Wildwood will celebrate the musical legacy of the late Bobby Rydell with a new statue of the beloved singer, his family announced Friday. Rydell, who grew up in South Philadelphia, is best-known for ...

WILDWOOD, N.J. (CBS) -- The Bobby Rydell Foundation has announced plans to put a statue of the late singer in Wildwood. The beach resort was one of Rydell's favorite places. His 1963 song "Wildwood ...

Bobby Rydell, a teen idol from the '60s known for songs like "Wild One" and his role as Hugo Peabody in the 1963 film "Bye Bye Birdie," has died, according to a statement released by his ...

A statue of Bobby Rydell, the 1960s rock ‘n’ roll teen sensation, could be headed to the Jersey Shore town that the late singer paid homage to in his 1963 hit “Wildwood Days.” Ten months after his ...

The headline of the recent New York TImes obituary for Bobby Rydell is as good a way as any to summarize his 79 years of life and work into five words: “Teenage Idol With Enduring Appeal.” It requires ...