Mark Dinning ( August 17, 1933 - March 22, 1986 ) was an American singer. August 17 is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... March 22 is the 81st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (82nd in Leap years). ...

Dinning was born near Drury, Oklahoma but grew up on a farm outside of Nashville, Tennessee. From a musical family, three of his sisters formed the Dinning Sisters singing group that had a "Top Ten" hit in the late 1940s. Dinning pursued a career in country music and in 1957, Wesley Rose got him a record contract. His recording efforts met with limited success until 1960 when he recorded a 45rpm single called "Teen Angel" that was written by his sister Jean & her husband Red Surrey. The sad lyrics told of the death of a teenage love that radio stations in the United Kingdom deemed too morbid to be aired but went to No.1 on the Billboard Charts in the United States. For other cities named Nashville, see Nashville (disambiguation). ... Country music, once known as country and western music, is a popular musical form developed in the southern United States, with roots in traditional folk music, spirituals, and the blues. ... Wesley Rose (born February 11, 1918 - April 26, 1990) was an American music industry executive and record producer. ... Alternate meanings: Single In music, a single is a song considered commercially viable enough by the artist and record company to be released separately from an album, usually featuring on an album as well. ... These are the Billboard Hot 100 #1 Hits of 1960: See also: 1960 in music, List of Number 1 Hits (USA) Categories: No 1 hits in the United States ... Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry. ...

Although Dinning never duplicated the success of "Teen Angel," he had three minor hit records in the ensuing few years and continued to perform in the music industry until his unexpected passing at the age of fifty-two from a heart attack in Jefferson City, Missouri. Alternate uses: see Jefferson City (disambiguation). ...