"Wildwood Days" Bobby Rydell (1963) Cameo Records

The subject of the song is Wildwood, New Jersey, a South Jersey seashore city, which was a popular location for rock and roll performances at the time the song was recorded.
It eventually became the official anthem of the city, and is played on the boardwalk's PA system routinely. The song was also featured in commercials for Wildwood. A mural on the Wildwood boardwalk (painted in 2014) honors Rydell whose song put the community into the national spotlight.
Born Robert Louis Ridarelli, and known by the stage name Bobby Rydell, he was an American singer and actor who mainly performed rock and roll and traditional pop music. In the early 1960s, he was considered a teen idol and was featured in a handful of teen surfing films of the time.
Rydell High School" in the movie musical, Grease (1978), is named in his honor. Rydell was honored by the City of Philadelphia when the 2400 block of South 11th St. was named Bobby Rydell Boulevard.
Rydell died in on April 5, 2022.