Bobby Vee

Bobby Vee is one of those early-1960s teen idols I always find a little bittersweet to read about. Thirty-eight Hot 100 hits and six gold singles out of Fargo, North Dakota is no small feat, and there's a famous bit of rock history here too, since a young Robert Zimmerman, later Bob Dylan, briefly played in his band. To me he represents that polished pre-Beatles pop moment that gets overshadowed by what came after, but the chart numbers don't lie. I appreciate that he kept performing for decades. A wholesome, durable career that deserves more credit than nostalgia usually gives it.

Robert Thomas Velline (April 30, 1943 – October 24, 2016), known professionally as Bobby Vee, was an American singer who was a teen idol in the early 1960s and also appeared in films. According to Billboard magazine, he had thirty-eight Hot 100 chart hits, ten of which reached the Top 20. He had six gold singles in his career.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Name (English)

Bobby Vee

Name (Japanese)

ボビー・ヴィー

Reading

ぼびー・ゔぃー

Born

April 30, 1943 – October 24, 2016

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Goat

Origin

Fargo, North Dakota, United States

Blood type

Private

Height

Private

Agency

Private

Occupation

singer-songwriter / musician / singer / actor / animator

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Private

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttps://www.bobbyvee.com/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9C%E3%83%93%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC

Tags

• North Dakota
• singer-songwriter
• musician
• singer

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.