I grew up with my older sister playing this guy's 45's on her "changer." My brother, Randy, and I used to plan storming her room and destroying all Bobby Rydell, Lou Christie (among others) records. We never did and now that it is almost 50 years ago that this guy and his music was popular, I am totally a fan. He defined music in a very difficult stage of American culture. And when you factor in his self effacing portrayal of the lovely Ann Margaret's boyfriend in Bye, Bye, Birdie, maybe he rates in there with the Beach Boys, Jan & Dean, hot rods and babes on the beach. OK, maybe that's a stretch, but he was the most talented of that era, along with Lou Christie and of course Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons. (O.K., Frankie Valli was never on the "destroy" list.)