Fifties teen idol Bobby Rydell died from non-Covid related pneumonia complications on Tuesday (5 April) at Philadelphia’s Jefferson Hospital, his spokesperson confirmed. The “Wildwood Days” singer was ...

Bobby Rydell, the epitome of the early ’60s “teen idol,” who parlayed that fame into a starring role opposite Ann-Margret in the 1963 film “Bye Bye Birdie,” died today at age 79. The cause of death ...

Legendary singer and Philly native Bobby Rydell has died at the age of 79. Rydell died Tuesday morning at Abington Jefferson Hospital from non-COVID-19 related pneumonia complications. Fellow ...

Bobby Rydell, the 1960s teen heartthrob who appeared in the 1963 musical comedy “Bye Bye Birdie,” has died. He was 79. According to Variety, the cause of death was pneumonia. He passed just weeks ...

Bobbys were inescapable in music in the '50s and '60s: Bobby Sherman, Bobby Rydell, Bobby Darin and more. NPR critic Bob Mondello looks back to an... What was with all those teen heartthrob Bobbys in ...

The headline of the recent New York TImes obituary for Bobby Rydell is as good a way as any to summarize his 79 years of life and work into five words: “Teenage Idol With Enduring Appeal.” It requires ...

Bobby Rydell, who became a pop idol in the 1960s, died at the age of 79 on Apr. 5. The singer’s death was caused by pneumonia, according to Variety, and he was just days away from his 80th birthday.

Actor and teen idol Bobby Rydell, who co-starred in the 1963 film Bye Bye Birdie, has died at age 79. Rydell, born Robert Louis Ridarelli, was a native of Philadelphia and he died in his hometown ...

Early teen idol Bobby Rydell – known for the ‘50s and ‘60s hits including “Volare,” “Wild One” and “We Got Love” – died at the age of 79 in his native Philadelphia, a spokesperson confirmed. He scored ...

In the 1960s, hearthrobs named Bobby were everywhere. Clockwise from top left: Bobby Darin, Bobby Vee, Bobby Rydell, Bobby Goldsboro, Bobby Womack, and Bobby Sherman. (Keystone/Getty Images; Central ...

Bobby Rydell, the pop singer and actor best known for his role as Hugo Peabody in the 1963 film “Bye Bye Birdie,” died Tuesday, a spokesperson confirmed to Philadelphia’s WPVI-TV. He was 79. According ...