Dion DiMucci

Dion DiMucci first found fame as the leader of Dion & The Belmonts. The doo-### group (named for an avenue in the Bronx) scored high on the pop charts in the late 1950s with hits like “A Teenager In Love,” then found bigger success in the early 1960s with songs like the 1961 chart-topper “Runaround Sue” and its No. 2 follow-up “The Wanderer.” DiMucci later delivered solo hits including “Abraham, Martin & John,” and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989.

Key songs in the DiMucci catalog include “Born To Cry,” “Donna The Prima Donna,” “King Of The New York Streets,” “Love Came To Me” and “Runaround Sue.”

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