Bobby Vinton

Bobby Vinton (born April 16 1935) is an American pop music singer.

Born Stanley Robert Vintula, Jr. in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania suburb of Canonsburg, he was the son of a locally popular band leader, Stan Vinton (Stanl

Bobby Vinton (born April 16 1935) is an American pop music singer.

Born Stanley Robert Vintula, Jr. in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania suburb of Canonsburg, he was the son of a locally popular band leader, Stan Vinton (Stanley Vintula, Sr.). At 16, Bobby formed his first band, which played clubs around the Pittsburgh area. With the money he earned, Bobby helped finance his college education at Duquesne University, where he studied music and graduated with a degree in musical composition. While at Duquesne, he became proficient on all of the instruments in the band: piano, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, drums and oboe.