The Belmonts, an American doo-wop group from the Bronx, New York, were formed in
the mid-1950s. The original lineup consisted of Angelo D’Aleo, Carlo
Mastrangelo, and Fred Milano. They took their name from Belmont, a street in the
Bronx known as Little Italy. In 1957, they released their first single "Teenage
Clementine" / Santa Margherita on Mohawk Records. The group's breakthrough came
when Dion DiMucci joined them, forming Dion and the Belmonts. Their first
release with Laurie Records, "I Wonder Why", reached number 22 on the Billboard
Hot 100 in May 1958. They followed this s...