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Bobby Rydell (born Robert Louis Ridarelli, April 26, 1942) is an American professional singer, mainly of rock and roll music. In the early 1960s he was considered a teen idol. Well known tracks include "Wild One" and "Volare", and he appeared in the movie ''Bye Bye Birdie'' in 1963.〔 ==Career== Rydell was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. In 1950, he won a talent show on the television series ''Paul Whiteman's TV Teen Club'' and gained a spot on the cast, where he remained for several years. He changed his name to Bobby Rydell and played in several bands in the Philadelphia area. After 3 unsuccessful singles for small companies, he signed a recording contract with Cameo Records. "Kissin' Time", his first single, reached the charts in 1959.〔 In May 1960, Rydell toured Australia with The Everly Brothers, Billy "Crash" Craddock, Marv Johnson, The Champs and The Crickets, recording an Australian version of "Kissin' Time" for the event. His second success "We Got Love" was his first million-album seller, gaining gold disc status.〔 1960's "Wild One," backed with "Little Bitty Girl", was his second million-selling single; his successes continued with "Swingin' School" backed with "Ding-a-Ling," and the million-album selling "Volare" later that year. He performed at the Copacabana in New York in 1961, where he was the youngest performer to headline at the nightclub.〔 In February 1961 he appeared at the ''Festival du Rock,'' at the Palais des Sports de Paris in Paris, France. Rydell's success and prospects led his father Adrio, foreman at the Electro-Nite Carbon Company in Philadelphia, to resign in 1961 after 22 years to become his son's road manager.〔''Billboard,'' October 16, 1961, p. 36〕 Rydell released the song "Wildwood Days" in 1963. In 1963, he played Hugo Peabody in the movie version of ''Bye Bye Birdie'' with Ann-Margret and Dick Van Dyke.〔 The original stage production of ''Bye Bye Birdie'' had no real speaking role for the character of Hugo, but the movie script was rewritten specifically to expand the part for Rydell. In 2011, Sony Pictures digitally restored this film. Rydell and Ann-Margret were in attendance at the restoration premiere in Beverly Hills by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. During the 1960s, Rydell had numerous hit records on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 record chart. His recording career earned him 34 Top 40 hits, placing him in the Top 5 artists of his era (''Billboard''). These included his most popular successes, "Wild One" (his highest scoring single, at number 2), "Volare" (number 4), "Swingin' School" (number 5), "Kissin' Time" (number 11), "Sway" (number 14), "I've Got Bonnie" (number 18) and "The Cha-Cha-Cha" (number 10). His last major chart success was "Forget Him", which reached number 4 on the Hot 100 in January 1964. The song, written by Tony Hatch, was his fifth and final gold disc winner. Rydell left Cameo-Parkway Records later in 1964 and signed with Capitol Records. During this time, he performed on many television programs, including the ''Red Skelton Show'', where a recurring role was written for him by Red Skelton as Zeke Kadiddlehopper, Clem Kadiddlehopper's younger cousin. He also appeared on the ''Danny Thomas Show'', Jack Benny, Joey Bishop, and ''The George Burns Show''. Rydell was a regular on ''The Milton Berle Show.'' On October 6, 1964, he made a guest appearance on an episode of the television series, ''Combat!''. This was Rydell's first dramatic acting role.〔 In January 1968, it was announced in the UK music magazine ''NME'' that Rydell had signed a long term recording contract with Reprise Records company. He continued to perform in nightclubs, supper clubs and Las Vegas venues throughout the 1970s and 1980s, but his career was hampered by Cameo-Parkway catalogue owner ABKCO Records' refusal to reissue Rydell's music, so the entire catalog was unavailable until 2005 (although he re-recorded his hits in 1995 for K-Tel Records). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bobby Rydell」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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