Singer Dion DiMucci

Under the Influence with Terry O'Reilly

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4.8 • 614 Ratings

🗓️ 12 July 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Now that we’ve moved the Beatlology Interviews to its own feed, you might not be caught up. Thought you might like to hear one of my favourite episodes - singer Dion DiMucci is one of only five people still alive who are on the cover of Sgt. Pepper. Dion was also supposed to be on the plane with Buddy Holly that fateful night - and he tells us that heartbreaking story. He also gives the best description of Buddy Holly that I’ve ever heard.

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0:00.0	Did you know that if you subscribe to our But Wait, there's more option, you get a bonus story in every episode of Under the Influence.
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0:30.2	subscribe to Under the Influences, but wait, there's more.
0:39.5	Hello, everybody.
0:45.2	As you may recall, you've heard a few Betelology interviews in the Under the Influence feed.
0:49.8	Well, we're happy to say they have become so popular, we have moved all the Beatleology episodes over to its own podcast feed, and you can find them just by searching
0:54.5	beetleology interviews. But here's one of my favorite interviews. I talked to Dion. He had big
1:01.4	hits with songs like The Wanderer and Ruby Baby in the late 50s and early 60s. He was also on that
1:07.7	fateful tour with Buddy Hawley in 1959 and was supposed to be on that plane that day.
1:14.1	Dion is also one of only five people still alive
1:17.5	who were featured on the cover of the Sergeant Pepper album,
1:20.7	and that's why I wanted to talk to him.
1:23.5	Dion is a very interesting guy.
1:26.5	Here's that interview.
1:29.1	This is an apostrophe podcast production.
1:51.0	Music Beatology Beetalogy
1:53.0	Deon Dumuci holds a special place in the pantheon of rock and roll.
2:06.3	He is a member of the first generation of rock stars,
2:09.7	with his first big hit coming in 1957 with Dion and the Belmonts.
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