Bobby Darin

January Timeline

Here are some significant events in the life and
career of Bobby Darin for the month of January:

January 17, 1956: Bobby and Don Kirshner copyright their first song.

January 10, 1958: Bobby appears on the Dick Clark Beechnut Show.

January 3, 1960: Bobby and Connie Francis sing together ("You're the Top") on
the Ed Sullivan Show.

January 11, 1960: Darin is profiled by Shana Alexander in Life Magazine.

January 31, 1961: The special "Bobby Darin and Friends" airs on NBC.

January 6, 1963: Bobby appears on the game show, Password.

January 29, 1963: Bobby appears on the Steve Allen Show.

January 28, 1964: Bobby appears on the Jack Benny Show.

January 11, 1965: Bobby appears on the Andy Williams Show with Vic Damone.

January 18, 1965: Bobby performs at an LBJ Democratic Gala, singing an unknown
song that he writes while traveling by train to the Washington D.C. event.

January 31, 1965: Bobby appears on the game show, What's My Line?

January 1966: Bobby returns to nightclub performing after a two and a half year
hiatus. He appears at the Flamingo in Las Vegas.

January 10, 1966: Bobby appears on the Andy Williams Show with Eddie Fisher.
Bobby, Andy and Eddie sing a rousing rendition of "Do Re Mi."

January 19, 1967: Bobby appears on "And Debbie Makes Six," a Debbie Reynolds TV special.

January 15, 1968: Bobby guest stars on the Danny Thomas Show in an episode
entitled "The Cage."

January 10, 1968: Bobby hosts a Kraft Music Hall special: "A Grand Night for Swinging."

January 2, 1969: Darin returns to the Copa with a four piece band & performs
"Long Line Rider."

January 22, 1969: Bobby hosts a Kraft Music Hall special: "Sounds of the Sixties."

January 31, 1969: Darin is prohibited from singing "Long Line Rider" on the
Jackie Gleason Show. He walks off the set.

January 21, 1971: Bobby sings "Lazy River" and "If I Were a Carpenter" on the
Flip Wilson Show.

January 13, 1972: Bobby sings "Mack" and "Simple Song of Freedom" on the
Flip Wilson Show.

January 16, 1973: Plans for the "Bobby Darin International Chess Classic" are
announced in New York. It's to be "the richest chess tournament ever!"

January 19, 1973: The Bobby Darin Show debuts on NBC.

January 26, 1973: Bobby welcomes guests Helen Reddy and David Steinberg to
The Bobby Darin Show.

January 29, 1973: Bobby is a guest on The Tonight Show.

January 17, 1990: Bobby Darin is inducted into the Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame.