Bobby Vee Dies at 73

By Adriana Gray - 25 Oct '16 08:03AM
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Last October 24, 2016, another Pop music icon singer died at the age of 73 because of complications of Alzheimer's disease. Robert Thomas Velline also was known as Bobby Vee who is the voice in the popular song "Take  good care of my baby", which went number one on the Billboard U.S.

Bobby vee was born on April 30, 1943, in Fargo Dakota to Sydney. He was first to introduce into the National music industry at the age of 15.Bobby Vee together with his band  takes place after the death of rock 'n' roll stars Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens in a plane crash.

What you Don't know: Flashback to his contribution to the music industry.

Bobby Vee's career included 38 singles . All of it reached the Billboard Hot 100 between 1959-1970.

1.) List of his popular sons:

2.) Take Good Care of My Baby

3.) The Night Has a Thousand Eyes

4.) Rubber Ball

5.) Run to Him

6.) Devil or Angel More Than I Can Say

7.) Come Back When you Grow Up

8.) Sharing You

Before It All Ends: Years before he died

On April 29, 2012, Bobby Vee was Diagnosed with an early stage of Alzheimer's disease and would eventually withdraw from the music business.

In his previous interview, Vee said,

"I didn't have any fear right then. The fear didn't hit me until the spotlight came on, and then I was just shattered by it. I didn't think that I'd be able to sing. If I opened my mouth, I wasn't sure anything would come out."

Before his death, he received hospice care in a long term facility in Rogers Minnesota, just outside of Minneapolis.

Another huge lost of the Music Business. An Iconic Pop singer had died and finally free from his suffering because of his disease.

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