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Bobby Rydell, 60s teen idol and ‘Bye Bye Birdie’ star, dies

FILE - Ann-Margret, right, and Bobby Rydell dance during a scene from "Bye Bye Birdie" on the movie set in Los Angeles on Sept. 14, 1962. 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, April 5, 2022. He was 79. (AP Photo, File)

FILE - Bobby Rydell attends a dinner given by the National Italian American Federation at the Washington Hilton in Washington on Oct. 28, 2000. 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, April 5, 2022. He was 79. (AP Photo/Linda Spillers, File)

FILE - Singer Bobby Rydell is shown aboard a luxury liner in New York City after arrival from Europe on March 12, 1962. 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, April 5, 2022. He was 79. (AP Photo, File)

FILE - Former teen idols from the 50's and 60's Frankie Avalon, left, Fabian, center, and Bobby Rydell, right, show off their foot prints in plaster casts Friday, July 3, 1998, on the Boardwalk in Atlantic City, N.J. 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, April 5, 2022. He was 79. Along with James Darren, Fabian and Frankie Avalon, Rydell was among a wave of wholesome teen idols who emerged after Elvis Presley and before the rise of the Beatles. (AP Photo/B. Vartan Boyajian, File)

Bobby Rydell, 60s teen idol and ‘Bye Bye Birdie’ star, dies