These music deaths are almost always taken from the Oldies Music News site.
BOBBY VEE, 73 Died October 24, 2016.
His career began with an unpaid appearance in his native Fargo, North Dakota, as a fill-in on Buddy Holly's ill-fated Winter Dance Party..
Before that, he had been in a group called the Shadows which featured a person calling himself Elston Gunn (Bob Dylan) for a short time. As the group Bobby Vee and the Shadows they had one hit with "Suzie Baby (#77-1959).
He was signed by Liberty records and had a string of big hits:
Devil or Angel (#6-1960)
Rubber Ball (#6-1961)
Take Good Care of My baby (#1-1961)
Run to Him (#2-1961)
The Night Has a Thousand Eyes (#3-1963)
He was hurt by the British Invasion, but did have a come-back hit with 1967's "Come Back When You grow Up" which went to #3.
Altogether, he charted in the Top 100 a total of 38 times in 12 years.
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