'Golden Boy' Bobby Rydell lights up stage and hearts

“Volare…cantare…let’s fly way up to the clouds, away from the maddenin’ crowds…”

With his endearing grin and caramel-coated voice, Bobby Rydell lit up the stage at the California Center for the Arts in Escondido on Friday, November 14.

If the warm audience response was any indication, this smooth 66-year-old performer lit up their hearts as well. Most, like me, came to remember, and his energetic performance helped transport us back to a time that was breezy and carefree.

Striking good looks and a mellifluous voice made Rydell a shoo-in for teen idol status in the late fifties to the mid-sixti...