Does anyone recognize who this performer is? I'll give you a clue - he could have been on the plane with Buddy Holley, but (as I understand it) he didn't have the money to afford to fly to the tour's next stop. For this, I think the world is very lucky, as this man, in his 80's, is still making great music. No, he's not making hits anymore. But he is performing with some of the best musicians in the business.
Dion DiMucci is best known for his work in the 50's, 60's and 70's. Yet, I think some of his later work is even better than the music he is best known for. I love one of the songs he did with Paul Simon (Written on the Subway Wall / Little Star), where Simon sings Twinkle Twinkle Little Star in the middle of Dion's song. It's a wonderful piece, and his later tunes such as Dancing Girl (w. Mark Knopfler) are as good or better than much of his early work.
I told my friend about Dion's scheduled performance in September, and it fell on the Jewish Holiday of Rosh Hashanah. As a result, RQS and will not be able to scarf up a pair of free tickets. Instead, we will likely buy a pair of tickets to a performance closer to home. This is just as well, as I have the excuse to ask RQS to come here a day earlier than usual.
This might be one of the last chances to see Dion perform live. So I'm going, whether or not RQS decided to come with me. Now, if only John Fogerty would be performing at a venue and on a date convenient to us. I'm still hoping for one last chance to see Chubby Checker perform, but given his age, we can only have pleasant memories of doing the twist like we did last summer....
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