1962: Bobby Vinton's "Roses Are Red" sat on top of both the Billboard Hot 100 and the Cashbox Best Sellers list. It was a song that Bobby found in a pile of demo discs that were marked "reject" at Epic Records. The label was about to drop Vinton's band, but he talked them into recording him as a solo artist. The single became a million seller and was both Bobby's and Epic's first Gold record. It made #15 in the UK.
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