Bobby Rydell, singer 'Bye Bye Birdie', dies at age 79

Bobby Rydell, singer and teen idol of 60s, has died of complications from pneumonia in Philadelphia. According to a statement made by his marketing and event coordinator Maria Novey, he died Tuesday at a hospital of his hometown. Rydell was 79. Ten years ago he got a kidney and a liver transplant extending his life. He was among a wave of teen idols who got famous after Elvis Presley and before the the Beatles.