THE BELMONTS "CARNIVAL OF HITS" SABINA#5001(1962) HEAR

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A SHORT STORY ABOUT A GREAT DOO WOP GROUP...THE BELMONTS:

The Belmonts are a doo wop group that originated in the mid 1950s. The group consisted of Fred Milano, Angelo D'Aleo, Carlo Mastrangelo, and Nick Caruso. The group took their first name from Belmont Avenue in the Bronx (does not exist anymore!). There were several stages in their history, including the 1958–1960 period with Dion DiMucci, when the group was named Dion and the Belmonts. At this time Mastrangelo handled the bass parts, Milano the tenor, DiMucci the lead vocal and D'Aleo the falsetto.

The Belmonts first recorded in 1957 with Teenage Clementine and Santa Margherita for Mohawk Records. Also recording on Mohawk was Dion DiMucci, who joined the group as lead vocalist shortly thereafter. Now known as Dion and the Belmonts, they recorded "We Went Away" and "Tag Along" for Mohawk before leaving for the newly formed record label, Laurie Records.

Their  first release on Laurie, "I Wonder Why", brought them their first real success, charting in 1958. They followed it with the ballad "No One Knows", which was also a hit in their local area. They continued recording and, in 1959, were part of the Winter Dance Party tour that lost three members to a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa — Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. Richardson (aka The Big Bopper . DiMucci was actually offered a seat on the plane, but thought the fee of $36 was too much for such a short plane ride. Photographs taken at the concert the night before the accident show Buddy Holly filling in on drums for the Belmonts, whose drummer was unwell with frostbite.

Almost immediately after this tragedy, the quartet hit again with "A Teenager in Love". They recorded a few more songs, including "Where or When", which reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in early 1960.

At various times the group performed without D'Aleo who had been drafted into the US Navy. One one occasion a national TV appearance was filmed with D'Aleo in navy uniform after he arrived just in time for the filming session.

Due to musical and financial differences between DiMucci and other members of the Belmonts, he decided to leave the group. DiMucci was also struggling with a heroin problem at the time. They carried on as "The Belmonts," with Mastrangelo singing the lead vocal parts. Their success dwindled at this point, but they continued to record through the 1960s.

Their biggest separate hit was "Tell Me Why" in 1961 on the Sabrina (aka Sabina) label It reached #18. Other songs included "I Confess" and "Come On Little Angel". They had a total of six minor hits on the US top 100 between 1961 and 1963. In 1960, before leaving the Laurie Records label, they released a rendition of "We Belong Together" (the Robert and Johnny hit), which was not a hit but is valued today[citation needed]. Their highly collectable and rare album from this period was The Belmonts' Carnival of Hits, which consisted of their Sabina recordings. These songs have been reissued often in combination with the "Dion and the Belmonts" songs.

Mastrangelo himself would attempt a solo career in 1962, his most notable recording, though unsuccessful, being "Stranger in My Arms", written by Ernie Maresca. He was replaced by Frank Lyndon. Between 1964 and 1966 Mastrangelo also acted as Dion's occasional songwriting partner and drummer, playing on TV appearances and on the "Dion and the Wanderers" sessions in 1965. In 1966, Mastrangelo, Milano, and D'Aleo reunited with DiMucci and released the album Together Again on ABC Records. Mastrangelo once again played drums as well as vocals and DiMucci contributed guitar, to reduce the need for additional session musicians. Shortly thereafter, DiMucci again left the Belmonts, with Lyndon returning. Lyndon was later replaced by Warren Gradus. Later still, they were a quartet with Milano, D'Aleo, Gradus, and Daniel Elliott (nee Rubado, ex-The Monterays, Glenn Miller Orchestra) who joined in 1974.

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