I knew Bobby Darin as s popular singer of the sixties, who sang with The Ventures. The Ventures were a great guitar group, and the combination was really fabulous!
Later, I discovered that he sang the English version of La Mer, a well known French song, whose English title was 'Somewhere beyond the sea.' He also made the Kurt Weil song "Mac the Knife' popular. His first hit was Dream Lover, and already it was clear that he had a great pop, rock, jazz voice.
He co - wrote songs with Connie Francis, and had a romantic relationship with her, but they were prevented from marrying by her father.
Apparently he was a Democrat, and gravitated towards writing protest songs, one of which is 'A Simple Song of Freedom'. You can hear him picking on the guitar; he was clearly a talented musician. It's said that he could play guitar, drums, and piano, and other instruments too. He was a good actor, and I'm not sure what prevented him from pursuing a career in movies. He married Sandra Dee, but they divorced.
I must find out more, but stories about celebrities are even harder to verify than stories of classical composers. Bobby Darin died in the mid seventies.
Archie
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