Posts Tagged ‘Dion DiMucci’
Dion’s “Runaround Sue” and “The Wanderer” – 50 years on
Written by admin on October 21, 2011 – 7:56 am -| Harley Payette celebrates the 50th anniversary of Dion DiMucci’s classic back-to-back singles “Runaround Sue” and “The Wanderer.” |
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Songwriter Hall of Fame nominees announced
Written by admin on October 15, 2011 – 7:41 pm -Pete Townshend, Elvis Costello, Lou Reed and Dion DiMucci are among the artists who have been nominated for induction into the 2012 Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Members will have until December 12 to vote for which of the nominees are inducted into the Hall of Fame.
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Dion DiMucci stage play on the way
Written by admin on October 13, 2011 – 6:10 am -American playwright and director Chris Messina is writing a stage play about the life of Dion DiMucci.
The play will be titled “The Wanderer” in homage to Dion’s classic 1961 hit.
Dion has posted the following quote from Messina on his Facebook page:
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Dion DiMucci to receive NIAF honour
Written by admin on August 3, 2011 – 9:09 am - |
The “National Italian American Foundation” (NIAF) is honouring legendary Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, Dion DiMucci, at their annual Gala in Washington D.C. NIAF is a non-profit, non-partisan educational foundation that promotes Italian American culture and heritage. |
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Dion DiMucci discusses early years
Written by admin on April 22, 2011 – 8:31 pm -| Dion DiMucci is producing a series of short videos to promote his new book “Dion: The Wanderer Talks Truth.” |
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