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-'''Robert Ridarelli''' was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on
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-April 26, 1942. Introduced by his father to the music of the
-big band era, Bobby wanted to be musician and as a pre-teen
-was an accomplished drummer, also playing the guitar
-and piano before becoming a singer.
-Winning a Paul Whiteman TV competition, Bobby Rydell was
-well on the way to being a recording star. At seventeen years of
-age his “Kissin” Time” charted but it was his second release in
-, “We Got Love”, that gave Bobby his first top ten hit.
-Three more million selling top ten hits in 1960, “Wild One”,
-“Swingin’ School” and “Volare” made Bobby Rydell a big teen
-idol of the era. His “The Cha-Cha-Cha” in 1962 and “Forget Him”
-in 1963 also made the top ten nationally.
-Among Bobby’s other hits were, “Sway”, “Good Time Baby”,
-“Jingle Bell Rock”, “I’ll Never Dance Again” and “Wildwood Days”.
-Starring in the motion picture, Bye Bye Birdie”, Bobby also
-performed at New York’s famed Copacobana night club to
-a standing room only crowd.
-In 2007 Bobby Rydell was a nominee at the Hit Parade Hall of Fame.