Bobby Rydell, 'Wild One' singer and 'Bye Bye Birdie’ star, has died at age 79
A Philadelphia native, Rydell has several streets named after him in the city. He became the youngest singer to headline New York’s Copacabana nightclub in 1961.
As news of his death circulated online, the frontman of hometown band Low Cut Connie shared a tribute for the late singer on. “RIP to my pal South Philly legend Bobby Rydell,” he wrote. “He was a fantastic singer and a true gentleman. Thanx Bobby.” Back in 2012, Rydell underwent a double-organ transplant after needing a new liver and kidney due to alcoholism earlier in his life. In 2016, he released his autobiography“[It’s a] second chance of doing what I’ve been doing all my life, ever since the age of maybe 6, 7 years old. And, my God, if I couldn’t do that anymore, I really don’t know what the heck would happen. I never really had a job,” hein 2016, referring to his 2012 surgery.
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