
Bobby Rydell
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Jack Scott
- 100% match to Bobby Rydell
Giovanni Dominico Scafone Jnr., 24 January 1936, Windsor, Ontario, Canada. This distinctive, deep-voiced rock 'n' roll and ballad singer-songwriter moved to Detroit at the age of 10, and began performing regularly with his sister Linda on the WEXL radio station. After changing...
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Jimmy Clanton
- 89% match to Bobby Rydell
2 September 1940, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA. Pop vocalist Clanton celebrated his 18th birthday with his co-written debut hit, the R&B ballad "Just A Dream", at number 4 in the US Hot 100. His smooth singing style appealed to the teen market and his subsequent releases were...
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Mark Dinning
- 86% match to Bobby Rydell
17 August 1933, Grant County, Oklahoma, USA, d. 22 March 1986. Mark Dinning was the younger brother of Lou, Ginger and Jean, the well-known 40s vocal trio the Dinning Sisters. He learnt to play the electric guitar when he was aged 17, and in 1957 auditioned for publisher Wesley...
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Buddy Knox
- 83% match to Bobby Rydell
Buddy Wayne Knox, 20 July 1933, Happy, Texas, USA, d. 14 February 1999, Bremerton, Washington, USA. Knox was one of the first "pop-abilly" hit-makers in the 50s. In 1955, while at West Texas State University, he formed the Serenaders with bass player Jimmy Bowen and Don Lanier...
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Don & Juan
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The Orlons
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The Crests
- 54% match to Bobby Rydell
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