Up for auction a *ONE OF A KIND* "The Night Has a Thousand Night" Bobby Vee Hand Signed T-Shirt. This item is certified authentic by Todd Mueller Autographs and comes with their Certificate of Authenticity.

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Robert Thomas Velline (April 30, 1943 – October 24, 2016), known professionally as Bobby Vee, was an American singer, songwriter and musician who was a  in the  and also appeared in films. According to  magazine, he had thirty-eight  chart hits, ten of which reached the Top 20. He had six  in his career.  Vee was born in , to Sydney Ronald Velline (a chef, pianist and fiddle player) and Saima Cecelia Tapanila, in a family of Norwegian and Finnish heritage. His first , "Suzie Baby," was written by Vee with a nod to 's "Peggy Sue" and recorded for the  label, based in , in ; it was a hit in Minnesota and drew enough national attention to be purchased by , which signed him later that year. His follow-up single, a  of 's UK number-one "", charted in the lower reaches of the Billboard pop chart in early 1960. His fourth release, a revival of '   "" (U.S. number six), brought him into the big time with U.S. buyers. His next single, "" (1961, U.S. number six, Australia number one), made him an international . He has cited as influences, producer  and his personal manager, .  Vee's recording of "" in the summer of 1961 went to  on Billboard magazine's U.S. pop chart and number three in the . Known primarily as a performer of  pop material, he went on to record a string of international hits in the 1960s, including "More Than I Can Say" (1961, UK number 4), "" (1961, US number 2; UK number 6), "" (1963, US number 3; UK number 3) and "Come Back When You Grow Up" (1967, US number 3). On the recording of "Come Back When You Grow Up" Bobby Vee and The Strangers are credited. However, that was merely the record label giving a name to the studio musicians working that day. Bobby's original band, The Shadows, backed him on the road, but changed their name to The Strangers upon learning of the UK band  who backed . They had not backed him since 1963. He also recorded, in 1961, a version of the song "Lollipop", originally by , which also became a success. Vee had a total of ten hit singles in the UK, ending with "Bobby Tomorrow" (UK number 21) in 1963. In 1963, American Bandstand signed Vee to headline Dick Clark's Caravan of Stars national U.S. tour which was scheduled to perform its 15th show on the night of November 22, 1963 at the Memorial Auditorium in Dallas, Texas until suddenly the Friday evening event had to be cancelled moments after U.S. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated that afternoon while touring Dallas in an open car caravan. Vee was also a pioneer in the  genre, appearing in several musical  and in the  series of early film-and-music  recordings.