X-Nico

3 unusual facts about Dick Biondi


Dick Biondi

When Dick arrived there, Rock and Roll was on the airwaves and he began doing local appearances with such stars as Fabian, Paul Anka and Bobby Darin.

Eddie Rambeau

Just minutes before he was about to debut the latter song on American Bandstand, he was informed by deejay Dick Biondi that, due to a potential conflict of interest, he would have to perform the B side of the record instead.

Way Down Yonder in New Orleans

According to Dick Biondi, Freddy Cannon's 1959 version became the first record in the rock era to have a full brass section.



see also