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Who Was Bobby Darin?

Singer-songwriter Bobby Darin moved from performing in New York City coffeehouses into recording in the late s.

In , "Splish Splash," a novelty song he wrote relatively quickly, became an international hit.

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He then recorded adult-oriented tracks, hitting it big with "Mack the Knife" and earning two Grammys. He died on December 20, in Los Angeles, and posthumously entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame decades later.

Challenging Childhood

Born on May 14, , in the Bronx, New York, entertainer Bobby Darin reached the heights of fame in his all-too-brief life.

He grew up poor in New York City. Throughout his childhood, Darin was told that his parents were Sam and Polly Cassotto. Sam Cassotto had been an associate of crime boss Frank Costello and had died in Sing Sing Prison. Polly, a former vaudeville performer, encouraged young Bobby to become a star like Frank Sinatra.

In fact, Darin was actually the Cassottos' grandson