Create account Log in

Bobby Darin

[Edit]

Wikimp3 information about the music of Bobby Darin. On our website we have 70 albums and 70 collections of artist Bobby Darin. You can find useful information and download songs of this artist. We also know that Bobby Darin represents Pop genres.

Biography

[Edit]

There's been considerable discussion about whether Bobby Darin should be classified as a rock & roll singer, a Vegas hipster cat, an interpreter of popular standards, or even a folk-rocker. He was all of these and none of these. Throughout his career he made a point of not becoming committed to any one style at the exclusion of others; at the height of his nightclub fame he incorporated a folk set into his act. When it appeared he could have gone on indefinitely as a sort of junior version of Frank Sinatra, he would periodically record pop/rock and folk-rock singles whose principal appeal lay outside of the adult pop market. At one point he started calling himself Bob Darin and recorded songs with vague anti-establishment overtones that could be said to be biting the largely bourgeois hands that fed his highest-paying gigs. It may be most accurate to say that Darin was, above all, a singer who wanted to do a lot of things, rather than make his mark as a particular stylist. That may have cost him some points as far as making it to the very top of certain genres, but also makes his work more versatile than almost any other vocalist of his era.

When Darin had his first hits in the late '50s, he was a teen idol of sorts, albeit a teen idol with much more talent and mature command than the typical singer in that style. The novelty-tinged "Splish Splash" was his breakthrough smash, followed by "Queen of the Hop" and the ballad "Dream Lover." There was a slight R&B feel to Bobby's delivery that may well have influenced R&B-pop/rock singers such as Dion, though it would be an exaggeration to call Darin a blue-eyed soul man. In late 1959, he found a new direction when the swinging "Mack the Knife," a tune from Brecht-Weill's Threepenny Opera musical, made number one. The song came from an album of pop standards, heralding his move toward light big band jazz, which was consolidated by the Top Ten success of "Beyond the Sea" in 1960.

In the early '60s, Darin had mostly abandoned rock for the adult pop market, becoming a huge success on the Vegas-nightclub circuit, and moving into the all-around entertainer mode with starring roles in movies (including one as a non-singing jazz musician in John Cassavetes' Too Young Blues). He also continued to score regular hits with the likes of "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby," "Things," and "Lazy River." To keep people guessing, there was also a hit cover of "What'd I Say" and some country tunes (one of which, "You're the Reason I'm Living," made it to number three on the pop charts). Around 1963, he put a folk section into his nightclub act that employed guitarist Roger McGuinn, then a couple of years away from fame as the leader of the Byrds.

Darin didn't make the expected retreat into Rat Pack land when his records stopped making the upper reaches of the charts in the mid-'60s. In 1965, there was a rather nice self-penned jangly folk-rocker, "When I Get Home," that become a British hit for the Searchers. Another 1965 flop, "We Didn't Ask to Be Brought Here," was an unexpected antiwar tune. When he made his return to the Top Ten in late 1966, it was with a cover of a gentle Tim Hardin folk-rock song, "If I Were a Carpenter." His final Top 40 hit the following year, "Lovin' You," opted for material by another major folk-rock composer, John Sebastian.

Darin may indeed have been far hipper and more politically aware than the average nightclub act, covering tunes by Dylan and the Rolling Stones, participating in a 1965 civil rights march to Alabama, and penning some Dylan-influenced songs of his own in the late '60s. It doesn't seem accurate to say that this was the true Bobby Darin, shedding his show-biz skin for something that came to him more naturally; in 1967, the same year he covered Jagger-Richards' "Back Street Girl," he also recorded material for an album entitled Bobby Darin Sings Doctor Dolittle. By the early '70s he was working Vegas and similar joints again, exchanging his blue jeans for a tuxedo, and hosting a TV variety series. In a much odder turn of events, he was now recording for Motown, though these efforts met little success.

Afflicted with a rheumatic heart, Darin was always aware that his time might be limited, and he died near the end of 1973 during open-heart surgery. He left behind a considerable quantity (and diversity) of recorded work, and underwent a critical reevaluation of sorts, especially among rock critics, which might have aided his election to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990. A 1996 four-CD box set, divided into thematic discs, attempted to put his wide-ranging efforts into perspective. In 2004, actor Kevin Spacey starred as Bobby Darin in the feature film biography Beyond the Sea. Spacey also directed the film and sang Darin's songs for the film, which were released as the film's soundtrack.

Title: Gaudy Colours

Artist: Bobby Darin

Genre: Pop

Title: Freestyle

Artist: Bobby Darin

Genre: Rock, Punk Rock

Title: The Wisdom

Artist: Bobby Darin

Genre: Rock

Title: Trombone

Artist: Bobby Darin

Genre: Rock, Punk Rock

Title: After Work

Artist: Bobby Darin

Genre: Pop

Title: Tea Time

Artist: Bobby Darin

Genre: Pop

Title: Me Myself And My Songs

Artist: Bobby Darin

Genre: Pop

Title: Cool Guy

Artist: Bobby Darin

Genre: Rock, Punk Rock

Title: Backseat

Artist: Bobby Darin

Genre: Rock

Title: Blowball

Artist: Bobby Darin

Genre: Pop

Title: A Trio

Artist: Bobby Darin

Genre: Rock, Punk Rock

Title: Along

Artist: Bobby Darin

Genre: Pop

Title: Sight And Sound

Artist: Bobby Darin

Genre: Rock

Title: Light Branched

Artist: Bobby Darin

Genre: Pop

Title: That Sounds Good

Artist: Bobby Darin

Genre: Rock

Title: Search For Santa

Artist: Bobby Darin

Genre: Rock

Title: In The Wild West

Artist: Bobby Darin

Genre: Pop

Title: Delightful Trip

Artist: Bobby Darin

Genre: Jazz

Title: Best Hit Wonder

Artist: Bobby Darin

Genre: Rock

Title: Sing For President

Artist: Bobby Darin

Genre: Rock

Title: Concerto For Harp

Artist: Bobby Darin

Genre: Rock

Title: Congo Explorer

Artist: Bobby Darin

Genre: Jazz

Title: Shopping Melodies

Artist: Bobby Darin

Genre: Pop

Title: Cheeky Moments

Artist: Bobby Darin

Genre: Pop

Title: Prismatic Colours

Artist: Bobby Darin

Genre: Jazz

Title: Butterfly Times

Artist: Bobby Darin

Genre: Jazz

Title: Music Is My Language

Artist: Bobby Darin

Genre: Pop

Title: Crazy Lady

Artist: Bobby Darin

Genre: Pop

Title: Go Riding

Artist: Bobby Darin

Genre: Rock

Title: School Kids

Artist: Bobby Darin

Genre: Rock, Punk Rock

Title: Living For The Moment

Artist: Bobby Darin

Genre: Rock

Title: Little Boy

Artist: Bobby Darin

Genre: Jazz

Title: Hand In Hand

Artist: Bobby Darin

Genre: Rock, Punk Rock

Title: Street Dance

Artist: Bobby Darin

Genre: Jazz

Title: Out There

Artist: Bobby Darin

Genre: Rock

Title: Inspires

Artist: Bobby Darin

Genre: Rock, Punk Rock

Title: I Ain't Sharin' Sharon

Artist: Bobby Darin

Genre: Pop

Title: Between

Artist: Bobby Darin

Genre: Pop

Title: Dance Together

Artist: Bobby Darin

Genre: Jazz

Title: National Dance

Artist: Bobby Darin

Genre: Rock, Punk Rock

Title: Winter Holidays

Artist: Bobby Darin

Genre: Rock, Punk Rock

Title: Christmas Magic

Artist: Bobby Darin

Genre: Pop

Title: Xmas Surprise

Artist: Bobby Darin

Genre: Jazz

Title: Art Collection

Artist: Bobby Darin

Genre: Rock, Punk Rock

Title: Black Or White

Artist: Bobby Darin

Genre: Pop

Collections

Title: Pure Rock 'N' Roll

Genre: Rock

Title: Songs of 58, Vol. 3

Genre: Pop

Title: Great Memories Vol 3

Genre: Pop

Title: Young Love, Vol. 1

Genre: Rock

Title: Queen of Hop

Genre: Rock

Featuring albums

Title: Duets

Artist: Judy Garland

Genre:

Title: Lost in Austin

Artist: Marc Benno

Genre: Country, Pop

Title: Ultra-Lounge Sampler

Artist: Various Artists

Genre:

Title: Rock & Roll Party

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Rock

Title: 100 Hits Forever

Artist: Weather Report

Genre: Pop

Title: Crooners - Best Of

Artist: The Crooners

Genre: Jazz, Pop, Retro

Genres