Pop star Bobby vee dies @73

Bobby Vee, best known for hits including Rubber Ball, Take Good Care of My Baby and The Night Has a Thousand Eyes, has died at the age of 73.

Vee released more than 25 albums during his career, retiring in 2011 after being diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease.

Vee's son Jeff Velline said the singer died peacefully surrounded by family on Monday.

It was "the end of a long hard road", Mr Velline said.

He described his father as "a person who brought joy all over the world", adding: "That was his job."

Vee had been in a care home near Minneapolis for just over a year and had been receiving hospice care before his death, Mr Velline said.