Dion DiMucci, best known by his stage name Dion, is an Italian-American singer-songwriter. One of the best rock singers of the time before the British Invasion, he is renowned for fusing straight blues, rock, doo-wop, and R&B into his music. DiMucci, who was born in an Italian-American household to a vaudeville performer in New York, grew up traveling with his father and became interested in country music. He also grew to adore the blues and doo-wop performers he heard on the radio and in the neighborhood pubs. He began making recordings in the late 1950s, initially performing as Dion and the Belmonts’ main vocalist.
Dion DiMucci parents: Meet Pasquale DiMucci, Frances DiMucci
The parents of Dion DiMucci are Pasquale and Frances DiMucci.
Dion DiMucci was born to an Italian-American family on July 18, 1939, in the Bronx, New York. He first became enamored with country music while touring with his vaudeville performer father, Pasquale.
He worked with Bob and Gene Schwartz of Mohawk Records in the early part of 1957 to record the single “The Chosen Few,” which featured backup vocals from the group “The Timberlanes.”
