On this date in 1961, PEPPERMINT TWIST by JOEY DEE & THE STARLITERS debuted at No. 68 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart (Nov 20, 1961)
“The Godfather of The Twist,” Joey Dee, took the world by storm in 1962 when he and his band, The Starliters, released their #1 hit, “Peppermint Twist.” Since then, Dee has sold millions of records, in addition to appearing on television, in movies, and in live concerts all over the world.
Another claim to fame for The Starliters is that at one point both JIMI HENDRIX and JOE PESCI were members of the band!
Pesci and Hendrix were just passing through in the overall scheme of things. Nevertheless, they were part of something big.
Hendrix kept playing the guitar and when things went electric he turned into a phenomenon of his own. “I had him come out to my garage and audition. After the first five minutes I knew he was the guy for my band,” said Dee. “He was a wonderful team player, a fine guitarist, similar to Curtis Mayfield… I have nothing but good thoughts about Jimi.”
Pesci moved into acting, something he’d been urged to do by his father Angelo. In interviews, he has mentioned it not being his choice. Having trod the boards since childhood, his interest ran out in the mid-Seventies after he failed to crack Hollywood.
But The Starliters certainly weren’t the be and end all of Pesci’s journey as a recording artist.
The former lounge singer has always had music in his blood — to date he’s released two albums, 1968’s Little Joe Sure Can Sing! and Vincent LaGuardia Gambini Sings Just for You in 1998, named after his character from My Cousin Vinny (1992).
“The Godfather of The Twist,” Joey Dee, took the world by storm in 1962 when he and his band, The Starliters, released their #1 hit, “Peppermint Twist.” Since then, Dee has sold millions of records, in addition to appearing on television, in movies, and in live concerts all over the world.
Another claim to fame for The Starliters is that at one point both JIMI HENDRIX and JOE PESCI were members of the band!
Pesci and Hendrix were just passing through in the overall scheme of things. Nevertheless, they were part of something big.
Hendrix kept playing the guitar and when things went electric he turned into a phenomenon of his own. “I had him come out to my garage and audition. After the first five minutes I knew he was the guy for my band,” said Dee. “He was a wonderful team player, a fine guitarist, similar to Curtis Mayfield… I have nothing but good thoughts about Jimi.”
Pesci moved into acting, something he’d been urged to do by his father Angelo. In interviews, he has mentioned it not being his choice. Having trod the boards since childhood, his interest ran out in the mid-Seventies after he failed to crack Hollywood.
But The Starliters certainly weren’t the be and end all of Pesci’s journey as a recording artist.
The former lounge singer has always had music in his blood — to date he’s released two albums, 1968’s Little Joe Sure Can Sing! and Vincent LaGuardia Gambini Sings Just for You in 1998, named after his character from My Cousin Vinny (1992).
On this date in 1961, PEPPERMINT TWIST by JOEY DEE & THE STARLITERS debuted at No. 68 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart (Nov 20, 1961)
“The Godfather of The Twist,” Joey Dee, took the world by storm in 1962 when he and his band, The Starliters, released their #1 hit, “Peppermint Twist.” Since then, Dee has sold millions of records, in addition to appearing on television, in movies, and in live concerts all over the world.
Another claim to fame for The Starliters is that at one point both JIMI HENDRIX and JOE PESCI were members of the band!
Pesci and Hendrix were just passing through in the overall scheme of things. Nevertheless, they were part of something big.
Hendrix kept playing the guitar and when things went electric he turned into a phenomenon of his own. “I had him come out to my garage and audition. After the first five minutes I knew he was the guy for my band,” said Dee. “He was a wonderful team player, a fine guitarist, similar to Curtis Mayfield… I have nothing but good thoughts about Jimi.”
Pesci moved into acting, something he’d been urged to do by his father Angelo. In interviews, he has mentioned it not being his choice. Having trod the boards since childhood, his interest ran out in the mid-Seventies after he failed to crack Hollywood.
But The Starliters certainly weren’t the be and end all of Pesci’s journey as a recording artist.
The former lounge singer has always had music in his blood — to date he’s released two albums, 1968’s Little Joe Sure Can Sing! and Vincent LaGuardia Gambini Sings Just for You in 1998, named after his character from My Cousin Vinny (1992).
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