Posts Tagged ‘The Belmonts’
Song of the Week #97 – “Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home)”
Written by admin on March 12, 2012 – 9:33 pm -| The Crystals’ “Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home)” is Song of the Week on Classic Pop Icons.
The Phil Spector-produced pop classic was released in May 1963 on single, backed with “Git’ It,” and later in the year would feature on the album “The Crystals Sing the Greatest Hits – Vol 1”. |
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Tags: Da Doo Ron Ron, Darlene Love, phil spector, The Belmonts, The Blossoms, the Crystals, the wall of sound
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Fred Milano of the Belmonts dies aged 72
Written by admin on January 3, 2012 – 8:21 am -Founding member of the Belmonts, Fred Milano, passed away on Sunday from lung cancer. He was 72.
Milano was born in New York on August 22, 1939 and formed the Belmonts as a teenager in the mid-1950s, along with Angelo D’Aleo and Carlo Mastrangelo. After joining forces with Dion DiMucci, the group entered their most successful period, with classic singles including “I Wonder Why” and “Teenager In Love.”
Tags: Dion and the Belmonts, Dion DiMucci, Fred Milano, Fred Milano death, I Wonder Why, Teenager in Love, The Belmonts
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St. Jude’s Greatest Hits – The Great Lost Causes of Rock ‘N’ Soul
Written by admin on June 17, 2011 – 11:20 pm -| Harley Payette attempts to redress the balance for singers, songs and career choices that have been greeted with critical indifference or dismissal – “the great lost causes of rock ‘n’ soul.” |
Tags: Bobby Darin, Bobby Rydell, Bobby Vee, Elvis movie songs, Elvis Presley, Everly Brothers, Harley Payette, Jackie DeShannon, Jesse Belvin, Lesley Gore, Nancy Sinatra, The Belmonts, The Fleetwoods
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