Thats where the singer likes to be - Fairs get him Close to People!
By Don Tabor - Reporters News Staff Writer
Image text reads: SINGER BOBBY DARIN ... In the background, a "Splish-Splash" pool!
Spent way to long transcribing the tiny text- but as the local Texan, I neeeeded to see if he had been to my state and ah! He has! And preformed at the West Texas Fair wow! He also did the film "State Fair" which is filmed entirely IN texas becuse we have a State Fair...and are famous for the Texas State Fair-
The paper reads as the follow:
A young New York native with a quick smile and a nice song that's Bobby Darin, is now appearing at the West Texas Fair.
Darin 23 was interviewed at the Thunderbird Lodge dressed in a green sweater, blue jeans and swede shoes.
He relaxed in his room sipping a cup of coffee, and talked to a reporter a few hours after an almost all night from California where he just appeared in the Santa Clara County Fair.
"The crowds there were incredulas," he commented. "There were about 11,000 people there the first night."
"I like to appear at Fairs," Darin said. "It gets me close to the people and that's where I like to be." Darin admits that he first started in the music business as a songwriter. "I have written all my hit songs, except 'Mack the Knife'. " He says.
And those hits include "Splish-Splash", "Dream Lover" and many others. "But I had seven bombs (flops) before my first hit." He added.
His first hit was "Splish-Splash".
Darin started his career in New York City, his birthplace. Only three years ago, "First came writing, then singing, then recording." He explained.
Darin does not drink even though his act takes him leading night clubs throughout the country.
His outstanding appearances in the past include the Sahara in Las Vegas where he appeared for four works with George Burns and the Ed Sullivan show.
After his last appearance here tonight, he will journey to New York where he is the beat man in a friend's wedding. (Darin is not married, nor anywhere near that drastic step he claims.)
After New York he will appear in Washington D.C. for a week then is slated for the Sands in Las Vegas.
His favorite songs, standard ballads. "But I sing what the most people want." He added.
He also voiced he thoughts on the future of rock and roll, the manic type which brought him fame.
"I think the music is becoming quieter now, not nearly so wild, I plan to follow the trend." He said.
Darin spoke highly of the act is following him at the West Texas Fair midway show, the Everly Brothers. "They have one of the most authentic country and western sounds I've ever heard. They are also very good musicians." He commented.
He also likes Ricky Nelson. "He's a shy, nice kid." He says. "Elvis Presley? I never met the man." He said.
Bobby thinks he has established himself a certian way in his music. While he single records are mostly the rock and roll type his albums consist more of the Standard Ballads.
The folk song craze the Kingston Trio revived is not new to Darin he says, "I started out as a Folk singer, and I would still like to make folk albums some day."
He also reported that he has signed a contract with Paramount to make a movie in six or seven months. That's all he knows about it.
Though Bobby had only been in Abilene a few hours at interview time, he expressed a like for the country here. "It's a real clean country. It gives me a feeling of health." He said.
He let out a surprised laugh when told there was a town near Abilene named Clyde. "Hey, like Frank Sinatra." He said.
(Editor's note — Writer Tabor, a resident and a Number One booster for the town of Clyde, never fails to bring up the subject it seems.)
One of Sinatra's Coined nicknames in his now famous vocabulary is "Clyde" .
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