Dion & The Belmonts

Artist Spotlight #13-Dion & The Belmonts. They would consist of Dion DiMucci, Angelo D’Aleo, Fred Milano and Carlo Mastrangelo-they were from the Bronx, New York and they were named after Belmont Avenue in the Bronx.

NEW YORK – 1958: (L-R) Fred Milano, Carlo Mastroangelo, Dion DiMucci and Angelo D’Aleo of the doo-wop group “Dion and the Belmonts” pose for a portrait in 1958 in New York, New York. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
NEW YORK – 1959: (L-R) Dion DiMucci, Fred Milano, Carlo Mastroangelo and Angelo D’Aleo (bottom) of the doo-wop group “Dion and the Belmonts” pose for a portrait in 1959 in New York, New York. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

Their first nationwide hit would come in May of 1958 with “I Wonder Why” (peaked at #22).

This next song would enter the nation’s Top 40 on April 27, 1959, peaking at #5-“A Teenager In Love”.

This next song would enter the nation’s Top 40 on January 11, 1960, peaking at #3-“Where Or When”.

This next song takes us back to the beginning of the career of Dion & The Belmonts. The year was 1957 and this is one of their first recordings-it wasn’t a hit. It was recorded on a small record label called Mohawk Records. Dion & The Belmonts and a lesser known song called “We Went Away”.