Bobby Rydell Heads Out on TEEN IDOL ON THE ROCKS Tour

With reviewers unanimously agreeing that multitalented entertainer BOBBY RYDELL has told one hell of a story in his compelling new autobiography, TEEN IDOL ON THE ROCKS, the Justin Bieber of the "Camelot" era will be bringing his brutally candid and compelling "Tale of Second Chances" directly to his fans with an extensive nationwide Special Events & Book Tour.

Running concurrently with his ongoing concert performances, both solo and alongside fellow South Philly "Golden Boys" Frankie Avalon and Fabian, Rydell's promotional Special Events & Book Tour will allow Bobby Watchers young and old to see and hear all sides of America's original teen idol as he combines traditional book signings with distinctly intimate performances and conversations with Grammy award-winning writers and musicians, and other music and entertainment media veterans. Rydell will be signing copies of TEEN IDOL ON THE ROCKS: A Tale of Second Chances (Doctor Licks Publishing, 249 pp., $16.95) at all special events and personal appearances as well.

Among the interviewers scheduled to be "in conversation" with Rydell will be Rolling Stone contributing editor and Grammy-winning essayist Anthony DeCurtis, Ralph J. Gleason Award-winning author and Grammy-winning musician, arranger, and record producer Allan Slutsky, veteran New York TV personality Bill Boggs, and longtime Philadelphia music and entertainment columnist and radio personality Chuck Darrow. Slutsky, winner of the first Rolling Stone/BMI Gleason Award for writing Standing in the Shadows of Motown, later released as a highly acclaimed feature film, also is Rydell's TEEN IDOL ON THE ROCKS co-author.

DeCurtis will be "in conversation" with Rydell at the 92Y in New York City (July 27), part of a prestigious decade-long series that has included Lou Reed, Sting, Deborah Harry, Alanis Morissette, Questlove, Clive Davis, and Dion. Darrow will chat with Rydell as part of "An Intimate Evening" concert performance at Tim McLoone's Supper Club in Asbury Park, NJ (Aug. 10); Boggs will lead a discussion with Rydell at the Friars Club in New York in October, and Slutsky and other music journalists and media personalities will host Q&A sessions this fall at numerous special concert events across the country.

From his vivid childhood on the fabled mid-20th-century streets of South Philadelphia through his more recent battles with alcoholism, and his lifesaving double-transplant surgery (he shares a liver with an eight-year-old girl), Rydell "has unbelievable stories to tell, and he's sharing the good, the bad, and the fascinating," says Parade Magazine. The Huffington Post adds: TEEN IDOL ON THE ROCKS is "pure rock n' roll nostalgia with a big dose of personal memories that will tear your heart out. ... another reason to embrace him even more!"

Rita Cosby, Emmy-winning TV and radio host, calls the book "captivating, charming and extraordinary as the man himself," professing her love for "its soaring story line." Stu Bykofsky, widely regarded veteran Philadelphia Daily News columnist, praised Rydell's "conversational style" and marveled how he "cuts himself no slack when he discusses how and when he crawled into the bottle" in a book "so honest and warm it makes you glad he got through it and is performing today." Fox News, Closer Weekly, Radio Times (NPR), Goldmine, ABC News Radio, Associated Press Radio, Premiere Network, Westwood One, the Philadelphia Inquirer, Liz Smith, Mitch Albom, Cousin Brucie, John Fugelsang, Public Television's Steve Adubato, and dozens more media already have clamored to interview Rydell for the book.

The attention surrounding TEEN IDOL ON THE ROCKS is just one aspect further confirming Rydell's still explosive career. Aside from continuing to tour around the world as a "saloon swingin'" solo artist and with fellow South Philly "Golden Boys" Frankie Avalon and Fabian in a road show with over 30 years of staying power, Rydell will be gracing the silver screen next year in Taylor Hackford's The Comedian with Robert De Niro ? 54 years after his indelible song-and-dance acting stint opposite Ann-Margret in the iconic movie musical Bye Bye Birdie.

Humorous, tragic, and inspiring as well, TEEN IDOL ON THE ROCKS stands as one of the most important non-fiction books of 2016.

TEEN IDOL ON THE ROCKS is available NOW at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and book stores throughout America. Autographed copies and books with customized personal messages can be ordered exclusively at www.bobbyrydellbook.com.

TEEN IDOL ON THE ROCKS ON TOUR

Special Events:

Thursday, June 30, 2016

Bobby Rydell: Intimate Guest Performance & Book Signing

Featuring Dave Damiani & No Vacancy Orchestra

Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club
7719 Wisconsin Avenue
Bethesda, MD 20814

Tickets & Info: 240.330.4500
www.bethesdabluesjazz.com
8pm

Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Bobby Rydell In Conversation with Anthony DeCurtis

92nd St. Y
Buttenwieser Hall
1395 Lexington Avenue at 92nd St.
New York, NY 10128

Time: 8pm
Tickets & Info: 212-415-5500
www.92y.org

Discussion and song with Rolling Stone senior editor Anthony DeCurtis, followed by book signing.

Wednesday, August 10, 2016

An Intimate Evening with Bobby Rydell - The Original Teen Idol
"Concert Conversation and Book Signing"

Tim McLoone's Supper Club
1200 Ocean Avenue
Asbury Park, NJ 07712

Dinner/Doors: 6:00pm - Show: 8:00pm
Tickets & Info: 732-774-1155
www.umtpresents.com
www.timmcloonessupperclub.com

In this INTIMATE EVENING of musical performance, conversation and book signing, BOBBY RYDELL will not only perform his hit songs like "Volare," "Wild One," "Sway," "Wildwood Days," "Forget Him," "We Got Love" and others, but will also share stories from his incredible life.

Book Signings:

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

B&N - Rittenhouse Square

1805 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA
7-9pm

Sunday, June 26, 2016

B&N - Clifton

395 NJ Rt. 3, Clifton, NJ
2-4pm

Saturday, July 23, 2016

B&N - Plymouth Meeting

2300 Chemical Road, Plymouth Mtg., PA
1-3pm

Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Doylestown Bookshop

16 S. Main Street, Doylestown, PA
6:30-8:30pm

Saturday, October 8, 2016

Main Point Book Store

116 North Wayne Avenue, Wayne, PA
3-5pm

Friday, October 14, 2016

Wildwood Crest Library

6300 Atlantic Avenue, Wildwood Crest, NJ
2-4pm

Saturday, October 22, 2016

Books & Greetings:

271 Livingston Street, Northvale, NJ
1-3pm

Saturday, November 19, 2016

B&N - Broomall

1991 Sproul Road, Broomall, PA
1-3pm

For more, visit www.bobbyrydell.com, www.bobbyrydellbook.com, or follow on Facebook: www.facebook.com/OfficialBobbyRydell and YouTube: www.youtube.com/BobbayRydell.

Photo Credit: Bobby Bank

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