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class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">American singer and teen idol (1942–2022)</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output 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href="/wiki/Abington_Township,_Montgomery_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania">Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania</a>, U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation(s)</th><td class="infobox-data role">Singer, actor</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years active</th><td class="infobox-data">1950–2022</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouses</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style></li></ul> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;">Camille Quattrone</div> <div class="marriage-line-margin2px"></div> <div style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1968; died 2003)<wbr /></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1151524712"></li></ul> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;">Linda Hoffman</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 2009)<wbr /></div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">2</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><b>Musical career</b></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genres</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Traditional_pop" title="Traditional pop">Traditional pop</a>, <a href="/wiki/Doo-wop" title="Doo-wop">doo-wop</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Instrument(s)</th><td class="infobox-data note">Vocals, Drums</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Labels</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Cameo-Parkway_Records" title="Cameo-Parkway Records">Cameo-Parkway</a>, <a href="/wiki/Capitol_Records" title="Capitol Records">Capitol</a>, <a href="/wiki/Reprise_Records" title="Reprise Records">Reprise</a>, (U.S.)<br /><a href="/wiki/Columbia_Graphophone_Company" title="Columbia Graphophone Company">Columbia</a> (U.K.)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data">bobbyrydell.com</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Musical artist</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data">www.bobbyrydell.com</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Robert Louis Ridarelli</b><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (April 26, 1942 – April 5, 2022), known by the <a href="/wiki/Stage_name" title="Stage name">stage name</a> <b>Bobby Rydell</b> <span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˌ/: secondary stress follows">ˌ</span><span title="'r' in 'rye'">r</span><span title="/aɪ/: 'i' in 'tide'">aɪ</span><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'d' in 'dye'">d</span><span title="/ɛ/: 'e' in 'dress'">ɛ</span><span title="'l' in 'lie'">l</span></span>/</a></span></span>, was an American singer and actor who mainly performed <a href="/wiki/Rock_and_roll" title="Rock and roll">rock and roll</a> and <a href="/wiki/Traditional_pop" title="Traditional pop">traditional pop</a> music. In the early 1960s, he was considered a <a href="/wiki/Teen_idol" title="Teen idol">teen idol</a>. His most well-known songs include "<a href="/wiki/Wildwood_Days" title="Wildwood Days">Wildwood Days</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Wild_One_(Bobby_Rydell_song)" title="Wild One (Bobby Rydell song)">Wild One</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/Volare_(song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Volare (song)">Volare</a>" (cover of an Italian song by <a href="/wiki/Domenico_Modugno" title="Domenico Modugno">Domenico Modugno</a>, "<a href="/wiki/Nel_blu,_dipinto_di_blu_(song)" title="Nel blu, dipinto di blu (song)">Nel blu, dipinto di blu</a>"); in 1963 he appeared in the musical film <i><a href="/wiki/Bye_Bye_Birdie_(1963_film)" title="Bye Bye Birdie (1963 film)">Bye Bye Birdie</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-AMG_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AMG-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the 1980s, he joined a trio called <b>The Golden Boys</b>, with fellow former teen idols <a href="/wiki/Frankie_Avalon" title="Frankie Avalon">Frankie Avalon</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fabian_Forte" title="Fabian Forte">Fabian Forte</a>. He continued to tour up until his death in 2022. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bobby_Rydell&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Rydell was born in April 1942 and was the son of Jennie Ridarelli (née Sapienza) and Adrio "Al" Ridarelli. Both of his parents were of Italian descent. He grew up in the <a href="/wiki/Lower_Moyamensing" class="mw-redirect" title="Lower Moyamensing">Lower Moyamensing</a> neighborhood of <a href="/wiki/South_Philadelphia" title="South Philadelphia">South Philadelphia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-AMG_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AMG-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As a child, he mimicked the singers he saw on television, and at the age of seven his father took him around the clubs of Philadelphia, asking if he could sing and do some impersonations. By the time he was eight, his reputation led to an appearance on a talent show on the national television series,<i>TV Teen Club.</i> He won the contest, and the show's presenter, <a href="/wiki/Paul_Whiteman" title="Paul Whiteman">Paul Whiteman</a>, recruited him into the cast, where he remained for several years. It was here that his name was Anglicised to Bobby Rydell.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Music_career">Music career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bobby_Rydell&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Music career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Rydell played in several bands in the Philadelphia area. As a 14-year-old he was the drummer for the Emanons (NoName spelled backward) which included his childhood friend Pat Azzara on guitar. Azzara later assumed the stage name Pat Martino, and went on to achieve recognition as one of the preeminent jazz guitarists of all time.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another band was Rocco and the Saints, in which he sang and played drums.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After releasing three unsuccessful singles for small companies, he signed a recording contract with <a href="/wiki/Cameo-Parkway_Records" title="Cameo-Parkway Records">Cameo Records</a>. This was run by Bernie Lowe, who had been the pianist accompanying him on <i>TV Teen Club.</i><sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After a couple of flops, "<a href="/wiki/Kissin%27_Time_(song)" title="Kissin' Time (song)">Kissin' Time</a>" made the charts in 1959.<sup id="cite_ref-AMG_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AMG-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In May 1960, Rydell toured Australia with <a href="/wiki/The_Everly_Brothers" title="The Everly Brothers">The Everly Brothers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Billy_%22Crash%22_Craddock" title="Billy "Crash" Craddock">Billy "Crash" Craddock</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marv_Johnson" title="Marv Johnson">Marv Johnson</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Champs" title="The Champs">The Champs</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Crickets" title="The Crickets">The Crickets</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Lonnie_Lee" title="Lonnie Lee">Lonnie Lee</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>His second success was "<a href="/wiki/We_Got_Love_(Bobby_Rydell_song)" title="We Got Love (Bobby Rydell song)">We Got Love</a>". The album of the same name, his first, sold a million copies and obtained <a href="/wiki/Music_recording_sales_certification" class="mw-redirect" title="Music recording sales certification">gold disc</a> status. "Wild One" was followed with "<a href="/wiki/Little_Bitty_Girl" title="Little Bitty Girl">Little Bitty Girl</a>" which was his second million-selling single. He continued releasing hit songs with "<a href="/wiki/Swingin%27_School" title="Swingin' School">Swingin' School</a>" backed by "<a href="/wiki/Ding-A-Ling" title="Ding-A-Ling">Ding-A-Ling</a>" and "Volare" later in 1960, which also sold over a million copies.<sup id="cite_ref-Discs_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Discs-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is estimated he sold over 25 million records in total.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1961, he performed at the <a href="/wiki/Copacabana_(nightclub)" title="Copacabana (nightclub)">Copacabana</a> in New York City, where he was the youngest performer to headline at the nightclub.<sup id="cite_ref-AMG_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AMG-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Discs_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Discs-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In February 1961, he appeared at the Festival du Rock at the <a href="/wiki/Palais_des_Sports_(Paris)" class="mw-redirect" title="Palais des Sports (Paris)">Palais des Sports de Paris</a> in Paris, France.<sup id="cite_ref-NME_Rock_'N'_Roll_Years_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NME_Rock_'N'_Roll_Years-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Rydell's success and prospects led his father, Adrio, a foreman at the Electro-Nite Carbon Company in Philadelphia, to resign in 1961 after 22 years to become his son's road manager.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1963, Rydell released the song "<a href="/wiki/Wildwood_Days" title="Wildwood Days">Wildwood Days</a>", which reached Number 17 on the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a> chart and remained there for nine weeks.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A mural on the <a href="/wiki/Wildwood,_New_Jersey" title="Wildwood, New Jersey">Wildwood, New Jersey</a>, boardwalk, painted in 2014, honors Rydell, whose song placed the community in the national spotlight.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>That same year, Rydell portrayed Hugo Peabody in the film version of <i><a href="/wiki/Bye_Bye_Birdie_(1963_film)" title="Bye Bye Birdie (1963 film)">Bye Bye Birdie</a></i>, also starring <a href="/wiki/Ann-Margret" title="Ann-Margret">Ann-Margret</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dick_Van_Dyke" title="Dick Van Dyke">Dick Van Dyke</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-AMG_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AMG-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The original stage production of <i>Bye Bye Birdie</i> had no real singing role for the character of Hugo, but the movie script was rewritten specifically to expand the part for Rydell.<sup id="cite_ref-Variety4522_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Variety4522-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2011, <a href="/wiki/Sony_Pictures" title="Sony Pictures">Sony Pictures</a> digitally restored the film. Rydell and Ann-Margret were in attendance at the restoration premiere in <a href="/wiki/Beverly_Hills" class="mw-redirect" title="Beverly Hills">Beverly Hills</a>, hosted by the <a href="/wiki/Academy_of_Motion_Picture_Arts_and_Sciences" title="Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences">Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bobby_Rydell.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Bobby_Rydell.jpg/180px-Bobby_Rydell.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="271" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/Bobby_Rydell.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="191" data-file-height="288" /></a><figcaption>Rydell performing in 1998</figcaption></figure> <p>During the 1960s, Rydell had numerous <a href="/wiki/Hit_record" class="mw-redirect" title="Hit record">hit records</a> on the <i>Billboard</i> Hot 100 <a href="/wiki/Record_chart" title="Record chart">chart</a>. His recording career earned him 34 Top 100 hits, placing him in the top five artists of his era (<i>Billboard</i>). They included his most popular successes: "Wild One" (his highest scoring single, at number 2), "<a href="/wiki/Volare_(song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Volare (song)">Volare</a>" (number 4), "Swingin' School" (number 5), "Kissin' Time" (number 11), "<a href="/wiki/Sway_(Luis_Demetrio_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sway (Luis Demetrio song)">Sway</a>" (number 14), "<a href="/wiki/I%27ve_Got_Bonnie" title="I've Got Bonnie">I've Got Bonnie</a>" (number 18), and "<a href="/wiki/The_Cha-Cha-Cha" title="The Cha-Cha-Cha">The Cha-Cha-Cha</a>" (number 10). His last major chart success was "<a href="/wiki/Forget_Him_(Bobby_Rydell_song)" title="Forget Him (Bobby Rydell song)">Forget Him</a>", which reached number 4 on the Hot 100 in January 1964. The song, written by <a href="/wiki/Tony_Hatch" title="Tony Hatch">Tony Hatch</a>, was his fifth and final gold disc winner.<sup id="cite_ref-Discs_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Discs-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Rydell left <a href="/wiki/Cameo-Parkway_Records" title="Cameo-Parkway Records">Cameo-Parkway Records</a> later in 1964 and signed with <a href="/wiki/Capitol_Records" title="Capitol Records">Capitol Records</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By that point, the <a href="/wiki/British_Invasion" title="British Invasion">British Invasion</a> had arrived and acts such as Rydell suffered a dramatic decline in popularity.<sup id="cite_ref-Cogan_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cogan-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bands such as <a href="/wiki/The_Beatles" title="The Beatles">The Beatles</a> became more popular, and Rydell unwittingly contributed to his own downfall by inspiring John Lennon and Paul McCartney to write "She Loves You", a song which catapulted their success way beyond his.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During that time, he performed on many television programs, including <i><a href="/wiki/The_Red_Skelton_Show" title="The Red Skelton Show">The Red Skelton Show</a></i>, where a recurring role as Zeke Kadiddlehopper, Clem Kadiddlehopper's younger cousin, was written for him by Skelton. He also appeared on <i><a href="/wiki/The_Danny_Thomas_Show" title="The Danny Thomas Show">The Danny Thomas Show</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Jack_Benny" title="Jack Benny">Jack Benny</a>, <a href="/wiki/Joey_Bishop" title="Joey Bishop">Joey Bishop</a>, and <i><a href="/wiki/The_George_Burns_Show" title="The George Burns Show">The George Burns Show</a></i>. He was a regular on <i><a href="/wiki/The_Milton_Berle_Show" class="mw-redirect" title="The Milton Berle Show">The Milton Berle Show</a></i> and was a panelist on <i><a href="/wiki/To_Tell_the_Truth" title="To Tell the Truth">To Tell the Truth</a></i> in 1964. On October 6, 1964, he made a guest appearance on the episode "Duel" of the television series <i><a href="/wiki/Combat!" title="Combat!">Combat!</a></i>. It was Rydell's first dramatic acting role.<sup id="cite_ref-AMG_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AMG-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1963, Rydell starred in an unsold television pilot called <i><a href="/wiki/Swingin%27_Together" title="Swingin' Together">Swingin' Together</a></i> produced by <a href="/wiki/Desilu_Productions" class="mw-redirect" title="Desilu Productions">Desilu Productions</a>, which featured him as the frontman for a four-piece rock 'n roll band seeking their big break.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also during that time, Rydell served in the <a href="/wiki/103rd_Engineer_Battalion_(United_States)" title="103rd Engineer Battalion (United States)">103rd Engineer Battalion</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_Army_National_Guard" title="Pennsylvania Army National Guard">Pennsylvania Army National Guard</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 1968, it was announced in the UK music magazine <i><a href="/wiki/NME" title="NME">NME</a></i> that Rydell had signed a long-term recording contract with <a href="/wiki/Reprise_Records" title="Reprise Records">Reprise Records</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NME_Rock_'N'_Roll_Years_3_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NME_Rock_'N'_Roll_Years_3-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He continued to perform in <a href="/wiki/Nightclub" title="Nightclub">nightclubs</a>, supper clubs and <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Strip" title="Las Vegas Strip">Las Vegas</a> venues throughout the 1970s and 1980s, but his career was hampered by the refusal by <a href="/wiki/ABKCO_Records" title="ABKCO Records">ABKCO Records</a> to reissue Rydell's Cameo-Parkway catalog, so it was completely unavailable until 2005, although he did re-record his hits in 1995 for <a href="/wiki/K-tel" title="K-tel">K-tel</a> Records).<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He had one more hit after 1965, a <a href="/wiki/Disco" title="Disco">disco</a> re-recording of "Sway", which reached the <i>Billboard</i> <a href="/wiki/Adult_Contemporary_(chart)" title="Adult Contemporary (chart)">Easy Listening</a> chart in 1976.<sup id="cite_ref-Variety4522_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Variety4522-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Rydell continued to tour for the remainder of his life, often with Frankie Avalon and Fabian Forte, performing under the name "The Golden Boys".<sup id="cite_ref-Pollak_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pollak-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His autobiography was published in 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-Pollak_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pollak-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bobby_Rydell&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Rydell was married to his first wife, Camille Quattrone Ridarelli, for 35 years, from 1968 until her death in 2003. They had two children. He married Linda Hoffman in 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-Pollak_20-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pollak-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rydell was a longtime resident of <a href="/wiki/Penn_Valley,_Pennsylvania" title="Penn Valley, Pennsylvania">Penn Valley, Pennsylvania</a>, and lived in the same house from 1963 to 2019. He resided in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania until his death.<sup id="cite_ref-Pollak_20-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pollak-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Rydell served in the <a href="/wiki/U.S._National_Guard" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. National Guard">U.S. National Guard</a>, and began his service in 1964 with two months of basic training at <a href="/wiki/Fort_Dix" title="Fort Dix">Fort Dix</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The street on which he was born in Philadelphia was renamed Bobby Rydell Boulevard, in his honor.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2023, it was announced that a statue of Rydell would be erected in Wildwood, New Jersey, through the Bobby Rydell Foundation organized by his family.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Health_and_death">Health and death</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bobby_Rydell&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Health and death"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Rydell cancelled a 2012 Australia tour because his health had deteriorated significantly and he was in need of urgent major surgery.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On July 9, 2012, he underwent a double organ transplant, to replace his liver and one kidney, at <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson_University" title="Thomas Jefferson University">Thomas Jefferson University</a> in his hometown of Philadelphia.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In January 2013, six months after the double transplant surgery, Rydell returned to the stage in Las Vegas for a three-night engagement to a sold-out audience. He continued to perform internationally and returned to tour Australia in 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-NYT4522_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT4522-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Rydell died from complications of pneumonia at <a href="/wiki/Jefferson_Abington_Hospital" title="Jefferson Abington Hospital">Jefferson Abington Hospital</a> on April 5, 2022, at age 79.<sup id="cite_ref-Pollak_20-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pollak-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Media">Media</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bobby_Rydell&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Broadway_theatre" title="Broadway theatre">Broadway</a> <a href="/wiki/Musical_theatre" title="Musical theatre">musical drama</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Grease_(musical)" title="Grease (musical)">Grease</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Grease_(film)" title="Grease (film)">its film adaptation</a>, and the film's sequel <i><a href="/wiki/Grease_2" title="Grease 2">Grease 2</a></i>, the high school was named "Rydell High" after Rydell.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p> In 2000, in the book <i><a href="/wiki/The_Beatles_Anthology" title="The Beatles Anthology">The Beatles Anthology</a></i> (p. 96), <a href="/wiki/Paul_McCartney" title="Paul McCartney">Paul McCartney</a> said: <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style></p><blockquote class="templatequote"><p><a href="/wiki/John_Lennon" title="John Lennon">John</a> [Lennon] and I wrote "<a href="/wiki/She_Loves_You" title="She Loves You">She Loves You</a>" together. There was a Bobby Rydell song out at the time and, as often happens, you think of one song when you write another. We'd planned an "answering song" where a couple of us would sing "she loves you" and the other ones would answer "yeah yeah". We decided that was a crummy idea but at least we then had the idea of a song called "She Loves You". So we sat in the hotel bedroom for a few hours and wrote it—John and I, sitting on twin beds with guitars.</p></blockquote> <p>No specific song title is given in <i>The Beatles Anthology</i>, but <a href="/wiki/Bob_Spitz" title="Bob Spitz">Bob Spitz</a> writes in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Beatles:_The_Biography" title="The Beatles: The Biography">The Beatles: The Biography</a></i> that McCartney originally modeled "She Loves You" on the Rydell "answering song" called "Swingin' School", and not "Forget Him", as is commonly cited.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Academy Award">Oscar</a>-winning film <i><a href="/wiki/Green_Book_(film)" title="Green Book (film)">Green Book</a></i> (2018), Rydell is portrayed in the opening scenes by actor Von Lewis.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Albums_discography">Albums discography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bobby_Rydell&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Albums discography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Source:<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Albums">Albums</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bobby_Rydell&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Albums"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Album </th> <th width="40"><small><a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200"><i>Billboard</i> 200</a></small><br /> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Record_label" title="Record label">Record Label</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td>1959 </td> <td align="left"><i>We Got Love</i> </td> <td>— </td> <td rowspan="15"><a href="/wiki/Cameo-Parkway_Records" title="Cameo-Parkway Records">Cameo Records</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1960 </td> <td align="left"><i>Bobby Sings, Bobby Swings</i> </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><i><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Rydell/Chubby_Checker" title="Bobby Rydell/Chubby Checker">Bobby Rydell/Chubby Checker</a></i> </td> <td>7 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4">1961 </td> <td align="left"><i>Bobby Rydell Salutes "The Great Ones"</i> </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><i>Rydell at the Copa</i> </td> <td>56 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><i><a href="/wiki/Bobby%27s_Biggest_Hits" title="Bobby's Biggest Hits">Bobby's Biggest Hits</a></i> </td> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><i>Biggest Hits Volume 2</i> </td> <td>61 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1962 </td> <td align="left"><i>An Era Reborn</i> </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><i>All The Hits</i> </td> <td>88 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4">1963 </td> <td align="left"><i>All The Hits Volume 2</i> </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><i>Wild (Wood) Days</i> </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><i>Bye Bye Birdie</i> </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><i>The Bobby Rydell Show</i> </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1964 </td> <td align="left"><i>The Top Hits of 1963</i> </td> <td>67 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><i>Forget Him</i> </td> <td>98 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1965 </td> <td align="left"><i>Somebody Loves You</i> </td> <td>— </td> <td rowspan="1"><a href="/wiki/Capitol_Records" title="Capitol Records">Capitol Records</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1976 </td> <td align="left"><i>Born With a Smile</i> </td> <td>— </td> <td rowspan="1">P.I.P. Records </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><i>The Best of Bobby Rydell</i> </td> <td>— </td> <td rowspan="1"><a href="/wiki/London_Recordings" title="London Recordings">London Records</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2003 </td> <td align="left"><i>A Philadelphia Christmas</i> </td> <td>— </td> <td rowspan="1">BCI Eclipse Records </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt;">"—" denotes releases that did not chart. </td></tr></tbody></table> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col"> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Singles_discography">Singles discography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bobby_Rydell&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Singles discography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:20px;" rowspan="2">Release date </th> <th style="width:200px;" rowspan="2">Title </th> <th style="width:250px;" rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/A-side_and_B-side" title="A-side and B-side">B-side</a><br /><small>From same album as A-side except where indicated</small> </th> <th colspan="4">Chart positions </th> <th rowspan="2">Album </th></tr> <tr> <th style="width:60px;"><small><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">US <i>Billboard</i></a><sup id="cite_ref-whitburn_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-whitburn-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></small> </th> <th style="width:60px;"><small><a href="/wiki/Adult_Contemporary_(chart)" title="Adult Contemporary (chart)">US AC</a><sup id="cite_ref-AMG_Singles_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AMG_Singles-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></small> </th> <th style="width:60px;"><small><a href="/wiki/Hot_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Songs" title="Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs">US R&B</a><sup id="cite_ref-AMG_Singles_32-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AMG_Singles-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></small> </th> <th style="width:60px;"><small><a href="/wiki/UK_Singles_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="UK Singles Chart">UK Singles Chart</a><sup id="cite_ref-British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></small> </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6">1959 </td> <td>"Dream Age" </td> <td>"Fatty Fatty" </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td>non-LP tracks </td></tr> <tr> <td>"Please Don't Be Mad" </td> <td>"Makin' Time"<small> (non-LP track)</small> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td><i>Bobby Sings, Bobby Swings</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"All I Want Is You" </td> <td>"For You, For You"<small> (non-LP track)</small> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td rowspan="3"><i>We Got Love</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Kissin%27_Time_(song)" title="Kissin' Time (song)">Kissin' Time</a>" </td> <td>"You'll Never Tame Me"<small> (from <i><a href="/wiki/Bobby%27s_Biggest_Hits" title="Bobby's Biggest Hits">Bobby's Biggest Hits</a></i>)</small> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">11 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">29 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/We_Got_Love_(Bobby_Rydell_song)" title="We Got Love (Bobby Rydell song)">We Got Love</a>" b/w </td> <td> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>"I Dig Girls" </td> <td style="text-align:center;">46 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td rowspan="5"><i><a href="/wiki/Bobby%27s_Biggest_Hits" title="Bobby's Biggest Hits">Bobby's Biggest Hits</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="7">1960 </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Wild_One_(Bobby_Rydell_song)" title="Wild One (Bobby Rydell song)">Wild One</a>" b/w </td> <td> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">10 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">7 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Little_Bitty_Girl" title="Little Bitty Girl">Little Bitty Girl</a>" </td> <td style="text-align:center;">19 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Swingin%27_School" title="Swingin' School">Swingin' School</a>" b/w </td> <td> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">44 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Ding-A-Ling" title="Ding-A-Ling">Ding-A-Ling</a>" </td> <td style="text-align:center;">18 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Volare_(song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Volare (song)">Volare</a>" </td> <td>"I'd Do It Again" </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">9 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">22 </td> <td><i>Bobby Sings, Bobby Swings</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Sway_(Luis_Demetrio_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sway (Luis Demetrio song)">Sway</a>" b/w </td> <td> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">14 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">12 </td> <td rowspan="2"><i><a href="/wiki/Bobby%27s_Biggest_Hits" title="Bobby's Biggest Hits">Bobby's Biggest Hits</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>"Groovy Tonight" </td> <td style="text-align:center;">70 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="9">1961 </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Good_Time_Baby" title="Good Time Baby">Good Time Baby</a>" b/w </td> <td> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">11 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">42 </td> <td rowspan="2"><i>Bobby's Biggest Hits Vol. 2</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>"Cherie"<small> (non-LP track)</small> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">54 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/That_Old_Black_Magic" title="That Old Black Magic">That Old Black Magic</a>" b/w </td> <td> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">21 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td><i>Bobby Rydell Salutes the Great Ones</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>"Don't Be Afraid (To Fall in Love)" </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td><i>Bobby's Biggest Hits Vol. 2</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"The Fish" </td> <td>"The Third House"<small> (non-LP track)</small> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">25 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td><i>Bobby's Biggest Hits Vol. 2</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"I Wanna Thank You" b/w </td> <td> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">21 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><i>18 Golden Hits</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>"The Door to Paradise" </td> <td style="text-align:center;">85 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"Teach Me to Twist" † </td> <td>"Swingin' Together" </td> <td style="text-align:center;">109 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">45 </td> <td rowspan="2"><i><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Rydell/Chubby_Checker" title="Bobby Rydell/Chubby Checker">Bobby Rydell/Chubby Checker</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Jingle_Bell_Rock" title="Jingle Bell Rock">Jingle Bell Rock</a>" † </td> <td>"Jingle Bells Imitations" </td> <td style="text-align:center;">21 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">40 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6">1962 </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/I%27ve_Got_Bonnie" title="I've Got Bonnie">I've Got Bonnie</a>" b/w </td> <td> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">18 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td><i>All the Hits</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>"Lose Her" </td> <td style="text-align:center;">69 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td><i>Bobby's Biggest Hits Vol. 2</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"Fatty, Fatty" </td> <td>"Happy, Happy" </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td>non-LP tracks </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/I%27ll_Never_Dance_Again" title="I'll Never Dance Again">I'll Never Dance Again</a>" b/w </td> <td> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">14 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td rowspan="3"><i>Bobby's Biggest Hits Vol. 2</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>"Gee, It's Wonderful" </td> <td style="text-align:center;">109 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/The_Cha-Cha-Cha" title="The Cha-Cha-Cha">The Cha-Cha-Cha</a>" </td> <td>"The Best Man Cried" </td> <td style="text-align:center;">10 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="8">1963 </td> <td>"Steel Pier"<br /><small>one-sided promotional single</small> </td> <td> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td><i>Wild[wood] Days</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"Butterfly Baby" </td> <td>"Love is Blind"<small> (non-LP track)</small> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">23 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td><i>All The Stars' Biggest Hits Vol. 2</i><br /><small>(various Cameo/Parkway artists)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Wildwood_Days" title="Wildwood Days">Wildwood Days</a>" b/w </td> <td> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">17 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td><i>Wild[wood] Days</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>"Will You Be My Baby" </td> <td style="text-align:center;">114 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td rowspan="4">non-LP tracks </td></tr> <tr> <td>"The Woodpecker Song" b/w </td> <td> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>"Little Queenie" </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"Let's Make Love Tonight" </td> <td>"Childhood Sweetheart" </td> <td style="text-align:center;">98 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Forget_Him_(Bobby_Rydell_song)" title="Forget Him (Bobby Rydell song)">Forget Him</a>" </td> <td>"A Message from Bobby" </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td><i>Top Hits of 1963</i><br /><small>(bonus 7" single)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5">1964 </td> <td>"Forget Him" b/w </td> <td> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">13 </td> <td rowspan="3"><i>Forget Him</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>"Love, Love Go Away" </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"Make Me Forget" </td> <td>"Little Girl, You've Had a Busy Day"<small> (non-LP track)</small> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">43 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"<a href="/wiki/A_World_Without_Love" title="A World Without Love">A World Without Love</a>" </td> <td>"Our Faded Love" </td> <td style="text-align:center;">80 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td rowspan="2">non-LP tracks </td></tr> <tr> <td>"I Just Can't Say Goodbye" </td> <td>"Two is the Loneliest Number" </td> <td style="text-align:center;">94 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5">1965 </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Diana_(Paul_Anka_song)" title="Diana (Paul Anka song)">Diana</a>" </td> <td>"Stranger in the World" </td> <td style="text-align:center;">98 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">23 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td><i>Somebody Loves You</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"Voce De La Notte" </td> <td>"Ciao, Ciao Bambino"<small> (non-LP track)</small> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td><i>Forget Him</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"Side Show" </td> <td>"The Joker" </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td rowspan="11">non-LP tracks </td></tr> <tr> <td>"When I See That Girl of Mine" </td> <td>"It Takes Two" </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"The Word for Today" </td> <td>"Roses in the Snow" </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1966 </td> <td>"Not You" </td> <td>"She Was the Girl" </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"Open for Business as Usual" </td> <td>"You Gotta Enjoy Joy" </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">1968 </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Lovin%27_Things_(song)" title="Lovin' Things (song)">The Lovin' Things</a>" </td> <td>"That's What I Call Livin'" </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"The River is Wide" </td> <td>"Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder" </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"Every Little Bit Hurts" </td> <td>"Time and Changes" </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1970 </td> <td>"It Must Be Love" </td> <td>"Chapel on the Hill" </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1973 </td> <td>"California Sunshine" </td> <td>"Honey Buns" </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"Everything Seemed Better (When I Was Younger)" </td> <td>"Sunday Son" </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1976 </td> <td>"Sway" (Disco Version) </td> <td>"Feels Good" </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">27 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td rowspan="3"><i>Born with a Smile</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>"You're Not the Only Girl for Me" </td> <td>"Give Me Your Answer" </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1977 </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/It%27s_Getting_Better" title="It's Getting Better">It's Getting Better</a>" </td> <td>"The Singles Scene" </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022 </td> <td>“Sway” (feat. Tommy Cono </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>Sway </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022 </td> <td>“Wild One” (feat. Tommy Cono) </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>Wild One </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>† <a href="/wiki/Chubby_Checker" title="Chubby Checker">Chubby Checker</a> and Bobby Rydell </p> <ul><li>b/w = "backed with"</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Selected_filmography">Selected filmography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bobby_Rydell&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Selected filmography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Bye_Bye_Birdie_(1963_film)" title="Bye Bye Birdie (1963 film)">Bye Bye Birdie</a></i> (1963)<sup id="cite_ref-Variety4522_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Variety4522-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Combat!" title="Combat!">Combat!</a>: The Duel</i> (1964)<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/That_Lady_from_Peking" title="That Lady from Peking">That Lady from Peking</a></i> (1975)<sup id="cite_ref-NYT4522_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT4522-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mr._Rock_%27n%27_Roll:_The_Alan_Freed_Story" title="Mr. Rock 'n' Roll: The Alan Freed Story">Mr. Rock 'n' Roll: The Alan Freed Story</a></i> (1999)<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bibliography">Bibliography</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bobby_Rydell&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Bibliography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFRydell2016" class="citation book cs1">Rydell, Bobby (2016). <i>Bobby Rydell: Teen Idol on the Rocks</i>. With Allan Slutsky. Doctor Licks Publishing. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-9973851-0-6" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-9973851-0-6"><bdi>978-0-9973851-0-6</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Bobby+Rydell%3A+Teen+Idol+on+the+Rocks&rft.pub=Doctor+Licks+Publishing&rft.date=2016&rft.isbn=978-0-9973851-0-6&rft.aulast=Rydell&rft.aufirst=Bobby&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABobby+Rydell" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bobby_Rydell&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239009302">.mw-parser-output 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