"Blue Velvet" is a popular song written and composed in 1950 by Bernie Wayne and Lee Morris... A top 20 hit for Tony Bennett in
its original 1951 version, the song has since been re-recorded many times, with a 1963 version by Bobby Vinton reaching No. 1...
The most successful recording of "Blue Velvet" was recorded (on May 27, 1963) and released by Bobby Vinton in August 1963,
backed by Burt Bacharach and his Orchestra... Bobby Vinton's version reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on 21 September
1963 and remained at No. 1 for the subsequent two weeks...