May 14th is BOBBY DARIN's birthday

[NightTrain]

The '50s and '60s rock/pop star was born Walden Robert Cassotto in Bronx, NY on May 14, 1936 and died of heart failure on December 20, 1973. Bobby Darin's eight-year string of hits included "Splish Splash," "Queen of the Hop," "Early in the Morning," "Dream Lover," "Mack The Knife," "Beyond The Sea," "Artificial Flowers," "Lazy River," "You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby," "Irresistible You," "Things," "You're The Reason I'm Living," "18 Yellow Roses," and "If I Were A Carpenter."

Happy birthday, Bobby! :party::toast::bounce::yourock:

[bigwillq]

1. Then let's break out the bubbly! (nt)

[kodi]

2. fellow darin fans, his film bio comes out this christmas

"beyond the sea" stars kevin spacey as darin.

i cried the day he died.

he is the only member of the rock and roll hall of fame as both a writer and singer.

with "beyond the sea" he out-sinatraed sinatra

i can't imagine another star with the range of styles who could go from splish splash to mack the knife to beyond the sea to if i were a carpenter.

good thread 'train.

[Kat45]

3. When the shark bites....

I love that song. You've just gotta snap your fingers.