Bobby Rydell born (April 26, 1942) was an American "teen idol" in the days in early days of Rock and Roll.
Born Robert Louis Ridarelli in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as a teenager, he played with Frankie Avalon in a band known as Rocco and the Saints.
During the 1960s, he had 34 hits on Billboard magazine's top 40 including perhaps his most popular, the 1960 hit, "Wild One."
