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The Belmonts, later known as Dion and the Belmonts, are a doo wop group that originated in the mod 1950s. The group consisted of Fred Milano, Angelo D'Aleo, and Carlo Mastrangelo. The group took their first name from from Belmont Street in the Bronx. Image File history File links Information_icon. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... A musical ensemble is a group of two or more musicians who gather to perform music. ... The 1950s was the decade spanning from the 1st of January, 1950 to the 31st December, 1959. ... The Bronx is one of the five boroughs of United States. ...

Career

1955 to 1960

They first recorded in 1957, with The Chosen Few and Out in Colorado for Mohawk Records. Also recording on Mohawk was Dion DiMucci, who joined the group as lead vocalist shortly thereafter. Now known as Dion and the Belmonts, they recorded We Went Away and Tag Along for Mohawk, before leaving for the newly formed record label, Laurie Records. Dion DiMucci was born July 18, 1939 in the Bronx, New York, United States. ... Ercole de Roberti: Concert, c. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Laurie Records was started in 1958 by the brothers Bob and Gene Schwartz together with Elliott Greenberg and Allan I. Sussel. ...

Their first release on Laurie, I Wonder Why, brought them their first real success, charting in 1958. They followed it with the ballad No One Knows, which was also a hit in their local area. They continued recording, and in 1959, were part of a tour that lost three members to a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa — Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and J. P. Richardson, a.k.a. The Big Bopper. A ballad is a story, usually a narrative or poem, in a song. ... This article refers to the tool of travel. ... Clear Lake is a city located in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa. ... Charles Hardin Holley (September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959), better known as Buddy Holly, was an American singer, songwriter, and a pioneer of Rock and Roll. ... Richard Steven Valenzuela (May 13, 1941 - February 3, 1959), better known as Ritchie Valens, was a pioneer of rock and roll and, as a Mexican-American, became the first Hispanic rock and roll star. ... Jiles Perry (J.P.) Richardson, Jr. ...

Almost immediately after this tragedy, the quartet hit again with Teenager in Love. They recorded a few more songs, including Where or When which reached #3 in the Billboard Hot 100 chart in early 1960. A quartet is a group of four identical or similar objects, or a grouping of four persons for a common purpose. ... In popular music, a chart-topper is an extremely popular recording, identified by its inclusion in a ranked list—a chart—of top selling or otherwise judged most popular releases. ... This page is about musical songs. ... Where or When is a song that was written by Richard Rogers and Lorenz Hart for the 1937 Broadway musical Babes In Arms. ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ...

1960 to 1971

In late 1960, Dion decided to leave the group - (the decision partly due to a heroin problem that had developed) - but the Belmonts carried on with Mastrangelo singing the lead vocal parts. Their success dwindled at this point, but they continued to record through the 1960s. Heroin, also known as diamorphine (BAN) or diacetylmorphine (INN), is a semi-synthetic opioid. ... The human voice consists of sound made by a person using the vocal folds for talking, singing, laughing, screaming or crying. ...

Their biggest separate hit was Tell Me Why in 1961 on the Sabrina (aka Sabina) label. It reached #18. They had a total of six hits on the US top 100 between 1961 and 1963. In 1960 before leaving the Laurie label they released an enchanted rendition of We Belong Together (the Robert and Johnny hit), which was not a hit but is valued today. Tell Me Why is a song by The Beatles from their album A Hard Days Night. ... We Belong Together is a pop–R&B song recorded by Mariah Carey for her ninth studio album The Emancipation of Mimi (2005); and went on to become of of the biggest number 1 singles of all time - stay at number 1 for 14 weeks. ...

Mastrangelo himself would attempt a solo career in 1962 and was replaced by Frank Lyndon, who was also replaced after a short time by Warren Gradus. Later still they were a quartet with Milano, D'Aleo, Gradus, and Daniel Elliott. In music, solo means to play or sing alone. ...

1972 to 1990

The group reunited in 1972 with Mastrangelo, D'Aleo, Milano, and Dion, and carried on recording, with Dion eventually returning to his solo career. Dion also recorded with a group of 'Belmonts' in the mid 1980s - the group was Mastrangelo, Louis Colletti, and Tommy Moran (Colletti and Moran were backing vocalists on Dion's 1992 Dream On Fire). Meanwhile, in the original group, D'Aleo left, leaving the group a trio of Milano, Gradus, and Elliott. Art Loria also came in for singing duties in the mid to late 1980s. The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ...

1994 onwards

In 1994, a lawsuit was filed by Fred Milano and Warren Gradus, claiming trademark infringement against DiMucci, Mastrangelo, and D'Aleo. It was alleged that, while Dion had agreed to reunite with Milano, he had simultaneously agreed to take part in a reunion with Mastrangelo and D'Aleo. Milano won the suit. A lawsuit is a civil action brought before a court in which the party commencing the action, the plaintiff, seeks a legal remedy. ... A trademark, trade mark, ™ or ®[1] is a distinctive sign of some kind which is used by an organization to uniquely identify itself and its products and services to consumers, and to distinguish the organization and its products or services from those of other organizations. ...

Elliott was later replaced by Daniel Rubado in the late 1990s. Presently the still performing singing group features Fred Milano, Warren Gradus, and Frank DeLigio. The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ...