In 1961, Dion DiMucci, the prototypical doo-wop star, topped the charts with “Runaround Sue,” an extremely fun but also deeply mean-spirited song about a girl. DiMucci co-wrote the song, and while ...

In Part 1 and Part 2 of this interview series with 60s rocker Dion DiMucci, we discussed the 1959 plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens, crooner Del Shannon and the ...

Rock n’ Roll Hall-of-Famer Dion DiMucci – best known simply as Dion for his hits including “Runaround Sue” and “The Wanderer” – is the latest classic rocker to get the jukebox musical treatment. The ...

Dion DiMucci burst onto the scene as one of the most successful acts to emerge from the doo-wop genre, both with his backing group the Belmonts and on his own. He managed to adjust to changing tastes ...

“He always had the name that said it all--Dion.” That’s from Bruce Springsteen, who knows a little bit about music. Dion DiMucci--yes, he has a last name--is a multi-platinum musician, member of the ...

At age 12, Dion DiMuci owned hundreds of Hank Williams songs. He used the high-lonesome sound in his first singing job and later transmuted it in one of the most successful pop-hit runs of the early ...

In 1961, Dion DiMucci, the prototypical doo-wop star, topped the charts with "Runaround Sue," an extremely fun but also deeply mean-spirited song about a girl. DiMucci co-wrote the song, and while ...