Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Bobby Darin, Jack Lawrence, and Beyond The Sea (new interview)

Beyond The Sea Lyricist Jack Lawrence

Bobby Darin Song File: Lyricist Jack Lawrence goes "Beyond The Sea"
"One day at the publisher's offices I ran into a new young singer with a distinctive style," explains Lawrence. "He was brash and a bit cocky, but rather refreshing, and his name was Bobby Darin..." READ MORE

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Bobby Darin - Mack is Back DVD (review)

I just posted a new review of the Mack is Back DVD to my Retro Music Review site... (Why not leave a comment while you're there!)


Bobby Darin Mack Is Back


Bobby Darin - Mack is Back DVD (Questar; QD3180)


One of the earliest Bobby Darin DVDs ever released and still the best, Mack is Back showcases the many talents of the great Mr. Darin beautifully. The centerpiece of this disc is essentially a concert; an uncut version of the final episode of Darin's 1972-73 TV variety series. This would also be the last time Darin stepped in front of a camera before his passing late in 1973, and so it has a unique resonance... READ MORE

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Bobby Darin, Jamie Coe and Addison Records

There's a new article up on DarinLand.com. Use this link to see it...


Bobby Darin, Jamie Coe and Addison Records: An Interview with Marilyn Bond


Jamie Coe's manager Marilyn Bond talks about her friendship with Bobby Darin and about Jamie Coe's signing with Bobby Darin's Addison Records Label in 1959.

Bobby Darin on TV Tonight!

Pressure Point, starring Bobby Darin and Sidney Poitier, will be running on TCM tonight at Midnight (that's 12am Wednesday). Don't miss Bobby's powerhouse performance! For more info visit http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title.jsp?stid=17276

Sunday, February 24, 2008

New Bobby Darin Decca CD Reviewed

Check out a review of the new Bobby Darin CD from El Toro, "Early Bobby Darin," at this link:


http://darinland.com/Bobby-Darin-Early-Bobby-Darin-Review.html

Monday, February 18, 2008

Bobby Darin Decca Recordings on CD for the First Time

Bobby Darin Early Bobby Darin

Bobby Darin fans will have something to sing about this March, when the El Toro label issues Darin's complete Decca recordings on CD for the very first time. Entitled Early Bobby Darin, the disc includes both sides of every Decca single Darin released in 1956 and 1957, plus several early Atco tracks, with fun outtakes of "Pretty Betty" and "Don't Call My Name" thrown in for good measure.

You can pre-order your copy at this link:

Pre-Order the Early Bobby Darin CD

Here are the complete details:

BOBBY DARIN - EARLY BOBBY DARIN (El Toro; ETCD1018)

Tracks:
1 - Silly Willy (B Darin/D Kirshner/GM Shaw) Decca
2 - Help Me (C Coben) Decca
3 - Rock Island Line (L. Donegan) Decca
4 - Wear My Ring (B Darin/D Kirshner) Atco
5 - (I Found A) Million Dollar Baby (B Rose /M Dixon /H Warren ) Atco
6 - The Greatest Builder C Coben/M Gabler) Decca
7 - Don't Call My Name (B Darin/D Kirshner) Atco
8 - Timber (B Darin/D Kirshner/GM Shaw) Decca
9 - Pretty Betty (B Darin/D Kirshner) Atco
10- I Can't Go On (D Pomus / M Shuman) Atco
11 - Hear Them Bells (M Garson/B Kaye) Decca
12 - Talk To Me Something (B Darin/D Kirshner) Atco
13 - Pretty Betty (take 5) (Bobby Darin/Don Kirshner) - Unreleased
14 - Dealer In Dreams (B Darin/D Kirshner) Decca
15 - Don't Call My Name (take 3) (B Darin/D Kirshner) - Unrelased
16 - Blue-Eyed Mermaid (B Short) Decca
17 - Just In Case You Change Your Mind (H Patterson / M Bell) Atco

Friday, January 18, 2008

Bobby Darin on the Sonny and Cher Show [1972] (4 videos)

The latest BOBBY DARIN VIDEO BLAST at DarinLand.com features 4 great clips of Bobby Darin on the Sonny and Cher Show in November of 1972. Darin sings Randy Newman's "Sail Away" and appears in comedy skits. Use this link to see the videos:

Bobby Darin on the Sonny and Cher Show [1972] (4 videos)

There's also a new POLL (Your favorite clip from this week's Bobby Darin on the Sonny & Cher show Video Blast.)

Check it all out at DarinLand.com.