EP 380: - Legendary Rock & Roll Hall of Famer DION Talks New Music, HIs Beginnings and more!

The Dr. Ward Bond Show

Dion DiMucci better known as Dion, is a Rock and Roll Hall Famer who’s career spans 6 decades. And he’s still rockin’ and a rollin’.

Before there was The Beatles or The Rolling Stones, Dion was one of the most prominent rock and roll performers of the pre-British Invasion era.

Initially the lead singer of the vocal group Dion and the Belmonts, he then embarked on a solo career, he had 39 Top 40 hits in the late 1950s and early 1960s as a solo performer, or with the Belmonts and the Del-Satins. He is best remembered for his signature hit songs "Runaround Sue", "The Wanderer", "Ruby Baby" and "Lovers Who Wander", among others.

During the 1980s, Dion produced several Christian albums, winning a GMA Dove Award in 1984 for the album I Put Away My Idols.

The Grammy-nominated artist, Dion was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989 along wit The Rolling Stones and Otis Redding. In 2002, Dion was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for "Runaround Sue”.

Even a musical based on Dion’s life, The Wanderer debuted in 2021. Telling a story of transformation and personal redemption. Now, he has his 42nd album debuting called Dion and Girl Friends, a rockin’ album you’ve got to hear.

Ladies and gentlemen, let’s welcome THE rock and roll legendary icon, hey he’s rock and roll royalty. The one and the only DION to the show!

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