Bob Vincent (born March 7, 1918, in Detroit, Michigan – June 25, 2005, in Fullerton, California) was an American

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singer and

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. Born Vincent John Cernuto, he started singing in bands in the 1940s. He was the featured vocalist on the song "

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", as recorded by

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in 1948. This recording peaked at No. 1. Vincent started his theatrical agent career by taking over Julius J. "Bookie" Levin's Mutual Entertainment agency. In 1962, Vincent relocated to

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, Nevada, where he became Entertainment Director of

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Lake Tahoe and

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showrooms. In 1965, having met up-and-coming singer

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at Harrah's, Mr. Vincent moved to Los Angeles, California where he co-managed Newton's career. Vincent started his own theatrical agency, Mus-Art Corporation Of America in 1967, and managed a wide range of musicians/artists for the next 35 years, eventually changing the company name to Main Track Productions. He also wrote and published a book, ''Show Business Is Two Words'', in 1979. One of his children is drummer/ producer Nick Vincent. Bob Vincent died from

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on June 25, 2005, in

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