The '50s conjure thoughts of poodle skirts, roller rinks, sock-hops, and doo-wop. Songs like "Sh-Boom" and "Runaround Sue" ...

The rock-and-roll pioneer and the Catholic historian met by chance in Rome and discovered a shared faith that blossomed into friendship — and nearly 100 songs together. Catholic writer Mike Aquilina ...

Life begins at … what age? If you’re Dion DiMucci, it’s difficult to settle on a number. Sure, he’s most ardently remembered for his teen idol days in the late 1950s and beyond, both fronting the ...

He wears a leather cap from Dion and the attitude and accent of Brooklyn. Meet Gus DiBiasi, aka Gus D Oldie. And, boy, does he ever deliver the oldies, especially those known as doo-wop. Think the ...

Dion, a former teen idol, was deeply influenced by blues and country music. He had his first hit, "I Wonder Why," in 1958, with the doo-wop group The Belmonts. Originally broadcast in 2000. This is ...

If you have those lyrics memorized, you might have been dancing along in your seat to the Dion & the Belmonts Doo-Wop tune “A Teenager in Love” at Merrill Gardens at West Chester and listening on 45 ...