Dion And The Belmonts - Runaround sue
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Dion and the Belmonts were a leading American vocal group of the late 1950s. The group formed when Dion DiMucci joined The Belmonts - Carlo Mastrangelo, Freddie Milano, and Angelo D'Aleo - in late 1957.
After an unsuccessful first single, the group were signed to Laurie Records. Their breakthrough came when «I Wonder Why» made # 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and the group appeared for the first time on the Dick Clark TV show. They followed it with the ballads «No One Knows» (#19) and «Don't Pity Me» (#40).
This success won Dion and the Belmonts their first major tour in late 1958, with The Coasters, Buddy Holly and Bobby Darin, and this was followed up by the «Winter Dance Party» tour with Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper. On 2 February 1959, after playing at the Surf Ballroom, Dion decided that he could not afford the $36 cost of a flight to the next venue. The plane crashed, and Holly and the other stars were killed. However, the tour continued, with Jimmy Clanton and Bobby Vee being added to the bill.
In March 1959, Dion and the Belmonts' next single, «A Teenager in Love», was released, making #5 in the Billboard Hot 100 and #28 in the UK Singles Chart, and this was followed by an album, Presenting Dion and the Belmonts. Their biggest hit, «Where or When», was released in November 1959, and reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. However, in early 1960, Dion checked in to hospital for heroin addiction, a problem he had had since his mid-teens.
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Heard this track on roadhouse 1989 film brilliant track took me a bit of time to find out what it was brilliant song
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its a movie...
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#568
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au mon dieu que c est bon !!!!!! on arrive les states
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Wonder how the Del Satins felt about this Clip???
They are the group who backed Dion on this....LOL
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favorite song in the world
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Love this song!!! How can people sit threw the whole performance!!! I'd be going crazy
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I think this is my favorite song ever...
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dion is a top singer what a tune. iv known a few sues in my time and hes right youve gotta just stay away tempting as it is. dion was a serious tough guy in his day trust me he was from a tough neighbourhood and he was one of the toughest, respect dion, you the man.
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Klasyk ♥
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THUMBS UP FOR LAMONT HOLTTTT !!
educatededucator 2 weeks ago 26
I wouldn't be able to keep still or sit down and smoke a cigarette like those folks.. I would be up D A N C I N G!!!!
chefdjour28 5 days ago 15