Biography:
Bobby Vinton (born April 16, 1935) is an American pop music singer. At 16, Vinton formed his first band, which played clubs around the Pittsburgh area. With the money he earned, Vinton 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.
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- Mr. Lonely
- Blue Velvet
- Another Without You Day
- Beer Barrel Polka Roll Out The Barrel
- Blue On Blue
- Christmas Eve In My Home Town
- Clinging Vine
- Dick And Jane
- Dum
- I Love How You Love Me
- I Love You The Way You Are
- L
- Lets Kiss And Make Up
- Lonely Girl
- Long Lonely Nights
- Mister Lonely
- My Heart Belongs To Only You
- My Melody Of Love
- My Special Angel
- Over And Over
- Over The Mountain Across The Sea
- Petticoat White
- Please Love Me Forever
- Rain Rain Go Away
- Roses Are Red
- Satin Pillows
- Sealed With A Kiss
- Take Good Care Of My Baby
- Tears
- Tell Me Why
- There Ive Said It Again
- Too Fat Polka
- Trouble Is My Middle Name
- You Are My Special Angel
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Blue Velvet sung by Bobby Vinton.
(#1 in '63)
[Verse 1]
D9 D7 G Bm Bm7-Bbm7-Am7
1.She wore blue velvet,
D9 D7 G Em7
Bluer than velvet was the night,
C Cm D9 D7 Am7 G Em-Am7-D
Softer than satin was the light from the stars.
D9 D7 G Bm Bm7-Bbm7-Am7
She wore blue velvet
D9 D7 G Em7 - Am7
Bluer than velvet were her eyes,
C Cm D9 D7 Am7 D7 Dm7 G7
Warmer than May her tender sighs..... love was ours.
[Chorus]
CM7 Cm7
Ours a love I held tightly,
G7 G G7
Feeling the rapture grow,
CM7 Cm7
Like a flame burning brightly,
Bm7 Gdim. Am7 D7
But when she left, gone was the glow...
[Verse 2]
D7 G Bm Bm7-Bbm7-Am7
2. ...Of blue velvet,
D7 G
But in my heart there'll always be,
C Cm D7 Am7 Dm7
Precious and warm, a memory, through the years,
G G7 CM7 Am7 Cm Cdim. D7 G
...And I still can see blue velvet...through my tears.
[Chorus]
D9 D7 G
(She wore blue...)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat!
(#1 in '63)
[Verse 1]
D9 D7 G Bm Bm7-Bbm7-Am7
1.She wore blue velvet,
D9 D7 G Em7
Bluer than velvet was the night,
C Cm D9 D7 Am7 G Em-Am7-D
Softer than satin was the light from the stars.
D9 D7 G Bm Bm7-Bbm7-Am7
She wore blue velvet
D9 D7 G Em7 - Am7
Bluer than velvet were her eyes,
C Cm D9 D7 Am7 D7 Dm7 G7
Warmer than May her tender sighs..... love was ours.
[Chorus]
CM7 Cm7
Ours a love I held tightly,
G7 G G7
Feeling the rapture grow,
CM7 Cm7
Like a flame burning brightly,
Bm7 Gdim. Am7 D7
But when she left, gone was the glow...
[Verse 2]
D7 G Bm Bm7-Bbm7-Am7
2. ...Of blue velvet,
D7 G
But in my heart there'll always be,
C Cm D7 Am7 Dm7
Precious and warm, a memory, through the years,
G G7 CM7 Am7 Cm Cdim. D7 G
...And I still can see blue velvet...through my tears.
[Chorus]
D9 D7 G
(She wore blue...)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat!
