Bobby Rydell, singer and Philly native known for 'Wildwood Days,' died
Rydell died of complications from pneumonia at Jefferson Hospital on Tuesday, according to a statement posted by his marketing and event coordinator Maria Novey. Rydell, who credited a 2012 kidney and liver transplant with extending his life, was 79. Between 1959 and 1964, he had nearly three dozen Top 40 singles including "Wild One," "Volare," "Wildwood Days," "The Cha-Cha-Cha" and "Forget Him," a song of consolation for a bereft girl that helped inspire the Beatles' classic "She Loves You."
Source: 6abc.com