Legacy Recordings

Dion DiMucci was the first bona fide rock ’n’ roll star signed to Columbia. Period. “Ruby Baby” was preceded by five consecutive Top 10 singles on Laurie (including “Runaround Sue” and “The Wanderer”), so Dion’s move to his new label was well-publicized and eagerly anticipated. Initially, the plan seemed cut from Bobby Darin cloth: singles for kids, albums (with classier material, and nightclubs in mind) for adults. But Dion’s sharkskin-sharp music kept getting tougher and more assertive, and after two more major hits in ‘63, he spent his time immersed in the studio trying out personal permutations of blues and folk.

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