For Bobby Darin performing was his life. It kept his heart beating. He came alive onstage even when he was near collapse offstage. From the age of seven Walden Robert Cassotto... Little Bobby knows the odds are stacked against him. Rheumatic fever has permanently damaged his heart & he's not expected to make it to age fifteen. Bobby's family pour all their energies into caring for him. Bobby's frail heart may be one truth but his mother Polly a former singer introduces her boy to another wonderful truth: music. Music becomes Bobby's bargaining chip against time... he's not only singing but also playing piano drums & guitar before he even hits his teens. Music takes him into a world beyond the Bronx & beyond sickness. It's a world of effortlessly swinging songs & couples dancing to the lilt of Bobby's voice. Bobby Darin remains one of the great entertainers of all time with a rags to riches story unknown.