Dion Francis DiMucci, better known mononymously as Dion, is an American singer and songwriter. His music incorporates elements of doo-wop, pop, rock, R&B, folk and blues.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jim Clash writes about extreme adventure and classic rock. On February 3, 1959, the arc of popular music was irrevocably altered ...

In the mid to late 1950s, doo-wop was a street sound that was taking the country by storm. It brought young kids of all ...

NEW YORK — Only now, at 82, does Dion DiMucci understand what it’s like to be a teenager in love. Dion and the Belmonts had a No. 5 hit with “Teenager in Love” in 1963, but it just recently dawned on ...

At his finest, Dion DiMucci channels those he sings about. That’s true of his defining early 1960s singles trinity — Runaround Sue, The Wanderer and Ruby Baby — and remains true today with the Oct. 24 ...

Paper Mill Playhouse is presenting the world premiere of The Wanderer, the new Broadway-bound musical based on the life and music of Rock & Roll Hall-of-Famer, Dion DiMucci. The show will play through ...

One listen was enough for an unimpressed Dion DiMucci to dismiss the song sent his way in the summer of 1968. First, there were the lyrics: Invoking the still open wounds of the April assassination of ...

Catholic that I am, I must begin by confessing: I was more than a little bit starstruck. But this is exactly what happened at Fordham University recently, when the Curran Center for American Catholic ...

They call him the wanderer. He's now also the suer. Dion DiMucci, lead singer of '60s group Dion and the Belmonts, isn't a fan of Fallout 4. Or more precisely, Fallout 4's ads. In a lawsuit filed this ...

As much of a pleasure it is to hear Dion DiMucci's voice throughout Kickin' Child--and it is a great pleasure indeed even if you never traversed the path from “Runaround Sue" to “Abraham Martin & John ...