DION & THE TIMBERLANES–”THE CHOSEN FEW” / “OUT IN COLORADO”

Dion DiMucci from the Bronx, New York recorded these sides with The Timberlanes in 1957 on Mohawk Records.  The Timberlanes recorded  HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS  in 1956 on Dragon Records.  Irving Spice, an arranger and cocktail lounge pianist was the owner of Mohawk Records.

He paired Dion with The Timberlanes to record  THE CHOSEN FEW / OUT IN COLORADO  (Mohawk 105)  in 1957.  The recording received much air play in the east in the spring of 1957 and was soon leased to Jubilee Records for better national distribution.  The single failed to chart nationally.

Dion and Irving Spice both decided that Dion should be backed by a rock & roll group with a doo-wop street-corner sound instead of the smooth sounding Timberlanes.  The rest, is history.  Dion & The Belmonts were formed and by 1958 they were on their way to recording a string of hits that put them at the top of the pop charts.

Here is Dion & The Timberlanes,  and the original recordings on Mohawk Records from 1957….history…just the beginning!!!

Dion & The Timberlanes – The Chosen Few

Dion & The Timberlanes – Out In Colorado

Till the next time—Joe

TRIVIA TEASER-494

Hi,  The answer to TRIVIA TEASER-493 is:  Guitar great Duane Eddy charted his first hit single record on the Billboard Top 100 in March of 1958 with…MOOVIN’ N’ GROOVIN’.  The single charted at #72 and was followed-up in June of 1958 with his classic…REBEL-’ROUSER-#6 on the Billboard Top 100.

Today’s TRIVIA TEASER question is:  Only one of these Bob Dylan classic songs charted on the Billboard Hot 100 by Bob Dylan.  The songs are:  A-Subterranean Homesick Blues…B-Blowin’ In The Wind…C-Mr. Tambourine Man…D-It Ain’t Me Babe.  Can you name the charted hit?

The correct answer will appear in TRIVIA TEASER-495 or you can leave your answer in the comment box.

Till the next time—Joe