
Bobby Vinton ~ Similar Artists
Bobby Vee
- 100% match to Bobby Vinton
Robert Thomas Velline, 30 April 1943, Fargo, North Dakota, USA. Vee's first exposure to the rock 'n' roll scene occurred in macabre circumstances when his group, the Shadows, deputized for Buddy Holly after the singer was killed in an air crash in February 1959. Soon after,...
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Brian Hyland
- 57% match to Bobby Vinton
12 November 1943, Woodhaven, Queens, New York, USA. A demonstration disc, recorded with the artist's high school group the Delphis, alerted Kapp Records to Hyland's vocal talent. In 1960 he enjoyed a US chart-topper with "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini", one of...
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Andy Williams
- 56% match to Bobby Vinton
Howard Andrew Williams, 3 December 1928, Wall Lake, Iowa, USA. Williams began his singing career in the local church choir with his three brothers. The quartet became popular on their own radio shows from Cincinnati, Des Moines and Chicago. They backed Bing Crosby on his...
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Neil Sedaka
- 50% match to Bobby Vinton
13 March 1939, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. Pianist Sedaka began his songwriting career with lyricist Howard Greenfield in the early 50s. During this high school period, Sedaka dated Carol Klein (later known as Carole King). For a brief period, Sedaka joined the...
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