Bobby Rydell

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Bobby Rydell

Bobby Rydell (real name: Robert Ridarelli ; born April 26, 1942 in Philadelphia ) is an American singer and entertainer .

At the age of ten Robert played drums in Paul Whiteman's regular amateur TV show from 1951 to 1954; two years later he started looking for a new challenge. In 1956 he became a drummer with Rocco and the Saints (with Frankie Avalon as trumpeter). Rydell's first record was released in 1957 by Veko Records, in 1958 he signed a recording contract as a solo artist with Cameo Records and after flops such as Please Don't Be Mad and All I Want Is You had a veritable hit with Kissin 'Time in 1959, number 11 in the Reached Billboard Charts. The follow-up single We Got Lovebecame the first of his six top ten hits. After that, the handsome and talented actor Rydell had several hits (~ 300,000–500,000 records sold).

He celebrated great chart success in 1960 with Wild One (number 2 in the charts), in the same year he reached number 5 with the song Swingin 'School from the film Because They're Young, especially the double hit Volare (number 4) and Sway (14th place) made 1960 the most successful year of his career. In 1961 he played with Chubby Checker to Jingle Bell Rock one, the place reached 21 on the Billboard Hot 100th Although the success of the single did not meet expectations, the joint album Bobby Rydell - Chubby Checker was a success. After the top ten hit The Cha-Cha-Cha in 1962, he had his last top ten hit in 1963 with Forget Him (4th place). After the following singles did not get into the top 40 on Cameo Records, Rydell changed the record label in late 1964 and signed a contract with Capitol Records . The first two singles I Just Can't Say Goodbye and Diana , which were released by Capitol, only reached places 94 and 98 respectively in the Hot 100. After that, he did not get any more charts. With 13 top 20 hits between 1959 and 1963, he was one of the most successful singers among the teen idols. Through minor appearances as an actor on television ( Combat ) and in film musicals such as Bye Bye Birdie and That Lady From Beijing , Rydell finally became a star and heartthrob.

After he was increasingly displaced in the charts by English artists in the following years, Rydell tried his luck as a singer and entertainer in nightclubs and also took part in the legendary rock 'n' roll revival shows in Madison Square Garden With. He later made his living, among other things, appearing in Hugh Hefner's Playboy clubs and minor television appearances before his star began to decline in the late 1970s. In 1985 he got back into show business together with Frankie Avalon and Fabian as "Boys of Bandstand"; for the next ten years he played oldie shows with them across clubs in the United States. Rydell is still on stage in the US for a few dates each year.

Discography

Albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
UK UK US US
1964 The Top Hits Of 1963 - US67 (9 weeks)
US
Forget Him - US98 (4 weeks)
US

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
UK UK US US
1959 Kissin 'time - US11 (17 weeks)
US
We got love - US6 (17 weeks)
US
I dig girls - US46 (6 weeks)
US
1960 Little Bitty Girl - US19 (15 weeks)
US
Wild One UK7 (15 weeks)
UK 		US2 (16 weeks)
US
Thing-a-ling - US18 (11 weeks)
US
Swingin 'School UK44 (1 week)
UK 		US5 (12 weeks)
US
Volare UK22 (6 weeks)
UK 		US4 (15 weeks)
US
Sway UK12 (13 weeks)
UK 		US14 (11 weeks)
US
Groovy Tonight - US70 (2 weeks)
US
1961 Good time baby UK42 (7 weeks)
UK 		US11 (11 weeks)
US
Cherie - US54 (4 weeks)
US
That Old Black Magic - US21 (8 weeks)
US
The Fish - US25 (7 weeks)
US
The Door To Paradise - US85 (2 weeks)
US
I want to thank you - US21 (9 weeks)
US
Jingle Bell Rock UK40 (3 weeks)
UK 		US21 (7 weeks)
US
1962 (I've Got) Bonnie - US18 (11 weeks)
US
Lose Her - US69 (4 weeks)
US
Teach me to twist UK45 (1 week)
UK 		-
with Chubby Checker
I'll never dance again - US14 (12 weeks)
US
The cha-cha-cha - US10 (11 weeks)
US
1963 Butterfly baby - US23 (9 weeks)
US
Wildwood Days - US17 (9 weeks)
US
Forget Him UK13 (14 weeks)
UK 		US4 (16 weeks)
US
Let's Make Love Tonight - US98 (2 weeks)
US
1964 Make Me Forget - US43 (6 weeks)
US
A World Without Love - US80 (6 weeks)
US
I just can't say goodbye - US94 (1 week)
US
1965 Diana - US98 (1 week)
US

Web links

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  1. ↑ On the early phase of Rydell's career, compare Edenhofer, Julia: Das große Oldie Lexikon. Bergisch Gladbach: Gustav Lübbe Verlag, 1991, p. 522f
  2. ^ Laufenberg, Frank / Laufenberg, Ingrid: Rock and Pop Lexicon. Volume 2. 2nd edition Düsseldorf: Econ, 1996, p. 1062
  3. ↑ Chart placements according to Whitburn, Joel: Top Pop Singles 1955-1993. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Ltd., 1994, p. 520
  4. ↑ Catalog number Cameo 179
  5. ↑ Catalog number Cameo 1013
  6. ↑ The album reached number 7 on the album charts and was in the charts for 30 weeks. Whitburn, Joel: Top Pop Albums 1955-1996. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Ltd., 1996, p. 678; an album discography can be found at Tilch, KD: Rock LPs 1955-1970. Vol. 3: MS . 3rd ext. Hamburg: Taurus Press, 1990, pp. 1397f
  7. ↑ On the Teen Idols, Bobby Rydell and the role of the label Cameo / Parkway see Shaw, Greg: The Teen Idols. In: Miller, Jim (Ed.): The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock & Roll . New York: Rolling Stone Press / Random House, 1976, pp. 96-101 - compare Rydell and the Philadelphia labels and Shaw, Arnold: Rock 'n' Roll. The stars, the music and the myths of the 50s . Translated from the English by Teja Schwaner. Reinbek near Hamburg: Rowohlt Verlag, 1978, 256f
  8. ↑ a b Chart sources: UK US US before 1960
personal data
SURNAME Rydell, Bobby
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ridarelli, Robert (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American singer and entertainer
DATE OF BIRTH April 26, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH Philadelphia