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[POP] At 73, Bobby Rydell’s teen idol days are long over, but his health is good as new: following at double organ transplant surgery in mid 2012, resulting in a new liver and kidneys, he’s performing like a kid again. At one time he was signed to the Parkway label that launched the career of Chubby Checker, and Rydell’s success was just as (if not more) intense, especially for a boy barely into his teens. Overall, he scored 34 top 40 hits, including “Volare,” “Wild One,” and “Kissin’ Time.” His heartthrob image landed him a role in the 1963 film version of Bye Bye Birdie with Ann Margret and Dick Van Dyke. Catch him on the rebound at the Bear’s Den in the Seneca Niagara Casino, Niagara Falls on Saturday.