Dion Albums (CD-Now) completed 5/22/98

Dion 1989, Performer Dion Dimucci's streetwise doo-wop was Italian Americans' answer to the original black doo-wop groups. He scored his two first hits, "A Teenager in Love" (1958) and "I Wonder Why" (1959), with vocal backing by a group of his Bronx friends, the Belmonts. On his own, his hits continued: "Runaround Sue," "The Wanderer" (both 1962) and "Ruby Baby" (1963). His career took a turn downward as his addiction to heroin worsened; he kicked his habit in 1968 and recorded "Abraham, Martin and John", his last hit. Since the '60s, Dion has dabbled in contemporary Christian music (some of his best to date)and recorded well-received comback albums.