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Tuesday, July 3, 2007

Dion Di Mucci - Runaround Sue

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Guitar GabeJanuary 16, 2008 4:17 PM
Here's a cool article on Dion's latest release ...

Born to Cry: The Deep, Unlikely Blues of the Great Dion DiMucci

In some ways Dion DiMucci’s career has come full circle. Few knew, but back when the legendary singer was scoring hits like "Teenager in Love" and "The Wanderer" in the late ’50s and early ’60s, he was also nurturing a secret love of country blues. In fact, upon first hearing the music of Robert Johnson, in 1959, Dion says he "recognized intuitively that these blues guys were backroad poet geniuses."

Flash forward nearly four decades, and the rock and roll pioneer has himself fully embraced roots music traditions. First, in 2006, he released a stripped-to-the-bones country blues album titled Bronx in Blue. Accompanying himself on acoustic guitar, Dion brought empathy to classics by the likes of Willie Dixon, Lightnin’ Hopkins, and yes, Robert Johnson. He also tossed in a couple of worthy blues originals.

Dion's latest CD is a more than worthy follow-up. Titled Son of Skip James, the disc cuts a wider swath, stylistically, than Bronx in Blue—but not by much. At the outer fringes are a swing-jazz version of Chuck Berry's "Nadine" and an ..........................................

Please check out the rest of this article here ...
http://www.gibson.com/en%2Dus/Lifestyle/Features/Born%20to%20Cry%5F%20The%20Deep%2C%20Unlikel/

Thanks for checking this out ... !
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