- Bocky
Bocky was the name used by Robert J. DiPasquale, lead singer of
Bocky and the Visions , arguablyCleveland, Ohio 's most popular pre-British Invasion rock and roll band. Bocky and the Visions had several regional hits in the early 1960s, most notably "I'm Not Worth It", a cover ofJames Brown 's "I Go Crazy" and "Spirit of '64".Born in Cleveland's Little Italy neighborhood in 1941, DiPasquale began his musical career in the 1950s with a
doo-wop band called simplyThe Visions . The band's manager,Redda Robbins , recognized DiPasquale's talents and changing tastes in music. She repackaged DiPasquale as thefront man for a rock and roll band.Bocky and the Visions opened concerts for some of the biggest names in music during the early-mid 1960s including
Leslie Gore ,The Animals , theRolling Stones and theDave Clark Five . After Bocky and the Visions' popularity waned DiPasquale fronted a band calledLittle Caesar and the Empire in Cleveland. His last musical endeavors were as a vocalist with a psychedelic band called Wazoo.DiPasquale was the victim of an unsolved
homicide in February 1988. His body was discovered inEast Cleveland, Ohio (Cleveland Plain Dealer , newspaper,February 22 ,1988 ). The case remains open and is once again being actively investigated (Cleveland Plain Dealer, article by Damian Guevarra,December 24 ,2005 ).External links
* [http://writer.zoho.com/public/28186/41202 New Investigation into 1960s Cleveland Rock Star's Murder?, Joseph Neely]
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