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1936
May
14, 1936
Walden
Robert Cassotto (Bobby Darin) born.
1956
January
17, 1956
Bobby Darin and Don Kirshner copyright their first song, "After
School Rock & Roll"
March
1956
Bobby Darin makes his TV debut on the "Dorsey Brothers' Stage
Show," singing "Rock Island Line."
1957
May
1957
Bobby Darin records first two Atco Records singles in Nashville.
December
16, 1957
Bobby Darin makes debut on "American Bandstand," singing
"Don't Call My Name," chatting with Dick Clark.
1958
April
10, 1958
Bobby Darin records "Splish Splash," and "Queen of
the Hop," in New York.
September
1958
Bobby Darin's coposition, "This Little Girl's Gone Rockin',"
written with Mann Curtis, becomes a Pop/R&B hit for Ruth Brown,
charting as high as #24 on the pop charts and #7 on the R&B
charts. This was Darin's highest ranking composition that he did
not sing himself. (Thanks to Dik de Heer for chart information)
December
19-24, 1958
Bobby Darin records tracks for his That's All album, including
"Mack the Knife."
1959
March
5, 1959
Bobby Darin records "Dream Lover" in New York.
May
7-17, 1959
Bobby Darin opens for George Burns at Harrah's, Lake Tahoe, Nevada.
Bobby has referred to George Burns as a father figure.
July
1959
"Dream Lover" hits #2 nationally.
October
5, 1959
"Mack the Knife" hits #1, stays there for 9 weeks! That's
All enters Billboard's LP chart, eventually reaching
#7, charting for 52 weeks.
October
5, 1959
Bobby Darin becomes the youngest artist ever to headline at The
Sands, Las Vegas. He was 23 years old.
November
29, 1959
Bobby Darin wins 2 Grammy Awards. "Mack the Knife" is
named Record of the Year, and Darin is chosen as Best New Artist.
November
30, 1959
Infamous UPI story appears, quoting Bobby Darin as saying he hopes
"to surpass Sinatra in everything he's done."
December
2, 1959
Bobby Darin appears on TV's "This Is Your Life."
1960
January
3, 1960
Bobby Darin and Connie Francis sing together ("You're the Top")
on the "Ed Sullivan Show."
March
7, 1960
This Is Darin album enters LP chart; will eventually reach
#6.
June
1960
Bobby Darin debuts at the Copacabana; records Darin At The Copa
LP June 15 - 16.
October
17, 1960
Darin At The Copa LP enters chart; will eventually reach
#9.
December
1, 1960
Bobby Darin (age 24) marries actress Sandra Dee (age 19) at 3:00
a.m. at Don Kirshner's house.
December
1960
Bobby Darin appears (briefly) in his first movie, "Pepe."
1961
January
31, 1961
"Bobby Darin And Friends" special airs on NBC.
August
9, 1961
"Come September," starring Bobby Darin and Sandra Dee,
opens.
December
16, 1961
Son Dodd Mitchell Darin is born to Darin and Dee at Cedars of Lebanon
Hospital, Hollywood.
1962
April
4, 1962
"State Fair," staring Darin, Pat Boone, and Ann-Margret,
opens.
May
1962
Darin introduces "folk" segment into his act; accompanying
himself on guitar on "Cottonfields" at the Copa.
July
1962
Darin signs with Capitol Records.
August
25, 1962
"Things" hits #3 on the Billboard charts.
September
19, 1962
"Pressure Point," starring Darin and Sidney Poitier, opens.
November
29, 1962
Darin guests on Bob Hope's TV special with Ethel Merman, Jack Benny.
1963
February
1963
Darin purchases T.M. Music for $500,000.
March
23, 1963
"You're the Reason I'm Living," hits #3.
July
1963
Wayne Newton's "Danke Schoen," produced by Darin, enters
chart.
October
1963
Darin announces decision to leave nightclub performing to devote
more time to T.M. Music, movies; opens last Vegas performance October
24 at the Flamingo.
December
25, 1963
"Captain Newman, M.D." opens.
December
29, 1963
Darin guests on Judy Garland's TV show; performs folk material and
duets with Garland.
1964
February
24, 1964
Academy Awards nominations announced. Darin nominated for Best Supporting
Actor for his role in "Captain Newman, M.D."
April
13, 1964
Academy Awards Ceremony held; Melvyn Douglas wins Best Supporting
Actor Award.
1965
March
24, 1965
Darin participates in demonstration protesting voting discrimination
in Montgomery, Alabama (with Dick Gregory, Harry Belafonte, Peter,
Paul & Mary).
August
25, 1965
"That Funny Feeling," the third and final Darin/Dee film,
opens.
1966
January
1966
Darin returns to nightclub performing after a 2 and a half year
hiatus; appears at the Flamingo in Vegas.
March
7, 1966
Darin appears on TV's "Run For Your Life," in a pilot
for a projected fall series, "It's A Sweet Life," (with
Eve Arden).
April
1966
Darin returns to the Copa for the first time since May 1963.
August
12, 1966
Sandra Dee sues for divorce, asking for custody of Dodd (age 5).
August
15, 1966
Darin records "If I Were A Carpenter," in Los Angeles.
August
16, 1966
Darin appears with Richord Pryor (making his Vegas debut) at the
Flamingo, Vegas.
October
8, 1966
"If I Were A Carpenter" enters Top 40.
1967
March
7, 1967
Sandra Dee awarded a default divorce from Darin.
August
25, 1967
Darin performs at Princess Grace's annual Red Cross Gala in Monte
Carlo.
October
4, 1967
Darin stars in Kraft Music Hall's "Give My REgards to Broadway,"
playing George M. Cohan.
1968
January
10, 1968
Darin hosts Kraft Music Hall's "A Grand Night For Swinging."
May
1968
Darin campaigns for Robert F. Kennedy, who was running for President.
May
30, 1968
Darin is first performer at new San Francisco supper club, Mr. D's.
Here he receives news that RFK has been shot, June 4.
June
8-9, 1968
Darin attends RFK memorial service i New Yrok, and funeral at Arlington
Cemetary.
July
1968
Darin announces formation of his own label, Direction Records
August
1968
Commonwealth United Corp. buys Darin's T.M. Music.
October
30, 1968
Darin debuts new protest song, "Long Line Rider," at the
Cocoanut Grove; changes from tuxedo to denim jacket mid-show.
1969
January
2, 1969
Darin returns to Copacabana with a four-piece rock band; performs
"Long Line Rider."
January
31, 1969
Darin prohibited from singing "Long Line Rider" on Jackie
Gleason TV show; walks off set.
May
13-16, 1969
Sporting mustache, Darin plays Troubadour, L.A., with four-piece
band; sings songs from Direction LPs and debuts "Simple Song
Of Fredom."
July
16, 1969
"Bob" Darin appears at Bonanza, Las Vegas, performing
protest material and "Simple Song Of Freedom" solo on
guitar.
August
2, 1969
Tim Hardin's recording of "Simple Song Of Freedom" enters
Billboard chart; will peak at #50.
October
2, 1969
"Bob" Darin makes TV debut; sings "Distractions"
on Tom Jones' TV show.
December
2, 1969
"Bob" Darin plays Sahara i Las Vegas, turns down requests
for "Mack the Knife."
1970
May
1970
Darin takes out newspaper ads denouncing US. invasion of Cambodia.
May
12, 1970
At an anti-war demonstration, Darin addresses a crowd (of mostly
USC students) at City Hall in Los Angeles. He announces "Phone
for Peace," urges crowd to phone White House.
May
21, 1970
"Bobby" Darin back at the Landmark, Las Vegas; returns
"Mack the Knife" to show.
June
17, 1970
Darin performs concert at London's Albert Hall.
July
27-31, 1970
Darin co-hosts on "The Mike Douglas Show."
1971
February
6, 1971
Darin records Desert Inn act for a possible live album.
February
9, 1971
Darin enters hospital for heart operation.
April
1971
"Melodie," Darin's first single for Motown, released.
September
1, 1971
Darin performs for the first time since heart surgery, opening at
Harrah's in Reno.
October
5 , 1971
Darin appears on TV's "Ironsides."
1972
January
13, 1972
Darin sings "Mack the Knife," and "Simple Song Of
Freedom" on "Flip Wilson Show."
February
7, 1972
Darin returns to Desert Inn, Las Vegas.
February
9, 1972
Darin appears on "Night Gallery."
July
27, 1972
"The Bobby Darin Amusement Company" debuts for seven-week
run on NBC; Burt Reynolds, George Burns guest on debut.
August
1972
Darin performs concert in Central Park.
August
1972
Bobby Darin, first Motown LP, released.
November
1972
NBC announces that Darin's TV show will return in January.
"Happy," Darin's last single, released.
1973
January
16, 1973
Plans for "Bobby Darin International Chess Classic" announced
in New York; to be "richest chess tournament ever."
January
19, 1973
"The Bobby Darin Show" debuts on NBC.
April
3 , 1973
NBC announces cancellation of Darin's show.
April
27, 1973
Last of Darin's show airs; "concert" show with Peggy Lee.
June
25, 1973
Darin Marries Andrea Joy Yeager in Walnut Grove, California.
July
18, 1973
Darin opens at the Hilton, Las Vegas. His August 26 performance
there will be his last concert.
August
1973
"Happy Mother's Day...Love, George," Darin's final film,
opens.
December
11, 1973
Darin enters Cedars of Lebanon Hospital, L.A., to repair two artificial
heart valves received in a previous operation.
December
20, 1973
After eight hours on operating table, Bobby Darin dies at the age
of 37.
1990s
January
17, 1990
Bobby Darin inducted into the Rock
'n' Roll Hall of Fame.
1999
Bobby Darin inducted into the Songwriters
Hall of Fame
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