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Dion DiMucci To Speak At SXSW 2016

by Paul Cashmere on November 18, 2015

in Live,News,Noise Pro

The legendary Dion DiMucci will be a keynote speaker at SXSW 2016.

Dion had a string of hits including “Teenager In Love,” “Runaround Sue,” “The Wanderer,” “Ruby Baby,” and “Abraham, Martin and John.”

In 2016 Dion will release his new album ‘New York Is My Home’. The title track features Paul Simon.

Dion will be interviewed by Richard Gottehrer, Chief Creative Officer of The Orchard.

Other speakers announced include Daniel Glass (Glassnote Records), Sean Bohrman (Burger Records), Rebecca Rienks (E!), Darius Van Arman (Secretly Group), Nardwuar and more.

SXSW Music is on March 15-20, 2016 in Austin, Texas, USA.

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