DeDe Dinah

"DeDe Dinah"
Single by Frankie Avalon
from the album Frankie Avalon
B-side	"Ooh La La"
Released	December 23, 1957
Genre	Pop
Length	2:08
Label	Chancellor Records 1011
Songwriters	Peter De Angelis, Bob Marcucci
Producer	Peter De Angelis
Frankie Avalon singles chronology
"Teacher's Pet" (1957) "DeDe Dinah" (1957) "You Excite Me" (1958)

"DeDe Dinah" is a song written by Peter De Angelis and Bob Marcucci and performed by Frankie Avalon. The song reached #7 on the Billboard Top 100 and #8 on the R&B chart in 1958. ^[1] The song appeared on his 1958 album, Frankie Avalon. ^[2]

The song was produced by Peter De Angelis and arranged by Al Caiola. ^[3]

In media

• The final The Dick Clark Show on September 10, 1960 featured a highlight of Avalon performing the song. ^[4]
• The song is mentioned in the 1974 Reunion song, "Life Is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me)".

References

1. Frankie Avalon, "DeDe Dinah" Chart Positions Retrieved February 10, 2014
2. Frankie Avalon, Frankie Avalon Retrieved February 10, 2014
3. Frankie Avalon, "DeDe Dinah" single release Retrieved February 10, 2014
4. Dick Clark Saturday Night Beechnut Show entry on WWW.TV.COM website