Dion is the stage name of Dion DiMucci (New York, July 18, 1939), an American singer and songwriter who had a number 1 hit in 1961 with the song Runaround Sue. Dion grew up in The Bronx, New York, son of a vaudeville entertainer. In the early 60s was Dion, a singer of Dion & The Bell Monts, a teen idol. After the arrival of the Beatles to America became The Bell Monts from grace, but Dion later
… built a solo career as a singer / songwriter. Dion collaborated with Phil Spector and Lou Reed. The albums released from 2000 to Dion are strongly influenced by the blues.more
