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Bobby Rydell
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Bobby Rydell (born Robert Louis Ridarelli, 26 April 1940 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American teen idol from the early days of Rock and Roll.
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During his pre-teen years, he was on the Paul Whiteman show singing and doing imitations. As a teenager, he played with Frankie Avalon in a band known as 'Rocco and the Saints'. He was later signed with Cameo Records and became an international star. In 1962, he was in the movie, Bye Bye Birdie with Ann Margret and Dick Van Dyke.
During the 1960s, Rydell had nineteen hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. These included his most popular hit, 1960's "Wild One" (his highest charting single, it reached #2). Other songs include, "Volare", "Swingin' School", "Kissin' Time", "Sway", "I've Got Bonnie" and "Forget Him". During this time he also appeared on many television shows, including the Red Skelton Show and the Danny Thomas Show.
Rydell continued to perform in nightclubs, supper clubs and Las Vegas venues throughout the 1970s and 1980s. He still performs today, as a solo act, and part of "The Golden Boys" (with childhood pals and fellow Philadelphians Frankie Avalon and Fabian).
In both the Broadway musical and film Grease, the high school was named "Rydell High" after Bobby Rydell.
- 1959 "Kissin' Time" / "You'll Never Tame Me"
- 1959 "We Got Love" / "I Dig Girls"
- 1960 "Wild One" / "Little Bitty Girl"
- 1960 "Swingin' School" / "Ding A Ling"
- 1960 "Volare" / "I'd Do It Again"
- 1960 "Sway" / "Groovy Tonight"
- 1961 "Good Time Baby" / "Cherie"
- 1961 "That Old Black Magic" / "Don't Be Afraid"
- 1961 "The Fish" / "The Third House"
- 1961 "I Wanna Thank You" / "The Door To Paradise"
- 1962 "I've Got Bonnie" / "Lose Her"
- 1962 "I'll Never Dance Again" / "Gee It's Wonderful"
- 1962 "The Cha-Cha-Cha" / "The Best Man Cried"
- 1963 "Butterfly Baby" / "Love Is Blind"
- 1963 "Wildwood Days" / "Will You Be My Baby"
- 1963 "Little Queenie" / "The Woodpecker Song"
- 1963 "Let's Make Love Tonight" / "Childhood Sweetheart"
- 1963 "Forget Him" / "Love, Love Go Away"
- Bobby Rydell Official Site
- Bobby Rydell at the Internet Movie Database
- Bobby Rydell at Billboard.com
- http://www.geocities.com/shakin_stacks/bobbyrydell.txt
- http://www.history-of-rock.com/bobby_rydell.htm
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