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Bobby Darin · 1959

Bobby Darin

Historical music event in the Radio Music History database.

September 4, 1959Legal⭐⭐⭐⭐

Description

Following the stabbing deaths of two teenagers by a 17-year-old perpetrator and other similar violent incidents in New York, radio station WCBS banned all versions of “Mack the Knife.” Bobby Darin's version later won Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Best New Artist and was added to the National Recording Registry in 2016.

Related events

  1. Bobby DarinAugust 13, 1959
    Film⭐⭐⭐
    Bobby Darin signed a six-year film contract with Paramount, which was expected at the time to earn him $1 million. As he transitioned from a teenage idol to a more universal artist, he wanted to move beyond roles aimed solely at teenage audiences and insisted on quality acting and serious filmmaking.
  2. Bobby DarinAugust 19, 1959
    Recording⭐⭐⭐⭐
    Bobby Darin released the classic single “Mack the Knife”.
  3. Bobby DarinAugust 30, 1959
    Chart⭐⭐⭐⭐
    Bobby Darin’s “Mack the Knife” debuted at No. 59 on the Billboard Hot 100 on August 30. It came from the 1928 German play “Three Penny Opera”, later became Darin’s biggest hit, reached No. 1 and won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year.
  4. Bobby DarinOctober 5, 1959
    Chart⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
    Bobby Darin's “Mack the Knife” reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on October 5, beginning its first six-week period at the top. After a brief interruption, it returned to No. 1 and spent a total of nine weeks there. The recording won the Grammy for Record of the Year, and Bobby Darin won the Grammy for Best New Artist; in 2003 the song was ranked No. 251 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest songs.
  5. Bobby DarinOctober 6, 1959
    Personal⭐⭐⭐⭐
    At the age of 23, Bobby Darin became the youngest headliner in the history of the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas.
  6. Bobby DarinOctober 9, 1959
    Career⭐⭐⭐
    Bobby Darin became the youngest performer to headline the Copa Room at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, at age 21, breaking Johnny Mathis' previous record of 23. He was touring in support of his hit "Mack the Knife," which was No. 1 in the US that week.
  7. Bobby DarinAugust 4, 1958
    Chart⭐⭐⭐
    “Splish Splash” by Bobby Darin reached No. 3 on the U.S. chart.
  8. Bobby DarinAugust 9, 1961
    Film⭐⭐⭐⭐
    The film “Come September,” starring Bobby Darin and his wife Sandra Dee, was released in cinemas.
  9. Bobby DarinOctober 9, 1964
    Film⭐⭐
    Bobby Darin began filming his eighth movie, That Funny Feeling, in Hollywood, starring alongside his wife Sandra Dee.
  10. Bobby DarinAugust 15, 1966
    Recording⭐⭐⭐
    He recorded the song “If I Were a Carpenter”.
  11. Bobby DarinAugust 20, 1968
    Legal⭐⭐⭐
    Bobby Darin sold his music publishing company for one million dollars.
  12. Bobby DarinOctober 2, 1969
    TV⭐⭐⭐
    Bobby Darin appeared on the ABC musical program This Is Tom Jones. During this period, he also used the name “Bob Darin” as part of his change in image and musical direction. On the program, he performed his original folk-rock song “Distractions” and then joined Tom Jones for a medley of “A Worried Man,” “Aquarius,” and “Let the Sunshine In.”