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. == Early life == Vee was born in Fargo, North Dakota, to Sydney Ronald Velline (a chef, pianist and fiddle player)... [more on Wikipedia]