Bobby Rydell RIP

[The Purge]

Seems all the great 1950-60's Rock and Rollers are forming a band off planet! Saw him with Frankie Avalon and Fabian a decade or so performing at the Westbury Music Fair. All Philadelphia boys!

 

[lg325]

Thanks for the info. I will look up a link . Those performers from that era even in their senior years still sounded good.

MSN

 

[lg325]

 

[DigitalDrifter]

RIP.

 

[whitehall]

Was "Rydell High" named after him in the movie "Greece"?

 

[badger2]

Rydell's Swingin Scholl (youtube) with jeep, graffiti, pony tails, etc. Rydell always had exquisite pitch in every tune.

Rydell's Last Moments

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

Seems all the great 1950-60's Rock and Rollers are forming a band off planet! Saw him with Frankie Avalon and Fabian a decade or so performing at the Westbury Music Fair. All Philadelphia boys!

Richkids Are a Threat to America's Independence and Have No Right to Exist

They were all canceled later in the 60s by the Preppie Princes because of their hatred of working-class music. That unmentioned Cancel Culture also led to Del Shannon's suicide. But we've been led to think that they just lost their popularity because of changing tastes.