The Belmonts are a doo wop group that originated in the 1950s. Doo-wop is a style of vocal-based rhythm and blues music popular in the mid-1950s to the early 1960s in America. ...

Fred Milano, Angelo D'Aleo, and Carlo Mastrangelo came together in the mid 1950s to form The Belmonts, taking the name from a street in the Bronx. 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 shortly thereafter. Now known as Dion & The Belmonts, they recorded We Went Away and Tag Along for Mohawk, before leaving for the newly formed Laurie Records. The Bronx is one of the five boroughs of New York City in the United States. ... Dion DiMucci was born July 18, 1939 in the Bronx, New York, United States. ... 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, also a hit in the 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. Right after this they hit again with Teenager In Love. They recorded a few more tunes, finding a great deal of success. 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. ... The Big Bopper Jiles Perry (J.P.) Richardson, Jr. ...

In late 1960, Dion decided to leave the group, (the decision partly due to a heroin problem that had developed) and the Belmonts carried on with Carlo on lead. Their success dwindled at this point, but they continued to record through the 1960s. Heroin or diacetylmorphine (INN) is a semi-synthetic opioid. ...

Carlo Mastrangelo would attempt a solo career in 1962 and was replaced by Frank Lyndon, who was replaced after a short time by Warren Gradus. Later they were a quartet with Milano, D'Aleo, Gradus, and Daniel Elliott. The group reunited in 1972 with Mastrangelo, D'Aleo, Milano, and Dion, and carried on recording, with Dion 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. Tommy Moran was a leading member of the British Union of Fascists and a close associate of Oswald Mosley. ...

In 1994, a lawsuit was filed by Fred Milano and Warren Gradus, claiming trademark infringement against Dion DiMucci, Carlo Mastrangelo, and Angelo 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.

Elliott was later replaced by Daniel Rubado (late 1990s). Today the group features Fred Milano, Warren Gradus, and Frank DeLigio.