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Bobby Rydell, the former teen idol who was born in South Philly, died Tuesday at age 79. He is known for his hit songs 'Wild One' and 'Volare' and for starring as Hugo Peabody in the 1963 movie 'Bye Bye Birdie.' The cause of death was pneumonia complications. The former teen idol scored 34 hits on the Billboard Top 100 chart.
Rydell, who was considered a teen idol in the 1960s, has passed away at the age of 79
Bobby Rydell, a pompadoured heartthrob of early rock ‘n roll who was a star of radio, television and the movie musical "Bye Bye Birdie," died Tuesday.
Between 1959 and 1964, he had nearly three dozen Top 40 singles including “Wild One,” “Volare,” “Wildwood Days,” “The Cha-Cha-Cha” and “Forget Him.”
Bobby Rydell, a pompadoured heartthrob of early rock ‘n roll who was a star of radio, television and the movie musical “Bye Bye Birdie,” died Tuesday.