Bobby Rydell

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Bobby Rydell

American singer

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American Bandstand
…emerged as national stars—Frankie Avalon, Bobby Rydell, and Fabian—while a succession of dance records, including “The Twist” by Chubby Checker, became hits. There were talented Philadelphia-based musicians untainted by all this—notably John Coltrane, Earl Bostic, and Bill Doggett—but they all recorded elsewhere.
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…emerged as national stars—Frankie Avalon, Bobby Rydell, and Fabian—while a succession of dance records, including “The Twist” by Chubby Checker, became hits. There were talented Philadelphia-based musicians untainted by all this—notably John Coltrane, Earl Bostic, and Bill Doggett—but they all recorded elsewhere.
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