Full sail with ‘Bobby Darin: Directions — A Listener’s Guide’ word slinger Shane Brown

A watercolor-worthy 1959 portrait finds a royal blue-clad Bobby Darin on top of the world alongside a Las Vegas swimming pool. Photography by Lawrence Schiller / Polaris Communications

Bobby Darin’s rapport with Elvis Presley, supposed Frank Sinatra feud, sudden burst of protest songwriting inspired by the assassination of Robert Kennedy, Motown misfires, the mess that is the current state of the entertainer’s legacy, and tons more are dissected in a riveting conversation with British researcher Shane Brown, who holds a PhD…