Bobby Rydell

One of the biggest teen idols of the 1950s and '60s, Bobby Rydell was a likable pop singer who scored a string of hit singles that made the most of his bright, flexible vocal style and engaging personality.

Along with Frankie Avalon and Fabian, Rydell was one of the leading Philadelphia-based stars who dominated the pop charts in the years after Elvis Presley went into the Army and before the British Invasion changed the landscape of rock & roll.

Rydell had both talent and charm, and sustained a career as a singer longer than many of his peers.