New Bobby Darin CD: “Sings Doctor Dolittle/Born Walden Robert Cassotto”

The good news coming from UK label Demon/Edsel just never seems to stop. First, they gift Bobby Darin fans with re-issues of the “Shadow of Your Smile/In a Broadway Bag” and “If I Were a Carpenter/Inside Out” 2-on-1 CDs… and now, they’re bringing us a 2-on-1 disc containing the “Bobby Darin Sings Doctor Dolittle” and […]

Bobby Darin sings “I Got Rhythm” in 1961 (and he dances too!) (video clip)

Here he is, in all his singing, dancing glory, the one, the only, the multi-talented Mr. Bobby Darin. This clip is taken from his 1961 TV special, “Bobby Darin and Friends,” and it serves once again to demonstrate the limitless nature of this man’s talent. Just watch him move. He has the music surging through […]

Bobby Darin sings “Sally Was A Good Old Girl” from “You’re the Reason I’m Living”

Like everything else he did, Bobby Darin’s approach to country music was entirely unique. He could deliver a completely traditional reading of a song, or take it in a new and exciting direction. In the case of the Harlan Howard number “Sally Was A Good Old Girl,” (from the 1963 Capitol album “You’re the Reason […]

Bobby Darin sings Clementine (His New Single!)

I love hearing Bobby Darin referring to this tune as “the brand new single record” in this clip. And of course, Bobby can’t resist doing a little schtick during the intro. It just gets better and better!

Bobby Darin sings “When the Saints Go Marching In”

Holey moley, what a performance! Young Bobby Darin drives the crowd into a frenzy with a medley that begins with “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” and builds to an incredible rave-up version of “When the Saints Go Marching In.” Just watch those hands and those snappin’ fingers as they guide the audience and drive the melody […]