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.

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 ...

For quite a while now, I've been known as Bob. But back in the 1950s and early '60s, I was Bobby. And you know how little kids go through a period where they think the whole world revolves around them ...