American Bandstand 1964 – Songs of ’63 – Blue Velvet, Bobby Vinton

Airdate: January 4, 1964

Bobby’s cover of “Blue Velvet” became the most successful song on his new album, “Blue on Blue”, when it hit #1 for 3 weeks back in September. Every song on the “Blue on Blue” album has the word “blue” in it including “Mr. Blue”, “Blue Moon” and, of course “Blue on Blue”.
Do you remember the first time you heard this classic?

Bobby Vinton will be the second-to-last guest on Bandstand while it is still in Philadelphia when he appears on January 25th. The very last guests in Philly will be Johnny Tillotson and Linda Scott on February 1st and the show will start broadcasting from Hollywood a week later on Feb. 8th.

The regulars slow dancing in each other’s arms today (long, long before “social distancing”) are Pat Carpino and Ailyene Silverman, Gary Stapleford (0:41), Bobby Baritz & Michelle Liebowitz, and Bruce Richard & Barbara Warchol (2:35)



Stay safe and healthy in these turbulent times everyone….and try not to be “blue”. 😊