15 Facts About Bobby Vee

Robert Thomas Velline, known professionally as Bobby Vee, was an American singer who was a teen idol in the early 1960s and appeared in films.

In 1963, Bobby Vee released a tribute album on Liberty Records called I Remember Buddy Holly.

Bobby Vee became a star, and he performed regularly at Winter Dance Party memorial concerts in Clear Lake.

Bobby Vee has cited as influences, producer Snuff Garrett and his personal manager, Arnold Mills.

Bobby Vee's recording of "Take Good Care of My Baby" went to number one on Billboard magazine's US pop chart in the summer of 1961 and number three in the UK Singles Chart.

Bobby Vee was a pioneer in the music video genre, appearing in several musical films and in the Scopitone series of early film-and-music jukebox recordings.

Dylan's autobiography mentions Bobby Vee and provides complimentary details about their friendship, both professional and personal.

Bobby Vee said Vee was in the audience and then played Vee's hit "Suzie Baby" with emotion.

Bobby Vee continued performing live until 2011 when diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.

Bobby Vee had been in memory care for 13 months in a long-term care facility in Rogers, Minnesota, just outside of Minneapolis, and eventually received hospice care in the weeks prior to his death.

On October 24,2016, Bobby Vee died from complications of the disease at the age of 73.

Bobby Vee is mentioned in the film No Direction Home regarding his brief musical association with Bob Dylan and Dylan's suggestion that he was "Bobby Vee" after Vee's regional hit.

On March 28,2011, Bobby Vee became the 235th inductee into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame.

An active live performer into 2011, Bobby Vee was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, at which time he completed his scheduled tour obligations and recorded his final CD, released three years later.

In 2014 Bobby Vee was inducted into the Scandinavian-American Hall of Fame.