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  • Nov 28, 1976
    Donny and Marie Osmond perform Bobby Darin's former country hit "Splish Splash" on ABC-TV's "The Brady Bunch Hour"
    Mar 17, 1978
    "American Hot Wax," based on the life of disc jockey Alan Freed, debuts in theaters. Jerry Lee Lewis performs "Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On" and "Great Balls Of Fire." Elsewhere in the soundtrack are Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, Bobby Darin, The Everly Brothers and Little Richard
    Aug 29, 1980
    MCA releases Tanya Tucker & Glen Campbell's remake of Bobby Darin's "Dream Lover." It's not a hit, but it does get a Grammy nomination
    Oct 24, 1989
    Songwriters Carole King, Gerry Goffin, Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland are announced as inductees in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Other additions include Simon & Garfunkel, Louis Armstrong, Bobby Darin and The Platters
    Jan 17, 1990
    The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inducts Bobby Darin, Simon & Garfunkel, songwriters Gerry Goffin, Carole King, Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland, and trumpet player Louis Armstrong, a one-time Jimmie Rodgers collaborator
    May 12, 1994
    "The Atlantic Records Story: Hip To The Tip" premieres on A&E. It features interviews with Ben E. King, Solomon Burke, Ahmet Ertegun, Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd and Herb Abramson, plus music by Ray Charles, Bobby Darin, Otis Redding, Ivory Joe Hunter and Elvis Presley
    Jun 27, 1995
    MCA releases the "Apollo 13" soundtrack, featuring Hank Williams' "Honky Tonkin'" and The Mavericks' "Blue Moon," plus James Brown, Bobby Darin and Jimi Hendrix
    Jun 30, 1995
    "Apollo 13," starring Tom Hanks and Kevin Bacon as astronauts, opens in theaters. The soundtrack includes Hank Williams' "Honky Tonkin'" and The Mavericks' "Blue Moon," plus Bobby Darin, James Brown and Jimi Hendrix
    Jun 9, 1999
    Bruce Springsteen joins the National Songwriters Hall of Fame during a ceremony at the Sheraton New York Hotel, along with Bobby Darin and Sir Tim Rice. Kenny Rogers receives the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award
    Feb 7, 2006
    Blender hits newsstands with a list of "The 50 Most Awesomely Dead Rock Stars." The bottom half includes The Band's Richard Manuel and Rick Danko, #26; Gram Parsons, #30; Alan Lomax, #41; Warren Zevon, #44; Bobby Darin, #47; and Stephen Foster, #49

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