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The name the Belmonts was derived from two of the four singers having lived on Belmont Avenue in the Bronx; the other two lived near Belmont Avenue.. After unsuccessful singles on Mohawk Records in 1957 ("We Went Away" b/w "Tag Along" by Dion "with" The Belmonts), and then on Jubilee Records (including "The Chosen Few" b/w "Out In Colorado" by Dion & the Timberlanes, not the Belmonts), Dion ...
Dion is a singer and songwriter whose music has incorporated elements of doo-wop, rock, R&B and blues. [5] As lead singer of Dion and the Belmonts , then a solo career, he was one of the most popular rock and roll performers of the pre- British Invasion era. [ 2 ]
With the Belmonts. Presenting Dion and the Belmonts (1959) Wish Upon a Star with Dion and the Belmonts (1960) Together Again (1966) Live at Madison Square Garden 1972 (1973) Solo albums. Alone with Dion (1961) Runaround Sue (1961) Lovers Who Wander (1962) Donna the Prima Donna (1963) Dion (1968) Suite for Late Summer (1972) Born to Be with You ...
The song was written by the songwriting duo Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman commissioned by Laurie Records, originally intended for the doo-wop singing group The Mystics.Laurie Records, however, gave the song to Dion & The Belmonts instead to record, and Pomus and Shuman then quickly wrote another song, "Hushabye" for the Mystics.
In late 1966 the three original Belmonts—Mastrangelo, Milano and D'Aleo—reunited with DiMucci and recorded the album Dion & The Belmonts "Together Again", for ABC Records. Produced by "DiMont Music", Mastrangelo played drums and DiMucci contributed guitar to reduce the need for additional session musicians.
Single by Dion and the Belmonts; from the album Presenting Dion and the Belmonts ; A-side "I Wonder Why" B-side "Teen Angel" Released: May 5, 1958 () Genre: Doo-wop; rock and roll [1] Length: 2: 20: Label: Laurie: Songwriter(s) Melvin Anderson, Ricardo Weeks: Dion and the Belmonts singles chronology "
"No One Knows" is a song written by Ernie Maresca and Ken Hecht and performed by Dion and the Belmonts. [1] The song reached number 12 on the R&B chart and number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1958. [2] It was featured on their 1958 album, Presenting Dion and the Belmonts. [3]
Fred Milano (August 26, 1939 – January 1, 2012) was an American doo-wop singer of Italian descent. Born in the Bronx, New York, he was a member (second tenor) of The Belmonts who became successful in the late 1950s as Dion and the Belmonts, [1] and in the early 1960s.