Bobby Rydell, who became a pop idol in the 1960s, died at the age of 79 on Apr. 5. The singer’s death was caused by pneumonia, according to Variety, and he was just days away from his 80th birthday.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Bobby Rydell, a pompadoured heartthrob of early rock 'n roll who was a native of Philadelphia, died Tuesday. Rydell died of complications from pneumonia at Abington Jefferson ...

PHILADELPHIA - Bobby Rydell, a pompadoured heartthrob of early rock ‘n roll who was a star of radio, television and the movie musical "Bye Bye Birdie," died Tuesday. Rydell died of complications from ...

Fifties teen idol Bobby Rydell died from non-Covid related pneumonia complications on Tuesday (5 April) at Philadelphia’s Jefferson Hospital, his spokesperson confirmed. The “Wildwood Days” singer was ...

Bobby Rydell, the 1960s teen heartthrob who appeared in the 1963 musical comedy “Bye Bye Birdie,” has died. He was 79. According to Variety, the cause of death was pneumonia. He passed just weeks ...

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 ...