Dion DiMucci burst onto the scene as one of the most successful acts to emerge from the doo-wop genre, both with his backing group the Belmonts and on his own. He managed to adjust to changing tastes ...
The long-unavailable 1967 reunion album Together Again from Dion & The Belmonts has returned to streaming, capturing a pivotal moment in the group’s history.
Dion, a former teen idol, was deeply influenced by blues and country music. He had his first hit, "I Wonder Why," in 1958, with the doo-wop group The Belmonts. Originally broadcast in 2000. This is ...
Tell Runaround Sue: Original rock & roll badass Dion is coming to the Rock Hall on July 7 as part of its educational Hall of Fame Series. And this should be an interesting one. Dion got his start in ...
This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. Today, we conclude our archive series, R&B, Rockabilly and Early Rock 'n' Roll, with Allen Toussaint, who we'll hear from later and Dion. If you've ever dismissed ...