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Dion & 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 Clear Lake, Iowa, 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,...
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Top 10 Dion & The Belmonts Songs
A Teenager In Love
I Wonder Why
The Wanderer
Runaround Sue
Where Or When
No One Knows
In The Still Of The Night
When You Wish Upon A Star
Every Little Thing I Do
Don't Pity Me
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Top 10 Dion & The Belmonts Albums
The Wanderer
The Best Of Dion & The Belmonts
Greatest Hits
Presenting Dion and the Belmonts/Runaround Sue
Best of Dion and the Belmonts
The Best of Dion and the Belmonts
Teenager in Love
The EP Collection Plus
Save the Last Dance for Me
Dion & Belmonts - Greatest Hits
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