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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 ...

This is American Routes, following the roots of doo-wop music into rock and roll as part of the life of singer and songmaker Dion DiMucci. Dion was born into a Bronx, New York Italian family in 1939.

At his finest, Dion DiMucci channels those he sings about. That’s true of his defining early 1960s singles trinity — Runaround Sue, The Wanderer and Ruby Baby — and remains true today with the Oct. 24 ...

Doo-wop legend and rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Dion DiMucci has recorded a new version of his classic 1968 folk-rock hit “Abraham, Martin and John” that will appear on his latest album, The Rock ‘n’ Roll ...

The rock-and-roll pioneer and the Catholic historian met by chance in Rome and discovered a shared faith that blossomed into friendship — and nearly 100 songs together. Catholic writer Mike Aquilina ...

Always wandering: Dion and his wife, Susan, behind the wheel of a Ford Country Squire. When Dion DiMucci was attending junior high school in the Bronx, not long before he became a rock and roll ...

Only now, at 82, does Dion DiMucci understand what it’s like to be a teenager in love. Dion and the Belmonts had a No. 5 hit with “Teenager in Love” 63 years ago, but it just recently dawned on the ...

Legendary rock 'n' roll Hall of Famer Dion DiMucci has returned with new music just in time for the holidays with two original tracks to commemorate the "coming of grace" that changed his life over a ...

Bob Sirott is joined by Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Dion DiMucci. Known for hits like ‘Runaround Sue’, and ‘The Wanderer’, Dion talked about his memories with Buddy Holly, experiences growing up, as ...

Dion DiMucci, formerly of the Belmonts, the best Bronx doo-wop group of the JFK era, inspirer of Lou Reed, Bob Dylan, Billy Joel, Paul Simon (the poètes maudits of commercial hip), is having some ...

This is American Routes, following the roots of doo-wop music into rock and roll as part of the life of singer and songmaker Dion DiMucci. Dion was born into a Bronx, New York Italian family in 1939.