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5 unusual facts about Bobby Vee


Bobby Vee

When Vee recorded "Come Back When You Grow Up" in 1967, he was joined by a band called "The Strangers".

In his autobiography, Chronicles, Volume One, Dylan makes special mention of Vee and shares significant and complimentary details about their friendship, both professional and personal.

The Mountain's High

The song reached the number two spot in September 1961 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent two weeks there, held out of number one by Bobby Vee's "Take Good Care of My Baby."

The Night Has a Thousand Eyes

"The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" (song), a popular song by Benjamin Weisman, Dorothy Wayne, and Marilynn Garrett made famous by Bobby Vee.

United Western Recorders

As well as those noted above, other famous artists who have recorded there include Blondie, Elvis Presley, Bobby Vee, The 5th Dimension, The Righteous Brothers, Barbra Streisand, Ella Fitzgerald, Whitney Houston, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., The Rolling Stones, Elton John, Tom Petty, R.E.M., k.d. lang, Madonna, Rod Stewart, Glen Campbell, Eric Clapton and Bonnie Raitt.


The Crickets

The Crickets released "The Crickets and Their Buddies" in 2004 which features several classics from all parts of their career featuring guest appearances by several prominent artists including Eric Clapton, Rodney Crowell, Waylon Jennings, Nanci Griffith, John Prine, Graham Nash, Bobby Vee, Tonio K.

You Send Me

"You Send Me" has been covered by a number of artists, including Michael Bolton, Nat King Cole, The Drifters, The Everly Brothers, The Four Seasons, Bobby Vee, José Feliciano, Aretha Franklin, Steven Houghton, Nicolette Larson, Steve Miller Band, Van Morrison, Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Percy Sledge, Roy Ayers, Paul & Paula, The Supremes, Chris FarrenRachelle Ferrell.


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