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.
By ANDREW DALTON, AP Entertainment Writer 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," a song of consolation for a bereft girl that helped inspire the Beatles' classic"She Loves You." "I never thought of myself as a celebrity," he told The Philadelphia Inquirer in 2003."I was just a guy who went out there and worked."
He made his performance debut as a 7-year-old drummer, not a singer. His first drum kit was a gift from his father, Al Ridarelli, who inspired his son's choice of instrument by taking him to see Gene Krupa perform.Rydell got his big break in 1959 on"American Bandstand," which originally was broadcast from Philadelphia. His first hit,"Kissing Time," quickly followed, and the skinny 17-year-old with a pompadour haircut rocketed to stardom.
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