Dion DiMucci, better known as Dion, is an American singer-songwriter born July 18, 1939, in the Bronx borough of New York City. His career in popular music began in the 1950s with his group Dion & the Belmonts (named after his northern Bronx neighborhood, Belmont). He went solo in the early 1960s and continued to have hits with songs like "Runaround Sue", "The Wanderer" and "Ruby Baby" until 1964, when changing public tastes and heroin addiction caused him to enter a commercial decline. Nevertheless Dion, along with Bob Dylan, was the only pop artist to be featured on the album cover of The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967). The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ... July 18 is the 199th day (200th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 166 days remaining. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Bronx is one of the five boroughs of United States. ... Nickname: Big Apple; City that never Sleeps; Gotham Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Manhattan Queens Brooklyn Staten Island Settled 1613 Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... The 1950s was the decade spanning from the 1st of January, 1950 to the 31st December, 1959. ... Dion and the Belmonts was a musical group led by singer/songwriter Dion DiMucci. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... ... Ruby Baby is a song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Heroin, also known as diamorphine (BAN) or diacetylmorphine (INN), is a semi-synthetic opioid. ... The Beatles were a highly influential English rock band from Liverpool. ... For other uses, see Sgt. ...

During the mid-1960s, he struggled with his addictions and recorded songs in a folk-rock vein. After getting clean from drug use (he has remained so ever since, except for a brief period in the mid-1970s), he switched to protest songs in the late 1960s. Perhaps his best-known song as a soloist, "Abraham, Martin & John" (1968), was a response to the assassinations of Martin Luther King and Robert F. Kennedy during the summer of 1968. Dion continued to record protest songs into the 1970s. Bob Dylans folk rock album, Blonde on Blonde Folk rock is a musical genre, combining elements of folk music and rock music. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... Abraham, Martin & John was a 1968 ode written by Richard Holler to the memories of icons of social change from Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Jr. ... Assassin and Targeted killing redirect here. ... The Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr, Ph. ... Robert Francis Bobby Kennedy (November 20, 1925 – June 6, 1968), also called RFK, was one of two younger brothers of U.S. President John F. Kennedy and served as United States Attorney General from 1961 to 1964. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...

His album Born To Be With You, produced by Phil Spector and released in 1975, was a commercial failure, but has been cited by Jason Pierce of Spiritualized as a major influence on Spiritualized's work. Pete Townshend of The Who has also praised the album. Harvey Phillip Spector (born December 26, 1940) is an American record producer of the 1960s and 1970s. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Jason pierce(born 19 November 1965 Rugby, England, UK ) the band member of spaceman 3 and spiritualized. ... Spiritualized is an English rock music formed in 1990 in Rugby, Warwickshire by Jason Pierce (also known as J.Spaceman), after the spectacular demise of his Spacemen 3 outfit. ... Peter Dennis Blanford Townshend (born May 19, 1945 in Chiswick, London) is an English rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, and composer who is best known as the guitarist for the rock band The Who. ... The Who are an English rock band who first came to prominence in the 1960s and grew in stature to be considered one of the greatest rock n roll bands of all time [1][2] [3] [4]. Except for periods of retirement from 1983 to 1988 and from 1990 to...

In the late 1970s, Dion recorded albums in a contemporary Christian music vein; he is today a devout Roman Catholic. In the 1980s and 1990s, he returned to secular pop music. His Déjà Nu album found him covering Bruce Springsteen, a major follower over the years. In January 2006 he released Bronx in Blue, an album of blues and country standards, to critical acclaim. Contemporary Christian Music (or CCM) is a genre of popular music which is lyrically focused on matters concerned with the Christian faith. ... The 1980s refers to the years of 1980 to 1989. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Bruce Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) is an American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. ... Blues music redirects here. ...

In 1988, Dion's autobiography (co-authored by Davin Seay), titled The Wanderer: Dion's Story, was published by Quill. Dion was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989. The induction speech was given by Lou Reed. 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A quill pen is made from a flight feather (preferably a primary) of a large bird, most often a goose. ... The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at sunset. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lewis Allen Lou Reed (born March 2, 1942 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. ...

Record chronology

• Presenting Dion & The Belmonts 07/1959
• Wish Upon A Star With Dion & The Belmonts 05/1960
• Alone With Dion ---/1960
• Runaround Sue 12/1961
• Lovers Who Wander 07/1962
• Ruby Baby --/1963
• Dion Sings Love Came To Me --/1963
• Donna The Prima Donna 01/64
• Dion & The Belmonts Together Again --/1966
• Dion 11/68
• Wonder Where I'm Bound 01/1969
• Sit Down Old Friend 01/1970
• You're Not Alone --/1971
• Sanctuary 01/72
• Suite For Late Summer 11/1972
• Dion & The Belmonts Reunion 03/1973
• Born To Be With You 10/1975
• Streetheart 06/76
• Return Of The Wanderer --/1978
• Inside Job --/1980
• Only Jesus --/1981
• I Put Away My Idols --/1983
• Seasons --/1984
• Kingdom In The Streets --/1985
• Velvet & Steel --/1986
• Yo Frankie 05/1989
• Fire In The Night 05/1990
• Dream On Fire --/1992
• Rock & Roll Christmas 10/1993
• Déjà Nu 07/2000
• New Masters 05/2003
• Live New York City 07/2005
• Bronx In Blue 01/2006

External links

• Official Dion Website
• Dion (German)