Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The Belmonts were an American doo-wop group from the Bronx, New York, that originated in the mid-1950s. The original group consisted of Angelo D'Aleo (born February 3, 1940), Carlo Mastrangelo (October 5, 1937 – April 4, 2016), and Fred Milano (August 26, 1939 – January 1, 2012). They took their name from Belmont, the Bronx street in which ...
The Bronx, New York, U.S. Died. January 1, 2012. (2012-01-01) (aged 72) New York. Fred Milano (August 26, 1939 – January 1, 2012) was an American doo-wop singer of Italian descent. Born in the Bronx, New York, he was a member (second tenor) of The Belmonts who became successful in the late 1950s as Dion and the Belmonts, [1] and in the early ...
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.. After 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 ...
Just ahead of what would've been Queen frontman Freddie Mercury's 70th birthday on November 24, Weldon Owen is publishing "Somebody to Love: The Life, Death and Legacy of Freddie Mercury" by Matt ...
Dion Francis DiMucci (born July 18, 1939), [ 14] better known mononymously as Dion, is an American singer and songwriter. His music incorporates elements of doo-wop, pop, rock, R&B, folk and blues. [ 15] 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 ...
A rare original poster from the Winter Dance Party that played the Riverside Ballroom on Feb. 1, 1959, will go up for bids through Heritage Auctions on Nov. 19.
Carlo Mastrangelo. Carlo Mastrangelo (October 5, 1937 – April 4, 2016) [1] was an American doo-wop and progressive rock singer. Born and raised in The Bronx, he lived in an apartment on the corner of 179th St. and Mapes Ave. He was an original member of The Belmonts (with and without Dion DiMucci ), a popular singing group of the late 1950s ...
March 12, 2024 at 5:23 PM. Eric Carmen, who became an icon of early ’70s power pop as the frontman of the Raspberries before achieving solo success with hits like “All By Myself” and ...