Celebrity Name : Bobby Darin

Celebrity Real Name : Walden Robert Cassotto

Date of Birth : December 20, 1973

Birth Location :The Bronx, New York

Biography :
Bobby Darin (May 14, 1936 – December 20, 1973) (born Walden Robert Cassotto) was one of the most popular American big band performers and teen idols of the late 1950s. However, he is widely respected for being a multi-talented, versatile performer, who challenged and successfully conquered many music genres, including, folk, country, pop, and jazz. He was also an accomplished actor. His wish for a legacy was “to be remembered as a great entertainer, and a human being”.

Musical career :
As was common with ethnic minorities at the time, he changed his Italian name and, in 1956, his agent negotiated a contract for him with Decca Records where Bill Haley & His Comets had risen to fame. However, this was a time when rock and roll was still in its infancy and the number of capable record producers and arrangers in the field was extremely limited. Like other performers, Darin was at first pigeon-holed, recording the banal songs popular with record executives at the time.He left Decca to sign with Atlantic Records, where he wrote and arranged music for himself and others.[wikipedia]