Bobby Rydell, a legendary musician, passed away on April 5 at the age of 79. According to one of his lifelong friends, radio legend Jerry Blavat, he passed just a few days before his 80th birthday.
Blavat declared:
“He possessed the best singing voice and was the most talented young performer. He was the nicest person, told the funniest stories, and did the best impressions.”
Bobby Rydell passed away due to a heart attack
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Bobby Rydell passed away on Tuesday at Abington Jefferson Hospital due to complications from pneumonia. It is unknown how long he stayed in the hospital. In 2012, Rydell postponed a trip to Australia because his health deteriorated and he required emergency surgery.
In July 2012, he received a double liver and kidney transplant at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. Six months after undergoing double transplantation surgery, he returned to the Las Vegas stage in January 2013. In 2014, Rydell returned to Australia for a tour after continuing his career elsewhere.
Users of Twitter pay their respects
At the beginning of the 1960s, Bobby Rydell was an adolescent idol. He remains a prominent player in the entertainment industry. Upon learning of his passing, numerous admirers expressed their sorrow on Twitter:
Rydell is survived by his wife Linda Hoffman, two children from his previous marriage to Camille Quattrone, and five grandchildren.
Professional Career
Born Robert Louis Ridarelli on April 26, 1942, Bobby Rydell began performing music at a young age. According to Variety, he began playing in Philadelphia and South Jersey nightclubs when he was just seven years old.
In 1950, Rydell won a talent competition on the television show Paul Whiteman’s TV Teen Club. After his triumph, he became a series regular.
Afterward, Rydell performed for a variety of bands in and around Philadelphia. Soon after, he signed a recording contract with Cameo Records, and in 1959, his song Kissin’ Time topped the charts.
Wildwood Days, which was recorded by the star of That Woman from Perking in 1963, peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The part of Hugo Peabody in the 1963 musical romantic comedy film Bye Bye Birdie brought him to popularity. All of Rydell’s hits from the 1960s appeared on the Billboard Top 100 chart.
He recorded 34 Top 100 songs throughout his career, placing him among the top five musicians of his time. In 1964, his final major hit, Forget Him, peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100.
Then, Rydell secured a recording contract with Capitol Records. As a result of the British Invasion, however, some characters, such as Rydell, lost their attractiveness.
He later appeared on various television programs, including The Red Skelton Show, The Danny Thomas Show, Jack Benny, Joey Bishop, The George Burns Show, and The Milton Berle Show. Rydell also served in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard’s 103rd Engineer Battalion.
In 1968, Rydell signed a recording contract with Reprise Records, according to the British music magazine NME. He played at nightclubs, supper clubs, and Las Vegas venues between the 1970s and 1980s.
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