DER US-AMERIKANISCHE SÄNGER UND ENTERTAINER BOBBY RYDELL IST GESTORBEN

Der am 26. April 1942 in Philadelphia geborene US-amerikanische Sänger, Entertainer und Schauspieler Bobby Rydell (Bild) ist am 5. April 2022 in Abington (Pennsylvania) gestorben. Seine grossen Erfolge feierte er zwischen 1959 und der Mitte der 1960er-Jahre mit Hits wie «Kissing Time», «Wild One», «Swingin’ School», «Volare», «Sway», «Jingle Bell Rock», «The Cha-Cha-Cha» und «Forget Him». «Durch kleinere Auftritte als Schauspieler im Fernsehen ('Combat') und in Filmmusicals wie 'Bye Bye Birdie' und 'That Lady From Peking' wurde Rydell endgültig zum Star und Frauenschwarm.»*

Foto: Magnus Manske, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Magnus_Manske, 1998 (Ausschnitt) – Lizenz: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en – Datei: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bobby_Rydell.jpg

Bobby Rydell, Philly teen idol known for ‘Wild One’ and ‘Volare,’ dies at 79

Mr. Rydell’s name was so associated with the pre-British Invasion period of vintage rock and roll that the school in the 1971 musical and 1978 film Grease was known as Rydell High.

Dan DeLuca

https://www.inquirer.com/entertainment/bobby-rydell-obituary-wild-one-volare-20220405.html

Bobby Rydell, Teenage Idol With Enduring Appeal, Dies at 79

He had his first hit in 1959. Six decades later, teamed with his fellow singers Frankie Avalon and Fabian, he was still drawing crowds.

Michael Pollak

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/05/arts/music/bobby-rydell-dead.html

Teen idol helped pave way for future singing heartthrobs

Bobby Rydell, one of the first music idols to spur teen fandom in the Fifties and Sixties, has died at age 79.

Tomas Mier

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bobby-rydell-dead-obit-1333371/

The ’60s crooner scored six top 10 Hot 100 hits over his career, including «Wild One,» «Volare» and «Forget Him.»

Throughout his career, Rydell earned a total of 29 chart entries on the Billboard Hot 100, beginning with 1959’s «Kissin’ Time.» His follow-up single, «We Got Love,» peaked at No. 6 as the singer’s first of six career top 10 hits during the early 1960s. Rydell’s highest-charting track was «Wild One,» which landed at No. 2 in the spring of 1960. Other successes included «Volare» (No. 4 in September 1960), «The Cha-Cha-Cha» (No. 10 in November 1962) and «Forget Him» (No. 4 in January 1964).

Glenn Rowley

https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/bobby-rydell-obituary-1235055802/

Rydell’s fame as the epitome of an American teen pop star in the days just prior to rock’s British Invasion was such that Rydell High School in the Broadway musical and subsequent film «Grease» was named after him.

A.D. Amorosi, Chris Willman

https://variety.com/2022/music/obituaries-people-news/bobby-rydell-dead-pop-idol-bye-bye-birdie-1960s-1235225834/

Paul McCartney has said an unnamed Rydell track was the inspiration behind The Beatles‘ ‚She Loves You‘

Will Richards

https://www.nme.com/news/music/1960s-teen-pop-idol-and-volare-singer-bobby-rydell-has-died-aged-79-3199440

Among those paying tribute to Rydell was the writer Stephen King, who said he was among «the most talented of the 50s and early 60s teen idols».

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/apr/06/bobby-rydell-us-pop-idol-of-the-early-1960s-dies-aged-79

Seine Leidenschaft blieb die Musik

Seinen großen Durchbruch hatte Rydell (…) 1959 mit einem Auftritt in der Sendung «American Bandstand», einer US-Musikshow, die dem Rock’n’Roll in den USA zu Popularität verhalf. Kurz darauf folgte sein erster Hit «Kissing Time», mit dem er mehrere Wochen in den US-Charts landete. Rydell wurde damit im Alter von 17 Jahren zu einem Star, sein Foto erschien auf den Covern von Teenagermagazinen.

ime/AP

https://www.spiegel.de/kultur/musik/bobby-rydell-bye-bye-birdie-star-stirbt-im-alter-von-79-jahren-a-c164e1b3-307e-41b3-861f-a5b5173d18ac

Audios / Videos:

Bobby Rydell «Volare»

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCfgTxcRIdg

Bobby Rydell «A World Without Love» on The Ed Sullivan Show

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYdFWeTr5Bw

Bobby Rydell – Wild One

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax-6U-KaBAY

Bobby Rydell – Wildwood days

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3j37mKImH4

We Got Love · Bobby Rydell