South Philadelphia put Bobby Rydell in front of an audience early, and he learned fast how to win a room. Raised in the Lower Moyamensing neighborhood, he started out as a kid who mimicked singers he saw on television. When he was seven, his father took him around Philadelphia clubs to ask if he could sing and do impersonations. By eight, that reputation carried him to the national television talent show TV Teen Club, where he won a contest and was recruited by bandleader Paul Whiteman, a run that lasted for several years and also gave him the stage name The post Top 10 Bobby Rydell Songs appeared first on ClassicRockHistory.com.