Artist:Dion
Song:Runaround Sue
Album:Runaround Sue
By the time Runaround Sue came out in 1961, the teen idol look became important in selling music to kids. But Dion DiMucci came by his music honestly on streetcorners in the Bronx. He was born July 19, 1938 in New York City. Like a lot of doo wop groups, Dion & The Belmonts got their start singing on streetcorners. The group was signed by Laurie Records and Teenager In Love was a big hit in 1959. Dion went solo in 1960. This was fueled by the stardom of teen idols like the very untalented Fabian and Dion had the teen idol look. Runaround Sue was a number one pop hit in 1961. Dion wrote the song and it wasn't much different from any of his Belmonts songs. The album Runaround Sue has been released on CD by Collectibles. He had a couple more hits on Laurie and then moved to Columbia. He had a hit with Ruby Baby in 1964 but things went downhill from there. He got hooked on heroin. He kicked the habit and reinvented himself as an earnest singer songwriter with the hit Abraham, Martin & John in 1968. He signed with Warner Bros. in 1970 but that didn't go well. Then he went born again and recorded for the religious label Word. Dion continues to perform his old songs on the oldies tour and he does record occasionally, most recently the CD Bronx Blue in 2005. Dion's music from the doo wop era holds up a lot better than one might think. Here's Dion performing Runaround Sue in the 1961 film Twist Around The Clock.
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