Referred to as some as the ‘Polish Prince’, Bobby Vinton is a veteran and beloved pop singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, actor, and former teen idol with smooth crooner vocals and a flair for romantic ballads who became famous beginning in the early 1960s. He is best known for his dreamy rendition of the extensively-covered ‘Blue Velvet’. Vinton’s smash version was the inspiration for the 1986 David Lynch film noir movie thriller of the same name. From 1962 through 1972, Vinton had more #1 hits than any other male vocalist, including Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra.