Release 1986
Dion started in the late 50s with Teeny Rock' n' Roll and Doo-Wop.
In the mid of his career he moved to Folkrock with Blues influence.
Born in the Bronx , New York he started with his italo-american mates the Doo Wop
group the BELMONTS, hitting the charts 9 times in her two years lifespan.
His solo years going on for about five decades with some break inbetween.
Style: Rock and Roll; Doo Wop; Folkrock ; Pop ;
see :
Dion DiMucci & Belmonts ; Dave Edmunds ; Bruce Springsteen ; Phil Spector ;
Musicians:
BELMONTS 1958-1960:
Dion DiMucci - lead vocals; Carlo Mastrangelo - vocals;
Fred Milano - vocals; Angelo D'Aleo - vocals
1962-1965:
Dion - - vocals, acoustic- rhythm-guitars;
1978-1979:
Dion - - vocals, acoustic- rhythm-guitars;
Buzz London - drums, perc.; Denny Weston, Jim Kestle - bass, voc.;
Rusty Steele - lead guitar, rhythm, voc..,; Mark Tiernan - keyboards, voc.;
Lee Foy - sax, flute, harmonica, voc.; Bruce Tergesen - perc.;
Terry Cashman - b.voc.;
Tracks :
A Teenager in Love (D.Pomus-M.Shumann) 1959
Runaround Sue (E.Maresca-D.DiMucci) 1961
No One knows (Hecht-Maresca) 1958
Sandy (DiMucci-Butterfield) 1963
The Wanderer (E.Maresca) 1961
Where or when (Rodgers-Hart) 1959
Every little Thing I do (Another-Lebowsky) 1959
Born to Cry (D.DiMucci) 1962
When you wish upon a Star (Washinton-Harline) 1960
Love came to me (D.DiMucci-Fablo) 1962
The Majestic (B.Jones-W.Young) 1961
Dont pity me (Stallman-Jacobson) 1958
Lonely Teenager (Pippa-DiPaola-Faraci) 1960
Lovers who wander (E.Maresca-D.DiMucci) 1962
A Lovers Prayer (E.Maresca) 1959
In the Still of the Night (C.Porter) 1960
Little Diane (D.DiMucci) 1962
I wonder why (Anderson-Weeks) 1958