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'''Stanley Robert Vintula, Jr''' was born on April 16, 1935 in
'''Stanley Robert Vintula, Jr''' was born on April 16, 1935 in
Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, the son of a popular Pittsburgh bandleader.
Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, the son of a popular Pittsburgh [[bandleader]].
At 16 years of age Bobby Vinton formed a band and began playing at
At 16 years of age Bobby Vinton formed a [[band]] and began playing at
various clubs to help finance his college education at Duquesne University,
various [[club]]s to help finance his [[college education]] at Duquesne University,
where before graduating with a degree in musical composition, he became
where before graduating with a [[degree]] in musical [[composition]], he became
proficient in playing the clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, drums and oboe.
proficient in playing the [[clarinet]], [[saxophone]], [[trumpet]], [[drums]] and [[oboe]].
Signed to a recording contract with Epic Records, Bobby had his first #1 hit,
Signed to a recording contract with [[Epic Records]], Bobby had his first #1 hit,
“Roses Are Red” in 1962, the first of nine gold singles. A year later he would reach
“Roses Are Red” in 1962, the first of nine gold [[single]]s. A year later he would reach
the top of the Hit Parade again with “Blue on Blue”, “Blue Velvet” and
the top of the [[Hit Parade]] again with “Blue on Blue”, “Blue Velvet” and
“There, I’ve said it again”. In 1964, My Heart Belongs to Only You” and
“There, I’ve said it again”. In 1964, "My Heart Belongs to Only You" and
“Mr. Lonely” earned Bobby gold records, as did “Please Love Me Forever”
“Mr. Lonely” earned Bobby [[gold record]]s, as did “Please Love Me Forever”
in 1967, “I Love How You Love Me” in 1968 and “My Melody of Love”
in 1967, “I Love How You Love Me” in 1968 and “My Melody of Love”
in 1974, a chart topper with ABC Records.
in 1974, a chart topper with [[ABC Records]].
In the course of his career, Bobby Vinton sold more than 75 million records,
In the course of his career, Bobby Vinton sold more than 75 million records,