Hello, Today we look at another in the series of Bobby Rydell’s greatest hit single records. On March 28, 1964 as the British Invasion was taking place on the American Music charts, Bobby Rydell was still turning out hit records. “MAKE ME FORGET”, his follow-up to “Forget Him” made it Billboard Hot 100 debut. “Make Me Forget” would climb the Hot 100 to #43 and remain on the chart for 6 weeks. The “B” side of Bobby’s hit was “LITTLE GIRL YOU HAD A BUSY DAY”, the song would have charted in another year but with all the British records getting air-play in 1964, Bobby’s “B” side failed to chart. In fact if “Make Me Forget” charted a year earlier, it too would have charted higher.
Bobby Rydell was one of the few American rock artists to survive during the mid sixties and into the British Invasion. His versatility to sing, act, do impersonations, keep him on TV and still popular, while others were never heard from again. “Make Me Forget” would be the 30th hit single in Bobby’s career. In 1964 he was a guest star on an episode of the TV series “Combat” playing opposite Vic Morrow. This was Bobby’s first dramatic acting role. In both the Broadway musical, and the film “Grease, the high school was named “Rydell High” after Bobby Rydell.
Look for more posts to come as we continue to look at the greatest hit singles of Bobby Rydell.
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Till the next time—Joe
