1956 it was a piece of black music, pioneered by the Louisiana songster Leadbelly, Rock Island Line - though the immediate inspiration was Lonnie Donegan's skiffle version. He sang it on the Dorsey Brothers T.V Show, a big deal at the time, with the lyrics written on the palms of his hands in case he forgot them, which he did. But the songs recorded at Decca did very little business.
Darin left Decca to sign with Atlantic Records (ATCO), where he wrote and arranged music for himself and others. There, after three mediocre recordings, his career took off in 1958 when he wrote and recorded "Splish Splash." The song was an instant hit, selling more than a million copies. "Splish Splash" was written with radio DJ Murray "Murray the K" Kaufman, who bet Darin that he could not write a song that started out with the words "Splish Splash, I was takin' a bath", as suggested by Murray's mother. On a snow-bound night in early 1958, Darin went in the studio alone and recorded a demo of "Splish Splash." They eventually shared writing credits with her. This was followed by more hits recorded in the same style.
In 1959, Bobby Darin recorded "Dream Lover," a ballad that became a multi-million seller. Along came financial success and with it came the ability to demand more so-called creative control. Some at the label wanted a Fats Domino-ish album, but Darin's devoted publicist and advisor Harriet 'Hesh' Wasser wanted a 'great, swinging, standard album,' and, as she later told it, they were walking down 57th street when Darin told her "Hesh, don't worry, you'll get your album." His next record, "Mack the Knife", was the classic standard from Kurt Weill's Threepenny Opera: Darin gave the tune a vamping jazz-pop interpretation, which he consciously modeled on the style of Frankie Laine. The song went to No. 1 on the charts for nine weeks, sold over a million copies, and won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1960. Darin was also voted the Grammy Award for Best New Artist that year. "Mack The Knife" has since been honored with a Grammy Hall of Fame Award. He followed "Mack" with "Beyond the Sea", a jazzy English-language version of Charles Trenet's French hit song "La Mer."
The tracks were produced by Atlantic founders, Ahmet and Nesuhi Ertegn with staff producer Jerry Wexler and featured brilliant arrangements by Richard Wess. Propelled by the success of "Mack the Knife" and "Beyond the Sea", Darin became a hot commodity. He set all-time attendance records at the famed Copacabana nightclub in New York City, where it was not unusual for fans to line up all the way around the block to get tickets when Darin performed there. The Copacabana sold so many seats for Darin's shows that they had to fill the dance floor, normally part of the performance area, with extra seating. Darin also headlined at the major casinos in Las Vegas.
Sammy Davis Jr., an exceptionally multi-talented and dynamic performer himself, was quoted as saying that Bobby Darin was "the only person I never wanted to follow" after seeing him perform in Las Vegas.
Darin had a significant role in fostering new talent. Richard Pryor, Flip Wilson and Wayne Newton opened his nightclub performances when they were virtually unknown. Early on, at the Copacabana, he insisted that black comic George Kirby be his opening act. His request was grudgingly granted by Jules Podell, the manager of the Copacabana.
In the 1960s, Darin also owned and operated a highly successful music publishing and production company (TM Music/Trio) and signed Wayne Newton to TM, giving him a song that was originally sent to Darin to record. That record went on to become Newton's breakout hit, "Danke Schoen". He also was a mentor to Roger McGuinn, who worked for Darin at TM Music and played the 12 string guitar in Darin's nightclub band before going off to form The Byrds. Darin also produced football great Rosey Grier's 1964 LP, Soul City," and "Made in the Shade" for Jimmy Boyd.
In 1962, Darin also began to write and sing country music, with hit songs including "Things" (U.S. #3) (1962), "You're the Reason I'm Living" (U.S. #3), and "18 Yellow Roses" (U.S. #10). The latter two were on Capitol Records, which he joined in 1962, before returning to Atlantic four years later. The song "Things" was sung by Dean Martin in the 1967 TV special Movin' With Nancy, starring Nancy Sinatra, which was released to home video in 2000.
Acting career
In addition to music, Darin became a motion picture actor. In 1960, he appeared twice as himself in NBC's short-lived crime drama Dan Raven, starring Skip Homeier and set on the Sunset Strip of West Hollywood. In 1960, he was the only actor ever to have been signed contractually to five major Hollywood film studios. He wrote music for several films and acted in them as well. In his first major film, Come September, a romantic comedy designed to capitalize on his popularity with the teenage and young adult audience, he met and co-starred with 18-year-old actress Sandra Dee. They fell in love and were married in 1960. The couple had one son, Dodd Mitchell Darin (born 1961) and later divorced in 1967.
Wanting his acting to be taken seriously, he took on more meaningful movie roles, and in 1962, he won the Golden Globe Award for "Most Promising Male Newcomer" for his role in Pressure Point.
In 1963, Darin was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as a shell-shocked soldier in Captain Newman, M.D.. At the Cannes Film Festival, where his recordsn particular "Beyond the Sea"rought him a wide following, he won the French Film Critics Award for best actor.
Later years
Darin's musical output became more "folky" as the 1960s progressed and he became more politically aware and active. In 1966, he had another big hit record, but this time it was with folksinger Tim Hardin's "If I Were a Carpenter," adding another style to his vast repertoire. The song secured Darin's return to the Top 10 after a four-year absence. Jim (Roger) McGuinn, the future leader of the Byrds, was part of his performing band. Darin traveled with Robert Kennedy and worked on the latter's 1968 presidential campaign. He was with Kennedy the day he traveled to Los Angeles on June 4, 1968 for the California Primary. Darin was at the Ambassador Hotel later that night when Kennedy was assassinated. He was devastated with this news.
Afterwards, Darin sold his house and most of his possessions and lived in seclusion in a trailer near Big Sur for nearly a year. Coming back to Los Angeles in 1969, Darin started another record company, Direction Records, putting out folk and protest music. He wrote the very popular "Simple Song of Freedom" in 1969. He said of his first Direction Records album, "The purpose of Direction Records is to seek out statement-makers. The album is solely [composed] of compositions designed to reflect my thoughts on the turbulent aspects of modern society." During this time, he was billed under the name "Bob Darin," grew a mustache, and stopped wearing a hairpiece. Within two years, however, all of these changes were discontinued.
At the beginning of the 1970s, he continued to act and to record, including several albums with Motown Records and a couple of films. In January 1971, he underwent his first heart surgery in an attempt to correct some of the heart damage he had lived with since childhood. He spent most of the year recovering from the surgery.
In 1972, he starred in his own TV variety show on NBC, The Bobby Darin Amusement Company, which ran until his death in 1973. Darin married Andrea Yeager in June 1973. He made TV guest appearances and also remained a top draw at Las Vegas, where, owing to his poor health, he was often administered oxygen after his performances.
Death
In 1973, Darin's ill health took a turn for the worse. After failing to take medication (prescribed to protect his heart) before a dental visit, he developed blood poisoning. This weakened his body and badly affected one of his heart valves. On December 11, 1973, Darin entered Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles for surgery to repair the two artificial heart valves he received in the previous 1971 operation. On December 19, 1973, the surgery began. A five-man surgical team worked for over six hours to repair his damaged heart. However, although the surgery was initially successful, Darin died minutes afterward in the recovery room without regaining consciousness on December 20, 1973, at age 37.
Legacy
In 1990, singer Paul Anka made the speech for Darin's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 1999, he was voted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
The Righteous Brothers refer to Darin in their song Rock and Roll Heaven, a tribute to late musicians, which was released months after Darin's death. The duo also make a reference to hill road. In 2000, actor Kevin Spacey, a lifelong fan of Darin, acquired the film rights to his story. Spacey directed and produced the film, and played Bobby Darin; as well as co-writing the script. The film is named after one of Darin's top hits, Beyond the Sea. With the consent of the Darin estate, Steve Blauner, and archivist Jimmy Scalia, the movie's opening was at the 2004 Toronto International Film Festival. Despite strong studio promotion, critical reaction was poor , and box office results were disappointing. However, the movie spurred a renewed interest in Darin, which has resulted in the release of "never heard before" material. His pianist, Roger Kellaway, has recorded two albums of Darin's music as well. Spacey was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actor for the movie. He also occasionally did concert tours, performing many of Darin's hits as a tribute to the singer.
In a 2003 episode of the NBC television series American Dreams, Duncan Sheik portrays Darin and performs Beyond the Sea on American Bandstand. Brittany Snow's character, Meg Pryor, is assigned as Darin's liaison during the show.
On Monday, May 14, 2007, Darin was awarded a star on the Las Vegas Walk of Stars. This tribute honors Darin for his contribution to making Las Vegas the "Entertainment Capital of the World" and acknowledges his reputation as one of the greatest entertainers of the 20th century. The sponsorship fee for this star was raised entirely by fan donations.
In December 2007, Darin was inducted into the Hit Parade Hall of Fame.
Darin had a custom car built called the "Dream Car," designed by Andy DiDia; it is on display at the St. Louis Museum of Transportation.
On December 13, 2009, the Recording Academy announce that Darin will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award (post-mortem) at the 2010 Grammy Awards ceremony.
Biopic
Main article: Beyond the Sea (film)
As mentioned above, Beyond the Sea is a 2004 biographical film based on the life of Darin, which takes its title from the Darin song of the same name. Kevin Spacey, who stars in the lead role and used his own singing voice for the musical numbers, co-wrote, directed, and co-produced the film which depicts Darin's rise to teen idol success in both the music and film industry during the 1950s and 60s, as well as his marriage to Sandra Dee, portrayed by Kate Bosworth.
As early as 1986, Barry Levinson intended to direct a film based on the life of Darin, and he began pre-production on the project in early 1997. When he eventually vacated the director's position, Spacey, along with Darin's son Dodd, acquired the film rights. Beyond the Sea was released in December 2004 to mixed reviews from critics and bombed at the box office. However, Dodd Darin, Sandra Dee and former Darin manager Steve Blauner responded with enthusiastic feedback to Spacey's work on the film. Despite the mixed reviews, some critics praised Spacey's performance, largely due to his decision to use his own singing voice. He also received a Golden Globe nomination.
Discography
Singles
Release date
Title
Flip side
Record label
Chart Positions
US Charts
Cashbox
UK
R&B
1956
Rock Island Line /
Timber
Decca 29883
Silly Willy /
Blue Eyed Mermaid
Decca 29922
The Greatest Builder Of Them All /
Hear Them Bells
Decca 30031
1957
Dealer In Dreams /
Help Me
Decca 30225
Million Dollar Baby /
Talk To Me
Atco 6092
Don't Call My Name /
Pretty Betty
Atco 6103
1958
Silly Willy /
Dealer In Dreams
Decca 30737
Just In Case You Change Your Mind /
So Mean
Atco 6109
Splish Splash/
Judy Don't Be Moody
US Atco 6117/ UK London 8666
3
2
18
1
Early in the Morning /
Now We're One
Brunswick 55073 (See below)
Early in the Morning /
Now We're One
Atco 6121
24
25
8
Queen of the Hop
Lost Love
US Atco 6127/UK London 8737
9
12
24
6
Mighty Mighty Man /
You're Gone
Atco 6128
1959
Plain Jane
While I'm Gone
Atco 6133
38
30
Dream Lover
Bullmoose
US Atco 6140/UK London 8867
2
3
1
4
Mack the Knife
Was There A Call For Me
US Atco 6147/UK London 8939
1
1
1
6
1960
Beyond the Sea (the French hit song "La Mer")
That's The Way Love Is
US Atco 6158/UK London 9034
6
7
8
15
Clementine
Tall Story
US Atco 6161/UK London 9086
21
13
8
Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey?/
US Atco 6167/UK London 9142
19
16
34
I'll Be There
79
Beachcomber
Autumn Blues
Atco 6173
100
50
Artificial Flowers/
Atco 6179
20
19
::above Shown as "Bobby Darin at the Piano"
Somebody To Love
45
58
Christmas Auld Lang Syne/
Atco 6183
51
50
Child Of God
95
95
She's Tanfastic!
Moments Of Love
Atco/Ferrion Inc.
--
--
::above Special premium record
1961
Lazy River
Oo-Ee Train
US Atco 6188/UK London 9303
14
18
2
Nature Boy
Look For My True Love
US Atco 6196/UK London 9375
40
31
Theme From "Come September"
Walk Back To Me
US Atco 6200/UK London 9407
113
55
50
::Shown as "Bobby Darin & His Orchestra"
You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby
Sorrow Tomorrow
US Atco 6206/UK London 9429
5
7
10
Irresistible You/
US Atco 6214/UK London 9474
15
16
Multiplication
30
26
5
1962
What'd I Say (Part 1)/
What'd I Say (Part 2)
Atco 6221
24
6
Things
Jailer Bring Me Water
US Atco 6229/UK London 9575
3
10
2
If A Man Answers/All By Myself
US Capitol 4837/UK Capitol 15272
32
28
24
True, True Love
105
Baby Face
You Know How
US Atco 6236/UK London 9624
42
38
40
I Found a New Baby
Keep-A-Walkin'
Atco 6244
90
1963
You're the Reason I'm Living
Now You're Gone
Capitol 4897
3
5
18 Yellow Roses
Not For Me
US Capitol 4970/UK Capitol 15306
10
12
37
28
Treat My Baby Good
Down So Long
Capitol 5019
43
38
Be Mad Little Girl
Since You've Been Gone
Capitol 5079
64
74
1964
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
As Long As I'm Singing
Capitol 5126
93
83
Milord
Golden Earrings
Atco 6297
45
39
Swing Low Sweet Chariot /
Similau
Atco 6316
--
--
The Things In This House
Wait By The Water
Capitol 5257
86
89
1965
Minnie The Moocher /
Hard Headed Hannah
Atco 6334
--
--
Hello, Dolly!
Golden Earrings
Capitol 5359
79
--
Venice Blue (Que C'est Triste Venise)
A World Without You
Capitol 5399
133
94
When I Get Home /
Lonely Road
Capitol 5443
--
--
Gyp The Cat /
That Funny Feeling
Capitol 5481
--
--
1966
We Didn't Ask To Be Brought Here
Funny What Love Can Do
Atlantic 2305
117
--
Silver Dollar /
The Breaking Point
Atlantic 2317
--
--
Mame
Walking In The Shadow Of Love
Atlantic 2329
53
63
Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? /
Merci, Cheri
Atlantic 2341
--
--
If I Were a Carpenter
Rainin'
US Atlantic 2350/UK Atlantic 584051
8
9
9
The Girl That Stood Beside Me
Reason To Believe
Atlantic 2367
66
65
Lovin' You /
Amy
Atlantic 2376
32
43
The Lady Came From Baltimore /
I Am
62
73
1967
Darling Be Home Soon/
Hello, Sunshine
Atlantic 2420
93
--
Talk To The Animals /
After Today
Atlantic 2433
--
--
Talk To The Animals /
She Knows
Atlantic 2433
105
--
1968
Long Line Rider/
Change
Direction 350
79
66
1969
Me & Mr. Hohner /
Song for A Dollar
Direction 351
123
--
Distractions (Part 1) /
Jive
Direction 352
111
--
::Shown as "Bob Darin"
1970
Sugar Man (9 To 5) /
Jive's Alive
Direction 4000
--
--
Baby May /
Sweet Reason
Direction 4001
--
--
Maybe We Can Get It Together /
Rx Pyro (Prescription: Fire)
Direction 4002
--
--
1971
Melody /
Someday We'll Be Together
Motown 1183
--
--
Simple Song Of Freedom /
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
Motown 1193
--
--
1972
Sail Away /
Something In Her Love
Motown 1203
--
--
1973
Average People /
Something In Her Love
Motown 1217
--
--
Happy
Something In Her Love
Motown 1217
67
59
1979
Dream Lover/
UK Lightning 9017
--
--
64
Mack The Knife
--
--
64
1987
Beyond The Sea
Mack The Knife
Atlantic 89166
--
--
Early In The Morning
Darin approached Brunswick Records with "Early In the Morning." Brunswick was impressed, but as Darin was still under contract to Atlantic Records' subsidiary, Atco, the song was released by "The Ding Dongs". New York deejays liked the record and Atco soon discovered the deception. Brunswick was forced to turn over the masters to Atco which released the record under the name, "The Rinky Dinks". In the UK where it had to compete with a version by Buddy Holly, rush released by Brunswick, the single was released under Darin's own name.
Albums
Key:
US Billboard = BB
US Cashbox = CB
UK chart = UK
Bobby Darin -- Atco 33-1021958
Issued only in mono
That's All (BB #7)-- Atco 33-104 (Mono) (CB #9)/SD 33-104 (Stereo) (CB #16) -- 1959
Note: There were separate Cashbox charts for mono and stereo albums until 1965
This is Darin (BB #6) -- Atco 33-115 (CB #5)/SD 33-115 (CB #7) -- 1960
Darin At The Copa (BB #9) -- Atco 33-122 (CB #6)/SD 33-122 (CB #12) -- 1960
For Teenagers Only (CB #38) -- Atco 10011960
Issued only in mono
It's You Or No One -- Atco 33-124/SD 33-1241960
The 25th Day of December -- Atco 33-125/SD 33-1251960
Two Of A Kind (Bobby Darin & Johnny Mercer) -- Atco 33-126 (CB #38)/SD 33-1261961
The Bobby Darin Story (BB #18) -- Atco 33-131 (CB #11)/SD 33-1311961
Originally issued with white album cover, reissued in 1962 with black album cover. These issues were pressed with Bobby Darin's autograph in the run-out groove plate on Side 2; later reissues do not include the autograph
Love Swings (BB #92) -- Atco 33-134 (CB #49)/SD 33-1341961
Twist with Bobby Darin (BB #48) -- Atco 33-138 (CB #45)/SD 33-1381961
Original copies of the above Atco albums were originally pressed with yellow "harp" labels. In 1962, these were re-released with gold/dark blue labels (mono copies) and purple/brown labels (stereo copies), which were also used for the forecoming Atco releases
Bobby Darin Sings Ray Charles (BB #96) -- Atco 33-140 (CB #41)/SD 33-1401962
Things and Other Things (BB #45) -- Atco 33-146 (CB #43)/SD 33-1461962
Oh! Look at Me Now (BB #100) -- Capitol T(Mono)/ST(Stereo) 17911962
Earthy -- Capitol T/ST-18261963
You're the Reason I'm Living (BB #43) -- Capitol T 1866 (CB #19)/ST 18661963
18 Yellow Roses" (BB #98) -- Capitol T 1942 (CB #69)/ST 19421963
Golden Folk Hits -- Capitol T/ST 20071963
Winners -- Atco 33-167/SD 33-1671964
As Long As I'm Singing -- Capitol T/ST 20841964
Unreleased, but rare stereo acetates are known to exist
From Hello Dolly to Goodbye Charlie (BB #107) -- Capitol T/ST -21941964
Venice Blue (BB #132) -- Capitol T/ST 23221965
The Best Of Bobby Darin -- Capitol T/ST 25711966
The Shadow of Your Smile -- Atlantic 8121(Mono)/SD 8121(Stereo) - 1966
In A Broadway Bag -- Atlantic 8126/SD 81261966
If I Were a Carpenter (BB #142, CB #97) -- Atlantic 8135/SD 81351966
There were more mono copies than stereo copies of this album pressed
Inside Out -- Atlantic 8142/SD 81421967
Bobby Darin Sings Doctor Dolittle - Atlantic 8154/SD 81541967
Bobby Darin Born Walden Robert Cassotto -- Direction 1936 - 1968
Commitment - Direction 19371969
Finally -- Motown 7391972
Commercially unreleased, but rare test pressings from RCA exist
Bobby Darin -- Motown 7531972
Darin: 1936-1973 (CB #136) -- Motown 8131974
Filmography
Come September (1961)
Too Late Blues (1962)
State Fair (1962)
Hell Is for Heroes (1962)
If a Man Answers (1962)
Pressure Point (1962)
Captain Newman, M.D. (1963)
That Funny Feeling (1965)
Gunfight in Abilene (1967)
Stranger in the House (1967)
The Happy Ending (1969)
Happy Mother's Day, Love George (1973)
Literature
Dodd Darin & Maxine Paetro: Dream Lovers: the Magnificent Shattered Lives of Bobby Darin and Sandra Dee. New York: Warner Books 1994. ISBN 0-446-51768-2
References
^ How he wanted to be remembered.
^ a b Biography: Bobby Darin, The Biography Channel. Retrieved August 12, 2007. Also mentioned in the Bobby Darin episode of the Biography series.
^ Bobby Darin, A Man in a Hurry a BBC Radio2 programme December 2008 presented by Tim Rice
^ Autobiography Who's Sorry Now by Connie Francis
^ a b Bobby Darin, A Man in a Hurry BBC Radio 2
^ The Splish Splash Session - Session Notes by Dik de Heer, BobbyDarin.net/BobbyDarin.com
^ Classical DomainLI, TRIBUTE TO FRANKIE LAINE
^ Nancy Sinatra. (2000). Movin' with Nancy. [Song listing]. Chatsworth, CA: Image Intertainment.
^ http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/b/bobbydarin314910.html
^ Beyond the Sea (2004): Reviews
^ Dream Car Art
^ Transport Museum Association
^ Splish Splash by Bobby Darin Songfacts
^ http://ntl.matrix.com.br/pfilho/html/top40/index.html
^ Dream Lover by Bobby Darin Songfacts
^ Mack The Knife by Bobby Darin Songfacts
^ Session notes by Dik de Heer: Early in the Morning
External links
International Jose Guillermo Carrillo Foundation
Bobby Darin at the Internet Movie Database
Official site
Brief bio, of Darin, with some new speculation.
Hall of Rock
"Beyond the Sea" (2004) Hollywood movie on the life of Bobby Darin
Jimmy Scalia: The Official Bobby Darin Archivist
Bobby Darin Discography: Complete Details on all Darin LPs
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