TREASURE - LSP 1058

BOBBY RYDELL - ALL THE HITS

Side 1: Forget him - World without love - Bobby's girl - Tell him - Ruby Ann - Up on the roof - I'm gonna be warm this winter - Remember then

Side 2: Telstar - Loop de loop - The alley cat song - See see rider - Everybody loves a lover - Two lovers - What's your name - I know

LONDON - 111.017

THE BEST OF... BOBBY RYDELL

Side 1: Kissin' time - We got love -Wild one - Swingin' school - Volare - Sway - Good time baby - The fish - I wanna thank you

Side 2: Teach me to twist - I've gor Bonnie - I'll never dance again - The cha-cha-cha - Butterfly baby - Wildwood days - Forget him - Make me forget - World without love

COLUMBIA - SCDF 1133
BOBBY RYDELL
Frenesi
So rare

CAMEO - C 2001

BOBBY RYDELL - 18 GOLDEN HITS

Side 1: Wild one - Kissin' time - Volare - The cha cha cha - The fish - Wilwood days - I'll never dance again - Don't break the heart that loves you - The one who really loves you

Side 2: Sway - I've got Bonnie - The door to paradise - Gee it's wonderful - Baby it's you - Dream baby - Hey baby - Soldier boy - I wanna thank you

Bobby Rydell (born Robert Louis Ridarelli, April 26, 1942 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American teen idol from the early 1960s era of Rock and Roll.

Robert Louis Ridarelli was born April 26th, 1942 and grew up in the same Italian neighbourhood of South Philadelphia as Frankie Avalon and Fabian. In his early years, Bobby would sit in front of the TV set trying to impersonate performers like Louis Prima, Milton Berle, and Johnny Ray. His father recognized Bobby's talent and encouraged him to pursue a show business career. While other children were listening to the latest hits, Rydell's father was taking him to listen to the last of the big bands working the various Philly clubs.

At age five, Bobby began taking drum lessons because he admired Gene Krupa, and by age seven, he had begun to work night clubs in Philadelphia. At nine, he was a regular on Paul Whiteman's television show that was broadcast from Philadelphia and performed on it for three years. It was during this time that Whiteman changed Bobby's last name to Rydell, because he had trouble pronouncing Ridarelli.

By the time he was a teenager, Bobby was playing drums in a dance band called "Rocco and the Saints", that featured Frankie Avalon on the trumpet. The band played summer bookings in the seaside resorts around Atlantic City. Rydell also played the guitar and bass and was a natural comedian. He was later signed by Cameo Records and became an international star. In 1963, he portrayed Hugo Peabody in the movie version of Bye Bye Birdie with Ann Margret and Dick Van Dyke.

During the 1960s, Rydell had nineteen hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. These included his most popular hit, 1960's "Wild One" (his highest charting single, it reached #2). Other songs included, "Volare (song)", "Swingin' School," "Kissin' Time," "Sway", "I've Got Bonnie" and "Forget Him" (which peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart).

Rydell's 18 charted hits — six of which hit the Top 10 and 12 of which hit the Top 20 — was quite a feat in the age when Elvis Presley was still king and the Beatles, the Beach Boys and the Motown sound hadn't hit the American musical scene yet. Rydell's hits came in the four years after the death of Buddy Holly, the Army induction of Presley, the jailing of Chuck Berry, the scandal that hit Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard's retirement into ministry.

Rydell is also considered one of the "Teen Idols" — such as Frankie Avalon, Fabian, Johnny Tillotson, Jimmy Clanton and Bobby Vee — who all ruled the pop charts during this time. Ironically, Rydell's last chart smash was a song called Forget Him, which hit in the waning months of 1963. During this time, Rydell also appeared on many television shows, including the Red Skelton Show and the Danny Thomas Show.

In the late 60s Rydell joined the rock and roll revival shows at Madison Square Garden. In the 70s, he was a popular entertainer at Hugh Hefner's Playboy Clubs. He also worked at the Hyatt Regency and Waldorf Hotel chains and appeared at Disney theme parks.

In the late 70s Rydell considered moving into a "pop" direction pioneered by Barry Manilow. He appeared in a summer stock of "Bye, Bye, Birdie," this time playing the part of the father.He also appeared in a pilot comedy-variety television show "One More Time" that was to be produced by the Osmonds.

In the summer of 1985, he joined Frankie Avalon and Fabian on "Boys of Bandstand" tour. The next ten years saw Rydell performing in big band style in clubs .He also appeared on a number of Dick Clark television specials recalling the early days of rock and roll.

Bobby Rydell was never caught up in his fame. When asked why, Rydell always gave credit to his family roots.

(info edited from classicbands.com & Wikipedia)

45 RPM Records:

1958 Fatty Fatty/ Happy Happy [Venise 201]

1958 Fatty Fatty/ Dream Age [Veko 731]

1959 Please Don’t Be Mad/ Makin’ Time [Cameo 160]

1959 All I Want Is You/ For You For You [Cameo 164]

1959 Kissin’ Time/ You’ll Never Tame Me [Cameo 167]

1959 We Got Love/ I Dig Girls [Cameo 169]

1960 Wild One/ Little Bitty Girl [Cameo 171]

1960 Swingin’ School/ Ding A Ling [Cameo 175]

1960 Volare/ I’d Do It Again [Cameo 179]

1960 Sway/ Groovy Tonight [Cameo 182]

1961 Good Time Baby/ Cherie [Cameo 186]

1961 That Old Black Magic/ Don’t Be Afraid [Cameo 190]

1961 The Fish/ The Third House [Cameo 192]

1961 I Wanna Thank You/ The Door To Paradise [Cameo 201]

1962 I’ve Got Bonnie/ Lose Her [Cameo 209]

1962 I’ll Never Dance Again/ Gee It’s Wonderful [Cameo 217]

1962 The Cha-Cha-Cha/ The Best Man Cried [Cameo 228]

1963 Butterfly Baby/ Love Is Blind [Cameo 242]

1963 Wildwood Days/ Will You Be My Baby [Cameo 252]

1963 Little Queenie/ The Woodpecker Song [Cameo 265]

1963 Let’s Make Love Tonight/ Childhood Sweetheart [Cameo 272]

1963 Forget Him/ Love, Love, Go Away [Cameo 280]

1964 Make Me Forget/ Little Girl You’ve Had A Busy Day [Cameo 309]

1964 A World Without Love/ Our Faded Love [Cameo 320]

1964 Ciao, Ciao, Bambino/ Voce De La Notte [Cameo 361]

1963 Steel Pier (one sided DJ) [Cameo 18E]

1964 I Just Can’t Say Goodbye/ Two Is The Loneliest Number [Capitol 5305]

1965 Diana/ Stranger In The World [Capitol 5352]

1965 Sideshow/ The Joker [Capitol 5436]

1965 It Takes Two/ When I See That Girl Of Mine [Capitol 5513]

1965 Roses In The Snow/ The Word For Today [Capitol 5556]

1966 She Was The Girl/ Not You [Capitol 5696]

1966 You Gotta Enjoy Joy/ Open For Business As Usual [Capitol 5780]

1968 The Lovin’ Things/ That's What I Call Livin'  [Reprise 0656]

1968 The River Is Wide/ Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder [Reprise 0684]

1968 Every Little Bit Hurts/ Time And Changes [Reprise 0751]

1970 Chapel On The Hill/ It Must Be Love [RCA 47-9892]

1974 California Sunshine/ Honey Buns [Perception 519]

1974 Everything Seemed Better/ Sunday Son [Perception 552]

1976 Sway/ Sway (disco) [Pickwick 6515]

1976 Give Me Your Answer/ You’re Not The Girl For Me [Pickwick 6521]

1976 The Single Scene/ It’s Getting Better [Pickwick 6531]

Recorded With Chubby Checker

1961 Your Hits And Mine (One Sided) [Cameo 12E]

1961 What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve (one sided) [Cameo 13E]

1961 Jingle Bell Rock/Jingle Bell Imitations [Cameo 205]

1962 Swingin’ Together/Teach Me To Twist [Cameo 214]

Bobby Rydell Albums

1959 We Got Love Cameo [C-1006]

1960 Bobby Sings, Bobby Swings [Cameo C-1007]

1961 Biggest Hits [Cameo C-1009]

1961 Bobby Salutes the Great Ones [Cameo C-1010]

1961 Rydell At The Copa [Cameo C-1011]

1962 All The Hits [Cameo C-1019]

1962 Biggest Hits, Volume 2 [Cameo C-1028]

1962 An Era Reborn [Cameo C-4017]

1963 All The Hits, Volume 2 [Cameo C-1040]

1963 Bye Bye Birdie [Cameo C-1043]

1963 Wildwood Days [Cameo C-1055]

1964 The Top Hits of ’63 [Cameo C-1070]

1964 Forget Him [Cameo C-1080]

1965 16 Golden Hits[Cameo C-2001]

1965 Somebody Loves You [Capitol T-2281]

1976 Born With A Smile [Pickwick 6818]

1983 At His Best, Today And Yesterday [Applause 1021]

1993 The Bobby Rydell Story - A Musical Journey [Regal Collectable Classics]

1995 The Best of Bobby Rydell [K-Tel 3378-2]

1998 Born With A Smile [Plum] Re-issued

Bobby Rydell w/ Chubby Checker

1961 BOBBY RYDELL / Chubby Checker [Cameo C-1013]

1963 BOBBY RYDELL & Chubby Checker [Cameo C-1063]

Bobby Rydell albums released on CD:

1998 Born With A Smile

2000 Now & Then [R.D.R. Records]

2001 Complete Bobby Rydell [Capitol Records]