American legendary singer Bobby Rydell has died. The father of two and husband passed away on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at the age of 79.
Bobby, who mainly performed rock and roll music, was considered a teen idol in the early 1960s.
His most well-known songs include Wild One and Volare, and he appeared in the movie Bye Bye Birdie in 1963.
He toured as part of The Golden Boys stage production with Frankie Avalon and Fabian, and he was easily the most talented singer among the trio of teen idols.
Bobby is most notably a role in the movie version of Bye Bye Birdie with Ann-Margret and Dick Van Dyke.
Bobby Rydell health: Did Bobby Rydell have a transplant?
In 2012, the singer underwent liver and kidney transplants.
Right after the surgery was successful, Rydell told the local CBS affiliate in his native Philadelphia that his doctor gave him “maybe a month” to live if he did not undergo the surgeries.
“It’s truly a miracle,” said Rydell, who came out of the Philadelphia scene that also spawned Fabian and Frankie Avalon.
Why did Bobby Rydell have a liver and kidney transplant?
Doctors who treated Bobby at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital disclosed in an interview that they were able to use part of the donor liver to help Rydell and the other part to help a child.
The singer said he wanted to help raise awareness about organ donation.
