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    Fred Milano of Dion and the Belmonts dies at 72

    NEW YORK (AP) — Fred Milano, who made rock and roll history on doo-wop hits with Dion and the Belmonts in the 1950s and continued to perform while starting a late-in-life career with the New York City Department of Correction, has died. He was 72.

    Milano died Sunday, three weeks after his lung cancer was diagnosed, said Warren Gradus, who joined the Belmonts in 1963. Milano lived in Massapequa, on Long Island, and died in a hospital, Gradus said.

    Dion DiMucci, the lead singer who left the Belmonts in 1960, said on his Facebook page Tuesday, "May he rest in peace and rock on in heaven."

    Milano and three friends from the Bronx formed the Belmonts in the mid-1950s, borrowing their name from the borough's Belmont Avenue. They became Dion and the Belmonts after DiMucci joined in 1958.

    Milano sang tenor on hits like "A Teenager in Love" and "Where or When."

    The Belmonts continued to perform and to record with different lineups after DiMucci left for a solo career. Gradus said Milano was performing with the Belmonts at casinos and other venues just weeks ago.

    There was strife between DiMucci and Belmonts members, who were not pleased when DiMucci was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame without them in 1989.

    In his Facebook posting, DiMucci said Milano "was very savvy with harmonies" and added, "We had our ups and downs through the years but that's how things go in families, even rock-and-roll families."

    Milano went back school in middle age and joined the Department of Correction in 2003.

    In his position as a legal coordinator at the Rikers Island jail complex, he helped inmates research their cases and taught a legal research class, said Karen Powell, director of law libraries for the department.

    Powell said Milano had more energy than colleagues two decades younger and "was a person who really loved life."

    "We'd know it was him coming through the door because we'd hear him singing and skipping up the stairs," Powell said.

    Milano is survived by his wife, Lynn, two children and 10 grandchildren.

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    Online: http://www.thebelmonts.net

     

    64 comments

    • ED  •  Phoenix, Arizona  •  4 mths ago
      May he Rest In Peace! Yahoo, why did you not include a picture of him with or without the Belmonts?
    • Darth Hydra  •  4 mths ago
      teenager in love-is one of my most favorite oldies songs. RIP Fred. thanks for a classic
    • Chuck  •  4 mths ago
      Listening to Dion & the Belmonts on my cheap "record player" in my youth are some of my favorite memories. Thanks, and Rest in Peace.
    • Sinclair  •  Mumbai, India  •  4 mths ago
      Teenager in love, Dream Lover, just a couple of their hits; part of the great yesteryears 'oldies'. May he Rest In Peace now after such such simple, yet inspiring lyrics with the Belmonts.
      • Honey 4 mths ago
        Wasn't Dream Lover a Bobby Darrin hit?
      • pj 4 mths ago
        Dion also sang Dream Lover,he sang it in charlie sheenn's movie,"hot shots"
    • joe  •  Rolling Meadows, Illinois  •  4 mths ago
      Dream Lover was by Bobby Darin
      • david 4 mths ago
        picky
      • Noise 4 mths ago
        The Belmonts also recorded a song called Dream lover. the title was the same but the song was different
    • Utah rose  •  Salt Lake City, Utah  •  4 mths ago
      May he rest in peace. So sad to hear this, Dion and the Belmonts were one of my favorite groups! Too bad that their whole group wasn't inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame though. Dion is great, but he got his start with the Belmonts.
    • margarita  •  Ramsey, New Jersey  •  4 mths ago
      RIP You are going to be miss.
    • bgtcat  •  4 mths ago
      These guy's were my teenage years. Where has the time gone? RIP my friend
    • Ted  •  Beaverton, Oregon  •  4 mths ago
      So sad to hear that he has passed. Dion and the Belmonts will forever Rock!
    • acitizen  •  4 mths ago
      Yes, the Belmonts SHOULD be in the HOF with Dion, just as the E Street Band should be in there with Springsteen.
      • rose 4 mths ago
        The Belmonts yes, E st? Hell no!
    • Sweet Sue Ohio  •  4 mths ago
      I used to get teased about "Run Around Sue." Rest In Peace Fred.
      • Susan 4 mths ago
        so did I and still do...
    • betnj  •  Wappingers Falls, New York  •  4 mths ago
      One of the great all-time rock and roll songs and fabulous to dance to:

      "Here's my story, it's sad but true
      It's about a girl that I once knew
      She took my love then ran around
      With every single guy in town

      I should have known it from the very start
      This girl will leave me with a broken heart
      Now listen people what I'm telling you
      A-keep away from-a Runaround Sue, yeah"
      • Paul S. 4 mths ago
        miss her lips and the smile on her face
        The touch of her hair and this girl's warm embrace
        So if you don't wanna cry like I do
        A-keep away from-a Runaround Sue
        Ah, she likes to travel around
        She'll love you but she'll put you down
        Now people let me put you wise
        Sue goes out with other guys
        Here's the moral and the story from the guy who knows
        I fell in love and my love still grows
        Ask any fool that she ever knew, they'll say
        Keep away from-a Runaround Sue
        She likes to travel around
        She'll love you but she'll put you down
        Now people let me put you wise
        Sue goes out with other guys
        Here's the moral and the story from the guy who knows
        I fell in love and my love still grows
        Ask any fool that she ever knew, they'll say
        Keep away from-a Runaround Sue
      • betnj 4 mths ago
        I don't live (and never have) in Wappingers Falls, NY. It's not on my profile and I don't know how to remove it.
    • Caliday  •  4 mths ago
      Very fond memories of Dion and the Belmonts! May he rest in peace. I am happy to see comments of kindness too! Each time I read of the passing of someone out of the Rock and Roll era I have pictures of sock hops and roller skating! We had great times, true friends and awesome music!
    • HandsomeHans  •  Louisville, Kentucky  •  4 mths ago
      I hop right into that car of mine, drive around the world
    • Jones  •  Sacramento, California  •  4 mths ago
      Life was much simpler in those days of Rock and Roll not like today when all we hear is hate and fear and the music of today really sucks. Sorry generation Y.
    • John  •  Bogota, Colombia  •  4 mths ago
      A tragic Loss for rock and Roll and Do-Wop, he had in my estimation the best Tenor voice of the period, Bar None. He will be missed. My condolances to his Family, Rest in Peace and sing with the Angels, Your voice will always be heard by the faithfull
      Keith "Two-AMP" G. from the Bronx
    • BeenThere  •  Bangor, Pennsylvania  •  4 mths ago
      Loved life till the end and stayed positve, what a great legacy to leave behind. Condolences to his loved ones. Always loved Dion and the Belmonts.
    • Sandustin  •  4 mths ago
      So sorry to hear this. May he be at peace. My sympathy to his family.
    • pinky  •  Baltimore, Maryland  •  4 mths ago
      I sure would like to have seen a picture of him. May he be at peace.
    • bats-in-belfry  •  4 mths ago
      I will always be a teenager in love no matter how long I live or how old I get...

      Sincere condolences to the family friends and fans... R I P Fred Milano...
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