Description
• Bear Family Records® welcomes Dion DiMucci – one of the most successful artists of his generation – to our ‘Dancefloor’ series.
• • He was the lead singer in Dion and The Belmonts (I Wonder Why, A Teenager In Love, Where Or When) and as a solo artist landed major hits such as Lonely Teenager, Runaround Sue, The Wanderer, Ruby Baby and Donna The Prima Donna.
• • This album, compiled by Nico Feuerbach with liner notes written by Bill Dahl based on an interview with Dion, describes Dion’s career from a ’50s rocker to a ’60s pop star!
• • Dion: popular worldwide at the latest since the Warner film success ‘The Wanderers’ in 1979.
The American singer and songwriter Dion DiMucci, or Dion for short, was born in 1939 in the Bronx,
New York City. With his vocal group Dion & The Belmonts, he landed the first doo-wop and R’n’R hits
in the late 1950s. He left the Belmonts around 1960 and they continued to work without him.
Dion is best known for his solo career with great pop hits such as Lonely Teenager, Runaround Sue,
The Wanderer, Ruby Baby and Donna The Prima Donna. He skillfully combined elements of doowop,
R&B and rock ‘n’ roll and matured into a versatile and influential figure in the early years of rock
music. Over time, he continued to develop as an artist, successfully exploring various genres such as
blues and folk.
Dion’s influence on the industry and popular music has been significant, his contributions from the
early era of rock ‘n’ roll have cemented his place among the greats of popular music. In 1989, he was
inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. With ‘On The Dancefloor With Dion DiMucci’ Bear Family Records® releases an entertaining but above all danceable compilation of some of his greatest songs and beyond!
TRACKLISTING:
Drip Drop Runaround Sue (I Was) Born To Cry Queen Of The Hop Flim Flam The Wanderer Little Star
Dion & The Belmonts: A Teenager In Love Donna The Prima Donna Sandy This Little Girl Of Mine Love Came To Me Can’t We Be Sweethearts The Majestic Gonna Make It Alone Unloved, Unwanted Me Dion & The Belmonts: Kansas City Ruby Baby Little Diane Lonely Teenager Sweet, Sweet Baby I Got The Blues Dion & The Belmonts: I Wonder Why Fever This Little Girl Come Go With Me Shout Lovers Who Wander North East End Of The Corner
GENRE: Rock N Roll
BARCODE: 4000127177407
RELEASE DATE: 26/01/2024
