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People behind the production
Meet Bobby Rydell Jukebox Saturday Night, a enduring figure in classic American pop. Born Robert Louis Ridarelli in Philadelphia, he adopted the stage name Bobby Rydell as a teen and rose to national fame as a headliner at the Copacabana in New York in 1961—the youngest to ever hold that spotlight. With a career spanning decades, Rydell’s hits became part of the fabric of 1960s American music, and his influence extends beyond recordings to stage and philanthropy.