Bobby Darin Atco Award goes up for auction on December 5th, 2007

November 15th, 2007

An internal award presented to Bobby Darin by Atco Records, in honor of 5,000,000 records sold, will go up for auction on December 5th, 2007 at Bonhams Auctioneers, Montpelier Street, Knightsbridge, London. The item is part of The David Gest Collection of Entertainment Memorabilia, which includes the largest collection of Gold Presentation Discs ever to appear […]

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Bobby Darin Guitarists: Billy Mure (Splish Splash)

November 1st, 2007

Billy Mure, Guitarist on Bobby Darin’s Splish Splash (1958)

As a guitarist, arranger, conductor, and composer, Billy Mure established a style of playing that was uniquely his own. His debut album in 1957, “Supersonic Guitars in Hi-Fi” on the RCA label, utilized multi-tracking techniques to layer 4 guitars, 2 sets of drums, and 1 bass player. […]

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