Bobby Darin has "hit" with a greater impact and faster public acceptance than any other young performer in the history of show business.
Too, Bobby has opened up the door to strictly adult entertainment mediums for other young performers to walk
through; he was the first young singer to headline the country's top nightclubs, such as Las
Vegas' Sands and Flamingo, and the New York's Copacabana; he was the first young performer to present his first
television special, aimed primarily at an adult audience; and he was the first young singer to bridge the single record and album gap between the teenage and adult buying public, currently selling with equal popularity to both groups.
The ability to draw avid fans from all age groups is probably the most amazing part of the Darin phenomenon. It is never possible to determine exactly what it is about a performer that makes him a star and attracts huge numbers of faithful fans-the phenomenon is usually attributed to am indefinable "personal magnetism , which seems to draw fans and
adulation as a magnet draws steal.
In Bobby's case, the key to his "personal magnetism", which attracts fans from all age groups, can be best explained with one
word: VERSATILITY.
Not since the days of the young Al Jolson and Frank Sinatra has a youthful performer come on the scene who is so adept in all phases of entertainment--singing, acting , dancing, musical instruments, articulate speech.
Bobby is not confined to a rigid pattern or style in anything he does, and can tailor his every performance to suit an individual audience . His singing easily runs the gamut of every form of popular music; his wit and articulate speech allows him to adlib with equal success to teenage audiences or sophiscated supper club patrons; his innate acting talent in films allows him to be
successful with an emotion-packed portrayal of an American nazi bundist ("Pressure Point"), and in an out- and-out comedy role ("If A Man Answers").
Raw versatility is inborn, and in this respect Bobby's talents are god-given. But polished versatility is the result of hard, hard work. And in this respect the success he has attained can be credited
solely to the hard work and drive supplied by Bobby himself. A versatile dynamo of energy and drive, Bobby is constantly trying to improve his performance in all areas.