Their roots were doo-wop groups like the Flamingos, the Five Satins and the Dells, acts who developed their sound in urban settings on street corners, mimicking instruments with their voices and even complex jazz arrangements. When I listen to it today, often times I think, 'Man, those kids are talented'.' ĭion and the Belmonts were the sound of the city. If you listen to that song, everybody was doing something different. We kind of invented this percussive rhythmic sound. 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and they appeared for the first time on the nationally televised American Bandstand show, hosted by Dick Clark. The breakthrough came when their first Laurie release, ' I Wonder Why', reached No. The group signed with Laurie Records in early 1958. The name the Belmonts was derived from two of the four singers having lived on Belmont Avenue in the Bronx the other two lived near Belmont Avenue.Īfter unsuccessful singles on Mohawk Records in 1957 ('We Went Away' b/w 'Tag Along' by Dion 'with' The Belmonts), and then on Jubilee Records (including 'The Chosen Few' b/w 'Out In Colorado' by Dion & the Timberlanes, not the Belmonts), Dion was paired with the Belmonts. In 2000, the group was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame. The Belmonts have yet to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, even though Dion was in 1989. ĭion and the Belmonts released four studio albums and one live album, with multiple Billboard Hot 100 songs. The established trio of Angelo D'Aleo, Carlo Mastrangelo and Fred Milano formed a quartet with DiMucci.

In 1957, Dion DiMucci joined the vocal group the Belmonts.

All of its members were from the Bronx, New York City. Dion and the Belmonts were an American vocal trio prominent throughout the 1950s.

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