Bobby Rydell passed away

Bobby Rydell, the 1960s teen heartthrob who appeared in the 1963 musical comedy "Bye Bye Birdie," has died. He was 79.

I wasn’t a soft-shoe type of guy, but I was always a fairly good mover, and everything in ‘Bye Bye Birdie’ is all moves,” he said in a 2020 interview. But I’ve survived through all of that, and I’m continuing to do what I really enjoy doing.” “It’s been my life since like 7 years old,” said Rydell, who was a frequent guest on variety shows hosted by the likes of Red Skelton, George Burns, Jack Benny and Danny Thomas. “I can’t complain at all about my career. I wanna be that drummer,” Rydell said he told his father. Ukee Washington of CBS3 in Philly shared the news with social media on Tuesday. “A Philly Music Legend … has passed on. “That’s what you had to do to make it.

Music legend Bobby Rydell, one of the first teen idols back in the 1960s, is dead. Bobby, whose famous songs include "Volare" and "Wild One," died Tuesday.

Bobby was a central part of the Philadelphia dynasty in music ... so big, streets were named after him. We're told it was not COVID-related. Singing Heartthrob Bobby Rydell Dead at 79 There's even a nod to Bobby in the Broadway and film version of "Grease" ... the high school, "Rydell High," was named after him. Singing Heartthrob Bobby Rydell Dead at 79 Bobby sold over 25 million records ... and his other hits include "Kissin' Time, "Sway," "I've Got Bonnie," "The Cha-Cha-Cha" and "Forget Him."

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Singer and Philadelphia native Bobby Rydell died from non-Covid-19 related pneumonia complications on Tuesday at Jefferson Hospital, ...

"I had the pleasure of meeting Bobby Rydell a number of times. "I had the pleasure of meeting Bobby Rydell a number of times. A consummate entertainer and more importantly, a real gentleman. A consummate entertainer and more importantly, a real gentleman. Producers of the 70s romantic comedy 'Grease' named the high school after Rydell to pay tribute to the era in which the popular musical was set. Producers of the 70s romantic comedy 'Grease' named the high school after Rydell to pay tribute to the era in which the popular musical was set.

Rydell died Tuesday morning, according to his friend and iconic Philly DJ Jerry Blavat. A cause of death has not yet been revealed.

Rydell established himself as a star and teen idol in the 1950s. Born in Philadelphia in 1942, Rydell first began performing at the age of 9 as a drummer. - During his legendary music career, Rydell had 34 Top 40 hits on the US Billboard, including “Volare,” “Wild One,” “We Got Love,” and “Wildwood Days.” In all, he sold over 25 million records.

Bobby Rydell, a teen idol who had hits including 'Wild One' and 'Volare,' and starred alongside Ann-Margret in 'Bye Bye Birdie,' has died.

And I’m not a movie star by any stretch of the imagination, but if I had to be in one picture, it’s a classic, such as ‘Grease.’ And I’m really happy to be involved with something that was that wonderful.” A new liver and a new kidney, because of all of the drinking. After having tried his luck with a handful of unsuccessful singles for small, independent labels, Rydell signed with Philadelphia’s Cameo Records (eventually Cameo/Parkway) and hit the charts with “Kissin’ Time” in 1959. “And I said to Frankie — and I called him Cheech, because in Italian, Frank is Cheech — I said, ‘Cheech, this is great, but how long is this going to last? The singer had 34 singles chart on the Billboard Hot 100, the most well-remembered of which include “Wild One,” which reached No. 2, and “Volare,” a No. 4 hit. In a 2020 interview, Rydell talked about the endurance of the trio as a touring act. “Now we do a show, I’m sure you’re aware of it, called ‘The Golden Boys,’ and we started that show in 1985, and it was a tremendous success,” he said. “It was so nice to know that the high school [in ‘Grease’] was named after me,” he said. He told the best stories, did the best impersonations and was the nicest guy.” “Out of all the kids” from that era, Blavat said, “he had the best pipes and was the greatest entertainer. An actor also portrayed him in a performance scene in the film “Green Book.” A mural of Rydell adorns the Wildwood, NJ boardwalk.

He had his first hit in 1959. Six decades later, teamed with his fellow singers Frankie Avalon and Fabian, he was still drawing crowds.

After his television appearances dwindled, he continued to perform in nightclubs and nostalgia shows, and to tour Australia, until the promoter Dick Fox put the Golden Boys together in 1985, initially or a PBS special. In 1975, Ian Dove wrote: “Mr. Rydell is not your hard rocker — his era was in the late 1950s, when rock was being softened and made less frightening. In a radio interview in 2013 with Ted Yates of CKOC in Hamilton, Ontario, Mr. Rydell explained why he hadn’t stayed in Hollywood to make more movies: “I couldn’t. There was something about the lifestyle in California that I really wasn’t used to. But the only movie in which he made much of an impact was “Bye Bye Birdie,” released in 1963 and based on the hit Broadway musical of the same name, which poked fun at show business in general and rock ’n’ roll frenzy in particular. In the 2000 book “The Beatles Anthology,” Paul McCartney was quoted as saying that he and John Lennon based “She Loves You” on a Bobby Rydell song. He raised his children there, and moved in 2013 only because the house had grown too big for him and his wife. “His son had passed away, and Bobby always felt he was looked upon by Mr. Skelton as a son. The Australian police had to make a wedge to get us out of Sydney Stadium. It was scary, but all in all it was absolutely tremendous.” (Mr. Rydell went on to tour in Australia more than 20 times.) Reviewing his Copacabana performance in 1961, Variety complimented him on his “sense of career.” “Right now, he’s a teenager’s teenager,” the Variety critic said. Unlike some of the other pretty faces of his era, Mr. Rydell was a real musician. His name alone could conjure up an entire era: The 1970s rock musical “Grease,” in both its Broadway and movie versions, was set in 1959 at the fictional Rydell High School. Over the course of his recording career he placed 19 singles in the Billboard Top 40 and 34 in the Hot 100.

Bobby Rydell, the pop singer and teen idol from Philadelphia who starred opposite Ann-Margaret and Dick Van Dyke in 'Bye Bye Birdie,' has died. He was 79.

Still, he sold in the neighborhood of 25 million records during his career. That year, he signed with Capitol Records, but his popularity waned amid the British invasion. That year, he toured Australia with the Everly Brothers. “When we first got on the set at Columbia, my script got bigger and bigger and bigger every day.” Encouraged by his father, Adrio, he began performing at age 7 in area nightclubs, then won a TV competition on Paul Whiteman’s Teen Club amateur program. Rydell died Tuesday at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, WPVI-TV in Philadelphia reported.

Bobby Rydell, a teen idol from the '60s known for songs like "Wild One" and his role as Hugo Peabody in the 1963 film "Bye Bye Birdie," has died, ...