Dion

Blues Music Journalism 

Looking to Get Lost, Mind Over Matter and States of Abandon

November 8, 2020November 8, 2020 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments Andre Williams, Billy Miller, Boston After Dark, Crawdaddy!, Detroit, Dick Curless, Dion, Elvis Presley, Feel Like Going Home, Fortune Records, Howlin' Wolf, John Hammond, Lenny Kaye, Lonnie Mack, Looking To Get Lost, Lost Highway, Merle Haggard, Michael Hurtt, Mind Over Matter: The Myths and Mysteries of Detroit’s Fortune Records, Nolan Strong and the Diablos, Peter Guralnick, Robert Johnson, Rolling Stone, Sam Cooke, Sam Phillips, Sweet Soul Music, The Rolling Stones

Two insightful new books explore the joy of deep music appreciation

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Blues Rock 

Dion’s American Tune

June 5, 2020June 5, 2020 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments Billy Gibbons, Blues With Friends, Bruce Springsteen, Dion, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Vivino, Patti Scialfa, Paul Simon, Rory Block, Sam Cooke, Samantha Fish, Van Morrison

On Blues With Friends, Mr. DiMucci enters his seventh decade in rock with a gang of famous pals

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Rock 

King of the NY Streets: Dion’s Yo Frankie Turns 30

May 7, 2019May 9, 2019 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments 1989, 30th Anniversary, Dion

A look back at the Bronx teen idol’s undelrrated ’89 return

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Rock Soul 

“I Wonder Why” 60 Years Later

August 14, 2018 Mitchell Cohen 5 Comments 1958, A Bronx Tale, Dion, Dion & The Belmonts, Doo Wop

An ode to Dion & The Belmonts’ streetcorner symphony

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