Dion and the Belmonts was one of the two best white doo-wop groups of that era (the other was the Skyliners of "Since I Don't Have You" fame). Lou Reed worships Dion DiMucci--he inducted Dion into the R&R Hall of Fame. You can hear Dion wailing at the end of Reed's "Dirty Boulevard."
Ntra la porta tua lu sangu � sparsu, E nun me mporta si ce muoru accisu... E s'iddu muoru e vaju mparadisu Si nun ce truovo a ttia, mancu ce trasu.