It wasn't until he was 30 that Bobby Darin found out that his sister was actually his mother and that his supposed mother was actually his grandmother. His musical career really took off when he had his first worldwide hit in 1958 with " Splish Splash " .
Folk singer Tim Hardin wrote " If I Were A Carpenter " in the 1960s and released it on his second album. But it was Bobby Darin's version that made the song known to a wider audience and even earned Bobby a Grammy nomination. He lost out to " Eleanor Rigby " by the Beatles. However, he had already received two Grammys for his version of " Mack The Knife. "
The video recommended here was made in 1973, just nine months before his untimely death. Bobby Darin suffered from heart failure throughout his life. He only lived to be 37 years old. He was posthumously inducted into the 'Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame' in 1990 and into the 'Songwriters Hall Of Fame' in 1999.
The video combines one of the most beautiful songs of all time with one of the most beautiful voices.