Dion - Bronx Blues: The Columbia Recordings 1962-1965 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Dion Francis DiMucci, better known as Dion, is an American singer and songwriter whose music incorporates elements of doo-wop, pop, rock, R&B, folk and blues. Initially the lead singer of the vocal group Dion and The Belmonts, Dion embarked on a solo career, and was one of the most prominent rock and roll performers of the pre-British Invasion era. He had 39 Top 40 hits in the late 1950s and early 1960s either as a solo performer, or with The Belmonts and the Del-Satins. At the end of 1962, Dion moved to Columbia Records. He was the first rock 'n' roll artist signed to the tag. His first Columbia single, Leiber and Stoller's InchRuby BabyInch reached No. 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, while InchDonna the Prima DonnaInch and InchDrip DropInch reached No. 6 in late 1963, all featured on this compilation. A Grammy-nominated artist, Dion has released over 40 albums. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989. Album Tracks 1. Can't We Be Sweethearts 2. This Little Girl of Mine 3. Oh Happy Da 4. A Sunday Kind of Love 5. Will Love Ever Come My 6. Gonna Make It Alone 7. Ruby Baby 8. This Little Girl 9. Flim Flam 10. Donna the Prima Donna 11. Drip Drop 12. Troubled Mind 13. Sweet, Sweet Baby 14. Sweet Papa Di 15. Don't Start Me Talkin' 16. Spoonful 17. The Seventh Son 18. Kickin' Child (Album Version 19. Two Ton Feather 20. Baby, I'm in the Mood for You