Dion and the Belmonts – 24 Original Classics (1984):  Dion DiMucci, who usually goes by his first name Dion professionally, is one of the best of the early rock and roll musicians.  After he and his doo-wop band the Belmonts had a hit song “I Wonder Why” in 1958, they were brought along on the Winter Dance Tour.  A small airplane carried three early rock and rollers to their graves while on that tour:  Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens.  Another of the hit records by Dion and the Belmonts, “A Teenager in Love” is considered by many to be one of the greatest rock and roll songs of all time.  Most of the double album features songs by Dion in his long solo career, “The Wanderer”, “Runaround Sue”, “Donna the Prima Donna”, and “Ruby Baby” among them.  In the wake of the horrific political assassinations of the 1960’s, Dion later had another hit song in the summer of 1968 with the simple but highly effective song, “Abraham, Martin and John”.  After a period of Christian contemporary recordings, Dion was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and released a great comeback album called Yo Frankie in 1989.