What was with all those teen heartthrob Bobbys in the '60s?

Aug 8, 2025 - 21:07
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What was with all those teen heartthrob Bobbys in the '60s?
In the 1960s, hearthrobs named Bobby were <em>everywhere. </em>Clockwise from top left: Bobby Darin, Bobby Vee, Bobby Rydell, Bobby Goldsboro, Bobby Womack, and Bobby Sherman.

Bobbys were inescapable in music in the '50s and '60s: Bobby Sherman, Bobby Rydell, Bobby Darin and more. NPR critic Bob Mondello looks back to an era when everyone seemed to share his name.

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