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Robert Louis Ridarelli, known by the stage name Bobby Rydell, was an American singer and actor who mainly performed rock and roll and traditional pop music. In the early 1960s he was considered a teen idol. His most well-known songs include "Wildwood Days," "Wild One" and "Volare" ; in 1963 he appeared in the musical film Bye Bye Birdie.
"Put Your Head on My Shoulder" is a song written by Canadian-born singer-songwriter Paul Anka. Anka's version was recorded in August 1958 at Bell Sound Studios in New York City, three weeks before he recorded his no. 1 hit "Lonely Boy", and was released as a single on August 17, 1959, by ABC-Paramount as catalog number 4510040. It was arranged and conducted by Don Costa. The B-side was "Don't Ever Leave Me". "Put Your Head on My Shoulder" became very successful, reaching No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was his third top five hit of 1959. In Canada the song reached No. 4 on the CHUM Charts.
"Jingle Bell Rock" is an American Christmas song first released by Bobby Helms in 1957. It has received frequent airplay in the United States during every Christmas season since then, and is generally considered Helms' signature song. "Jingle Bell Rock" was composed by Joseph Carleton Beal (1900–1967) and James Ross Boothe (1917–1976), although both Helms and session guitarist on the song Hank Garland disputed this. Beal was a Massachusetts-born public relations professional and longtime resident of South Ocean Avenue in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and Boothe was an American writer in the advertising business.
"Dream Lover" is a song written by American musician Bobby Darin. Darin recorded his composition on March 5, 1959 and released it as a single the following month. It was produced by Ahmet Ertegun and Jerry Wexler and engineered by Tom Dowd.
"A World Without Love" is a song recorded by the British duo Peter and Gordon and released as their first single in February 1964. It was included on the duo's debut album in the UK, and in the US on an album of the same name. The song was written by Paul McCartney and attributed to Lennon–McCartney. The B-side was "If I Were You", written by Peter and Gordon.
"Diana" is a song written and first performed by Paul Anka, who recorded it in May 1957 at Don Costa’s studio in New York City. Anka stated in his autobiography that the song was inspired by a girl named Diana Ayoub, whom he had met at his church and community events, and had developed a crush on. Session musicians on the record included George Barnes playing lead guitar, Bucky Pizzarelli playing the "Calypso" riff on guitar, Irving Wexler on piano, Jerry Bruno on bass, and Panama Francis on drums. The song was recorded in May 1957 at RCA Studios in New York. Backup singers included Artie Ripp.
"Take Good Care of My Baby" is a song written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin. The song was made famous by Bobby Vee, when it was released in 1961.
"We Got Love" is a song written by Bernie Lowe and Kal Mann. It was first released as a single by Bobby Rydell in 1959. The song became a hit, spending 17 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 6, while reaching No. 4 on the Cash Box Top 100, and No. 5 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade.
"Wild One" is a song written by Dave Appell, Kal Mann and Bernie Lowe, and performed by Bobby Rydell. Session drummer Gary Chester played on the recording, which was released as a single in 1960.
"Roses Are Red (My Love)" is a popular song composed by Al Byron and Paul Evans. It was recorded by Bobby Vinton, backed by Robert Mersey and his Orchestra, in New York City in February 1962, and released in April 1962, and the song was his first hit.
"Forget Him" is a song written by Tony Hatch and released in 1963 by Bobby Rydell. The song spent 16 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 4 on January 18, 1964, while it spent 14 weeks on the United Kingdom's Record Retailer chart, reaching No. 13. The song also reached No. 3 on Billboard's Middle-Road Singles chart, No. 3 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade, No. 8 on the Irish Singles Chart, and No. 2 in Hong Kong.
"The Cha-Cha-Cha" is a song released in 1962 by Bobby Rydell.
"Good Time Baby" is a song released in January 1961 by Bobby Rydell. The song spent 11 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 11, while reaching No. 6 in Australia, No. 6 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade, No. 18 in the Netherlands, and No. 42 in the United Kingdom's Record Retailer chart.
"I'll Never Dance Again" is a song released in 1962 by Bobby Rydell. The song spent 12 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 14, while reaching No. 4 in India, No. 6 in Australia, and No. 29 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade.
"Cradle of Love" is a song released in 1960 by Johnny Preston written by Jack Fautheree & Wayne Gray.
"Pretty Blue Eyes" is a song written by Teddy Randazzo and Bobby Weinstein. In 1959, it was a hit single for Steve Lawrence, and in 1960 for Craig Douglas.
"Problems" is a song released in 1958 by The Everly Brothers. The song spent 15 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 2, "Problems" was kept out of No.1 spot by To Know Him Is to Love Him by The Teddy Bears.
"So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)" is a song written by Don Everly, which was released by The Everly Brothers in 1960. The song was later a country hit for multiple artists in the 1970s and 80s.
"Wildwood Days" is a song released by Bobby Rydell in 1963.
"Ding-A-Ling" is a song released by Bobby Rydell in 1960. The song spent 11 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 18. Paired with its flip-side, Swingin' School, "Ding-A-Ling" reached No. 1 in Australia and No. 2 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade, also co-charting with Swingin' School.
References
- ↑ Swingin' School - By: Bobby Rydell, MusicVF.com. Accessed July 24, 2015
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1987) The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, Billboard Publications, Inc. p. 264.
- 1 2 Hot 100 - Bobby Rydell Swingin' School Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
- 1 2 Bobby Rydell - Swingin' School, Ultratop. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
- 1 2 Bobby Rydell - Swingin' School, Ultratop. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
- 1 2 Bobby Rydell - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
- ↑ David Kent, Australian Top 20 Singles - Week Ending July 16, 1960
- ↑ "CHUM Charts – Chart No. 162". CHUM. June 6, 1960. Archived from the original on November 7, 2006. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
- ↑ Sparks, Hannah; Hegedus, Eric (2022-04-05). "Bobby Rydell, teen idol and 'Volare' singer, dead at 79". New York Post. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
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