Carl Dobkins Jr.. - Wikipedia Carl Dobkins Jr.. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. ( October 2017 ) Carl Dobkins Jr. Carl Dobkins Jr. in 1969 Background information ( 1941 - 01 - 13 ) January 13, 1941 ( age 77 ) Cincinnati, Ohio, United States Carl Dobkins Jr. ( born January 13, 1941 in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States ) is an American singer. He is best known for his 1959 hit, `` My Heart is an Open Book '', which went to No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The record sold over one million copies, resulting in the awarding of a gold disc. Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 Discography 4 References 5 External links Career The Seniors, Dobkins ' backup group, included Keith Ross, Paul Powers, Harry Clifton and Bill Smith. The Seniors first met with a common interest in singing at Nast Memorial Methodist Church in Cincinnati. The group sang together for approximately eight years. Dobkins and the Seniors were promoted by Gil Sheppard, a local Cincinnati radio disc jockey, who noted the young singer 's early high school compositions and a two - song demo record. This led to a recording contract with Fraternity Records, who released their first record. After recording `` If You Do n't Want My Lovin ' '' at King Records studios, Sheppard sold the master recording to Decca Records. Dobkins then recorded sessions for Decca in Nashville, Tennessee, which included `` My Heart is an Open Book '' in 1959, which reached No. 3 on the pop chart and number 11 on the R&B chart. Dobkins was featured frequently at Castle Farms, and on television for the Bob Braun Show ( WLW - T, Cincinnati ). He appeared fourteen times as a guest on Dick Clark 's American Bandstand. Personal life Dobkins attended Hughes High School in the late 1950s. Dobkins married Janice Cox in 1960. He has two daughters, five grandchildren, and four great - grand children. He has been inducted into the Cincinnati Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and is now retired, but occasionally performs at oldies festivals. Dobkins sang rockabilly as well, and his contribution to the genre has been recognized by the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. Discography Fraternity F - 794 - January 1958 - `` Take Hold Of My Hand '' / `` That 's Why I 'm Asking '' Decca 9 - 30656 - May 1958 - `` If You Do n't Want My Lovin ' '' / `` Love is Everything '' Decca ED 2664 - August 1959 - `` If You Do n't Want My Lovin ' '' / `` Love is Everything '' / `` My Heart Is An Open Book '' / `` My Pledge to You '' Brunswick 05817 - March 1960 - `` Lucky Devil '' - number 25 UK No. 44 Decca 9 - 31088 - April 1960 - `` One Little Girl '' Decca 39353 - 1962 - `` Promise Me '' / `` Ask Me No Questions '' References ^ Jump up to : Murrells, Joseph ( 1978 ). The Book of Golden Discs ( 2nd ed. ). London : Barrie & Jenkins Ltd. p. 113. ISBN 0 - 214 - 20512 - 6. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). Top R&B / Hip - Hop Singles : 1942 - 2004. Record Research. p. 164. Jump up ^ Roberts, David ( 2006 ). British Hit Singles & Albums ( 19th ed. ). London : Guinness World Records Limited. p. 161. ISBN 1 - 904994 - 10 - 5. Jump up ^ `` Carl Dobkins Jr. Record Label Shots ''. Colorradio.com. Retrieved October 25, 2017. External links Dobkin 's page at the Rockabilly Hall of Fame BNF : cb13893321b ( data ) GND : 134733770 ISNI : 0000 0001 1442 9447 LCCN : no98016321 MusicBrainz : c11f1706 - 2888 - 4d94 - 9938 - 3b141f28a130 VIAF : 44484862 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Carl_Dobkins_Jr.&oldid=841750579 '' Categories : 1941 births Living people American country singer - songwriters American country singers American pop singers Musicians from Cincinnati American rockabilly musicians Singers from Ohio Songwriters from Ohio Hidden categories : BLP articles lacking sources from October 2017 All BLP articles lacking sources Articles with hCards Use mdy dates from April 2014 Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Español Edit links This page was last edited on 17 May 2018, at 20 : 25. About Wikipedia

Question: who sang my heart is an open book
Answer: Carl Dobkins Jr.