Bobby Curtola

Bobby Curtola

Bobby Curtola, CM (April 17, 1943 –) is an early Canadian rock and roll singer and one-time teen idol.

History

Born Robert Allen Curtola, in Port Arthur, Ontario, Curtola had several songs on the Canadian music charts beginning with "Hand In Hand With You" [cite web | title= Canadian Charts from 1957 - 1986| work=1050chum.com|url=http://www.1050chum.com/index_chumcharts.aspx Retrieved November 26 2006] . in 1960 and his biggest chart-topper came in 1962 with the song, "Fortune Teller" which was also successful internationally. [cite web | title= U.S Billboard chart rankings| work=billboard.com|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/yearend_chart_index.jsp Retrieved November 26 2006] Between 1960 and 1968 he had continual single and album releases on the Tartan label in Canada. The managers and main songwriters were brothers Dyer and Basil Hurdon. The Del-Fi label released some of those singles in the US.

In 1966 he won a RPM Gold Leaf Award [cite web | title= RPM Gold Leaf Award/Canadian Music Hall of Fame winner and nominations| work=juno-awards.ca|url=http://www.juno-awards.ca Retrieved November 26 2006] for becoming the first Canadian to have an album go gold. [cite web | title= Gold & Platinum certification of albums at RIAA| work=www.riaa.com|url=http://www.riaa.com/gp/database/search_results.asp Retrieved November 26 2006] In the early 1970s, Curtola hosted a CTV musical series entitled, "Shake, Rock and Roll" and Curtola went on to a successful singing career at Las Vegas, Nevada casino venues and still performs at various clubs today. In the 1980s, in an attempt at updating his image, Curtola briefly adopted the billing Boby Curtola and released one album under this name before reverting to his original spelling.

In 1998, in recognition of his long service to the Canadian music industry as well as his humanitarian work around the world, he was made a member of the Order of Canada. [cite web | title=The Order of Canada member list| work=nndb.com|url=http://www.nndb.com/honors/490/000032394/ November 26 2006] His pioneering contribution to the genre has been recognized by the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. [cite web | title=Rockabilly Hall of Fame inductees| work=rockabillyhall.com|url=http://www.rockabillyhall.com/home.html Retrieved November 26 2006]

Besides his musical work, Curtola is also a business entrepreneur, marketing a successful brand of Caesar cocktail. He is also chief executive officer of Home Farms Technologies, a Canadian-based company specializing in environmentally friendly waste management systems. Curtola's best-known singles include:
*Hand in Hand With You
*Fortune Teller
*Johnny Take Your Time
*Don't Sweetheart Me
*Aladdin
*Three Rows Over
*Hitchhiker
*Makin' Love

ee also

*Canadian rock
*Music of Canada

References

External links

* [http://www.curtola.com Official website]
* [http://www.homefarmstech.com Home Farms Technologies website]
* [http://www.rockabillyhall.com/BobbyCurtola.html Rockabilly Hall of Fame]


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