From:   "Dik de Heer" 
Date:  Tue Jun 11, 2002  1:14 am
Subject:  Born To Be With You : Joey Dee
 
JOEY DEE

Born Joseph DiNicola, 11 June 1940, Passaic, New Jersey

Joey Dee was a high school classmate of the Shirelles. He first recorded
for the Bonus and Scepter labels in 1960. In September 1960 Joey Dee
and the Starliters became the house band at New York's Peppermint
Lounge, immortalizing the joint in his 1961 chart-topper "Peppermint
Twist." Dee had teamed up with veteran producer Henry Glover to cut
"Peppermint Twist" for Roulette, and the huge hit led to a starring role in
the film "Hey, Let's Twist". Most of Dee's hits, including a supercharged
revival of the Isley Brothers hit "Shout" in 1962 (# 6), were firmly in the
Twist mode, although he took a successful stab at a softer sound that
year with a Johnny Nash tune, "What Kind of Love Is This" (# 18). This
song was featured in Dee's second movie, "Two Tickets To Paris". Dee
gave several future stars early breaks with the Starliters, notably the
Ronettes, three-quarters of the Young Rascals, and Jimi Hendrix.
Dee is still active on the oldies circuit.

Website: http://www.joeydee.com