'Wild One' was followed with ' Little Bitty Girl' which was his second million-selling single. The album of the same name, his first, sold a million copies and obtained gold disc status. In May 1960, Rydell toured Australia with The Everly Brothers, Billy 'Crash' Craddock, Marv Johnson, The Champs, The Crickets, and Lonnie Lee. After a couple of flops, ' Kissin' Time' made the charts in 1959. This was run by Bernie Lowe, who had been the pianist accompanying him on TV Teen Club. After releasing three unsuccessful singles for small companies, he signed a recording contract with Cameo Records. Another band was Rocco and the Saints, in which he sang and played drums. Azzara later assumed the stage name Pat Martino, and went on to achieve recognition as one of the preeminent jazz guitarists of all time. As a 14 year old he was the drummer for the Emanons (NoName spelled backward) which included his childhood friend Pat Azzara on guitar. Rydell played in several bands in the Philadelphia area. It was here that his name was Anglicised to Bobby Rydell. He won the contest, and the show's presenter, Paul Whiteman, recruited him into the cast, where he remained for several years. By the time he was eight, his reputation led to an appearance on a talent show on the national television series, TV Teen Club.

Īs 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.

He grew up in the Lower Moyamensing neighborhood of South Philadelphia. Both of his parents were of Italian descent. Rydell was born in April 1942 and was the son of Jennie Ridarelli (nee Sapienza) and Adrio 'Al' Ridarelli. He continued to tour up until his death in 2022.

In the 1980s, he joined a trio called The Golden Boys, with fellow former teen idols Frankie Avalon and Fabian Forte. His most well-known songs include ' Wildwood Days', ' Wild One' and ' Volare' (cover of an Italian song by Domenico Modugno, ' Nel blu, dipinto di blu') in 1963 he appeared in the musical film Bye Bye Birdie. In the early 1960s he was considered a teen idol. Robert Louis Ridarelli (Ap– April 5, 2022), known by the stage name Bobby Rydell / ˌ r aɪ ˈ d ɛ l/, was an American singer and actor who mainly performed rock and roll and traditional pop music.

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