At the time of his death, Bobby Vee, an American pop music star, had a net worth of $10 million.
Bobby Vee, born Robert Thomas Velline in Fargo, North Dakota on April 30, 1943, passed away on October 24, 2016 at the age of 73.
During the early ’60s, he was one of the few artists to achieve pop hits, which were dominated by the emerging rock & roll scene.
When Vee was still a teenager, he teamed up with his brother Bill and his friend Bob Korum to form his first group, the Shadows.
The trio’s significant breakthrough happened in ghastly conditions.
In February 1959, Bobby was 15 years old when a plane crash claimed the lives of three of his four headline acts at the music festival.
Several individuals, including Buddy Holly, Rithchie Valens, the Big Bopper, and others, perished.
Bobby Vee and the Shadows made an offer to headline the music festival.
The band was discovered by renowned producer Snuff Garrett soon after, and their in-house record ‘Suzie Baby’ was released to a major label, Liberty Records.