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Personnel: Bobby Darin (vocals, piano); The Jordanaires, Millie Kirkham (vocals); Bernard Kessel, Thomas J. Tedesco, Hank Garland, Howard Roberts , Tony Rizzi (guitar); Sam Freed, Anatol Kaminsky, Felix Slatkin, Benny Gill, Joe Stepansky, David Frisina (violin); Robert Ostrowsky, Alvin Dinkin (viola); Eleanor Slatkin (cello); Dave Pell, Phil Sobel, William R. Perkins, Charles T. Gentry, Clifford E. "Bud" Shank, John Rotella, Nino Tempo, Robert Cooper and the Toronto Mendelssohn Youth Choir, William Green , Ronnie Lang (saxophone); Conrad Gozzo , Conte Candoli, Oliver E. "Ollie" Mitchell, John Anderson , Al Porcino (trumpet); Milton G. Bernhart, Frank Rosolino, George Martimore Roberts, Harold Diner, Francis L. "Joe" Howard (trombone); Ernie Freeman, Marvin H. Hughes, Lou Levy, Neil Sedaka (piano); Donald R. "Ritchie" Frost, Ronnie Zito, Frank Capp, John Jesse Sailes, Farris Coursey (drums); Emil "Richards" Radocchia, Larry Bunker, Carlos Vidal (percussion). Liner Note Author: Todd Everett. Recording information: 03/06/1956-11/08/1961. Illustrator: R.A. Andreas. Photographer: R.A. Andreas. Arrangers: Dick Jacobs; Jimmy Haskell; Rudy Clark. Those tireless archivists at the Bear Family label have done it again, compiling the definitive collection of Bobby Darin's rock-&-roll material on the handsomely annotated, 36-track BOBBY ROCKS. Those who think the pop vocal giant was all about big-band swing will be taken aback by this anthology, which includes not only Darin's big rock-&-roll hits like "Splish Splash" and "Dream Lover," but everything from his version of "Rock Island Line" to the bluesy "Early in the Morning," a self-penned gem that would become a hit for none other than Buddy Holly. Spanning his recordings for Decca, Atco, Brunswick, and Capitol, BOBBY ROCKS is genre-specific, but within that, all-inclusive.