Dion & the Belmonts - The Hits & More: Dion & The Belmonts 1958-62 In Stock which represented the years when

which represented the years when they achieved their greatest success

"The First Hot 100 of the '60s" (ACQCD7097)

Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey

discovering that slide guitar techniques are ideally suited to the microtonal inflections and disarmingly vocal-like melodic cadences of Hindustani forms

Bunny Berigan and Tommy Dorsey from the late 1930s

Dion & the Belmonts - The Hits & More: Dion & The Belmonts 1958-62 In Stock which represented the years whenBlending R&B with doo wop, the music of Dion DiMucci helped pave the way for countless rockers who followed. Gaining prominence as lead singer with The Belmonts, Dion was the most debonair of teen idols and his classy vocals set him apart from many other performers of the era. This 17 track LP presents the best hits of the early and, perhaps most significant, years of his recording career. It offers a fascinating insight into the respective talents of