Biography

Not unlike his friend Bobby Darin, Dion Dimucci was a native New Yorker who started out as a rock & roller in the 1950s and went through a series of drastic stylistic changes. He began as a doo wop hitmaker with his group the Belmonts, turning out such smashes as "Runaround Sue" and "The Wanderer." Over the ensuing decades, the artistically restless Dion tried his hand at blues, folk-rock, Phil Spector-produced pop, and hard-edged rock & roll, managing to maintain his credibility and integrity all along the way, and eventually getting inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Top Tracks

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• (he's Got) The Whole World In His Hands

• (i Was) Born To Cry

• A Sunday Kind Of Love

• A Teenager In Love

• Abraham, Martin And John

• Baby Let's Stick Together

• Baby, What You Want Me To Do

• Born To Be With You

• Bronx Poem

• Come To The Cross

• Crazy Too (fallen In Love)

• Daddy

• Daddy Rollin' In Your Arms

• Donna The Prima Donna

• Drip Drop

• I Believe (sweet Lord Jesus)

• I Don't Believe My Race Is Run

• I Let My Baby Do That

• I Used To Be A Brooklyn Dodger

• I Wonder Why

• If I Had Possession (over Judgement Day)

• If I Should Fall Behind

• If We Only Have Love

• I'm Ready To Go

• It's All Over Now, Baby Blue

• Johnny B. Goode

• Kansas City

• King Of The New York Streets

• Little Diane

• Lookin' For The Heart Of Saturday Night

• Lovers Who Wander

• Make The Woman Love Me

• Nadine

• No One's Waiting For Me

• Only God Can Make A Change

• Ride's Blues [for Robert Johnson]

• Ruby Baby

• Runaround Sue

• Sandy

• Save The Last Dance For Me

• Shu Bop (the Lost Track)

• Soft Parade Of Years

• Spanish Harlem Incident

• Stagger Lee

• Sunshine Lady

• Sweet Love Of Jesus

• Sweet Surrender

• Tank Full Of Blues

• Teenage Idol

• Tell Me Why

• The Dolphins

• The Majestic

• The Thunderer

• The Wanderer

• This Little Girl

• Tomorrow Won't Bring The Rain

• Train For Glory

• Travelin' Man

• Travelin' Riverside Blues

• Work Song

• You Better Watch Yourself

• You Move Me

• Your Own Back Yard

Discography

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• Tank Full of Blues

  ADA / Blue Horizon

  2012

• Son of Skip James

  Verve Forecast

  2007

• Bronx in Blue

  Razor & Tie Music

  2005

• Live New York City

  Collectables

  2005

• New Masters

  Collectables

  2003

• Déjà Nu

  Collectables

  2000

• Yo Frankie

  Arista

  1989

• Velvet & Steel

  Collectables

  1986

• Kingdom in the Street

  Word Distribution

  1985

• Seasons

  Word Distribution

  1984

• I Put Away My Idols

  Word Distribution

  1984

• Inside Job

  Word Distribution

  1980

• Return of the Wanderer

  Ace

  1978

• Only Jesus

  Word Distribution

  1978

• Streetheart

  Warner Bros.

  1976

• Born to Be with You

  Collectables

  1975

• Sanctuary

  Warner Bros.

  1972

• Suite for Late Summer

  Warner Bros.

  1972

• You're Not Alone

  Warner Bros.

  1971

• Sit Down Old Friend

  Warner Bros.

  1970

• Wonder Where I'm Bound

  Now Sounds

  1969

• Dion

  Capitol

  1968

• Dion Sings to Sandy & All Other Girls

  Laurie

  1963

• Love Came to Me

  Collectables

  1963

• Donna the Prima Donna

  Columbia

  1963

• Lovers Who Wander

  The Right Stuff / Capitol

  1962

• Runaround Sue

  The Right Stuff

  1961

• Wish Upon a Star

  Collectables

  1960