"A Teenager’s Romance" by Ricky Nelson reached #2 on the
Billboard Top 100 in 1957 and was ranked #25 on the music
magazine’s Top Hot 100 songs of that year.

The A-side, "I’m Walkin’", reached #4 on the Billboard chart
and #10 on the R&B chart.

This English version of the million-selling song “I Will Follow You” made
15-year-old Peggy March  the youngest female artist to have a U.S. chart-
topping single. The song made it to #1 on the soul singles chart as well.

Peggy March (Margaret Annemarie Battavio) turned 68 on March 8

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Casey Kasem on the air at WJBK in Detroit

Kemal Amin "Casey" Kasem 

Former radio personality Casey Kasem is best known for being the host
of the nationally syndicated Top 40 countdown show American Top 40
and for playing the character Shaggy in the Saturday morning cartoon
franchise Scooby-Doo on CBS/ABC (1969-1986). Before fame, Kasem
served in the U.S. Army in Korea.

Bobby Rydell (Robert Louis Ridarelli) is 72 today

Bobby won a talent competition on Paul Whitman’s TV Teen Club and
became a regular on the series. Well known singles by the early 1960s
teen idol include,”Wild One” and “Volare”. He also appeared in the 1963
film Bye Bye Birdie.

Rydell underwent major surgery In July 2012 when he had a double organ
transplant to replace his liver and kidneys. In January 2013, six months after 
the surgery, he returned to the stage in Las Vegas for a three night gig to a
sold out audience. He continues to perform internationally and he returned to 
tour Australia this year. It’s hard to keep a good man down! Happy Birthday
Bobby! 

Bobby recovering from his transplant surgery in 2012.

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