Fargo Native Bobby Vee Has Died

Pop music icon and teen idol Bobby Vee has died.  Vee was 73.  

The Fargo native was launched into fame after Buddy Holly’s plane crashed en route to Moorhead in 1959. That’s when Vee performed at the Winter Dance Party in Moorhead, which is known as “The Day the Music Died.

Vee’s first hit single was “Suzie Baby.  Vee became a teen idol, and appeared on “American Bandstand” with Dick Clark.

He was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2011.

Funeral arrangements are pending.

A look at some of the top singles by 1960s pop singer Bobby Vee and their Billboard chart positions:
        _ “Take Good Care of My Baby,” hit No. 1 on the Hot 100 chart in September 1961. The single stayed at No. 1 for three weeks.
        _ “Run to Him,” hit No. 2 on Hot 100 in December 1961.
        _ “The Night Has A Thousand Eyes,” hit No. 3 on Hot 100 in February 1963, No. 8 on Hot R&B Singles in January 1963, and No. 2 on Adult Contemporary Airplay in January 1963.
        _ “Come Back When You Grow Up,” hit No. 3 on Hot 100 in September 1967.
        _ “Devil or Angel,” hit No. 6 on Hot 100 in October 1960.
        _ “Rubber Ball,” hit No. 6 on Hot 100 in January 1961.
        _ “Charms,” hit No. 13 on Hot 100 in May 1963, and No. 5 on Adult Contemporary Airplay in May 1963.
        _ “Please Don’t Ask About Barbara,” hit No. 15 on Hot 100 in April 1962.
        _ “Sharing You,” hit No. 15 on Hot 100 in July 1962.
        _ “Punish Her,” hit No. 20 on Hot 100 in October 1962.
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        (Source: Billboard magazine)