One of the most popular singers at the turn of the 1960s, with hits such as "A
Teenager in Love", "The Wanderer " and "Runaround Sue", Dion (born Dion DiMucci
in New York on July 18, 1939) was a singer of doo-wop-influenced teen rock, with
a style on the edge of rock'n'roll and rhythm'n'blues. With his band The
Belmonts, he racked up a number of chart hits before embarking on a solo career
as a singer-songwriter. Although he failed to recapture the success of his early
days, he offered a mature rock sound on his albums Born to Be With You (1975),
Return of the Wanderer (1978), Yo...