"... Having a super-talented artist who was as comfortable
with rock 'n' roll, folk, country, blues and jazz as
he was with a standard, and who had the guts to try it all, raised career
concerns in my head; the manager simply
trying to do the right thing. Thank goodness he didn't listen ..."
--Steve Blauner--
SONGWRITING
January 17, 1956: Bobby Darin and Don Kirshner copyright their
first song, "Bubble Gum Pop."
Bobby discussing songwriting Audio "Rainin'" Audio
December 16, 1957: American Bandstand debut
singing "Don't Call My Name"Audio
Discography List
Darin songs on CD List
Sing along with Bobby Lyrics
"Hottest Singer Since Elvis" Article
"Bobby Darin & the Turn from Junk Music" Article
"Rock Singer or Cabaret Crooner" Article
"Little Singer with a BIG EGO" Article
GENRE GEMS
Rock 'n' Roll
"Bullmoose" Audio "Dream Lover" Audio "Brand New
House" Audio
Pop/Standards
"As Long As I'm Singin'" Audio "Beyond the Sea" Audio
"This Isn't
Heaven" Audio
Folk/Country
"If I Were a Carpenter" Audio "Simple Song of Freedom" Audio "Sweet Reasons" Audio