Philadelphia Legend Bobby Rydell, ‘Wildwood Days’ Singer, Dies

CBS Philly ^ | April 5, 2022 at 4:52 PM | CBS3 Staff

[Olog-hai]

Philadelphia and music legend Bobby Rydell has died.

The former teen idol is probably best-known in the area for the song “Wildwood Days,” but he had so many hits — “Volare,” “Wild One” and so many others. …

[Impala64ssa]

Bobby Rydel did jingles for the old Freedomland Amusement Park in the Bronx

[Olog-hai]

Nope. James Osterberg’s song “Real Wild Child” was a cover of a 1958 song by Australian rock performer Johnny O’Keefe first titled “Wild One” in that country but released under the first-mentioned title in the US.

[dfwgator]

He was the best singer for Volare.

Well next to Newbomb Turk. ;)

[chajin]

RIP.

[twister881]

The Gipsy Kings had a hit with Volare as well in the 1980s:

https://youtu.be/D_TGGgkCLD8

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[windcliff]

ping

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

I like this version;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXRby61yER0&t=65s

Song has even brought up on “Cheers.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-R9xYA465U

[bigbob]

RIP to a great performer, but the best version of “Volare” is done by Newbomb Turk in the movie “Hollywood Knights”.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

I just posted it

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

He was also the inspiration for the name of the high school in “Grease ( 1 and 2 ).”

[Ciexyz]

I feel sad. The old legends are passing on. I’ve been streaming his music via Amazon Prime.

[cowboyusa]

This one hurts.

[cowboyusa]

Wildwood days. My summer shore place.

[the OlLine Rebel]

Wow, he was alive?

Never heard of Wildwood Days, but definitely Wild One and Volare (an English cover).

Too bad this missed the ‘50s song tournament this year!

[the OlLine Rebel]

Rydell High!

[Fiji Hill]

My favorite version of "Volare" aka Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu (into the blue, painted blue) is the original by Domenico Modugno. It starts out describing a man who paints his hands and face blue and then flies off into the sky, but this turns out to be a dream inspired by his lover's blue eyes.

[Fiji Hill]

It is said that the name Conrad Birdie was inspired by Conway Twitty. My favorite quote from Bye, Bye, Birdie is "[men] are all the same--from puberty to Mussolini."

[moovova]

Spent a summer in Wildwood. ‘77 or ‘78, maybe. Good times.

[fieldmarshaldj]

RIP.

[UnwashedPeasant]

Way too young.

This was a great song of his: Sway

He also acted on a good episode of "Combat!"