Dion DiMucci: The Wanderer

Ah yes, road life…it’s been a while folks; but tomorrow (June 10) on The 700 Club, we’ll try to catch up.

For those of you who remember: "Teenager in Love," "Where or When," "Runaround Sue," "The Wanderer," "Ruby Baby," "Donna the Prima Donna," "Drip Drop," and an anthem of the Sixties, Abraham (Lincoln) Martin (Luther King) and John (Kennedy). Just some of the hits of Dion DiMucci.

But even with all the outward success, the inward man was in turmoil. The lyrics to "The Wanderer "allude to that:

“I ROAM FROM TOWN TO TOWN, I GO THROUGH LIFE WITHOUT A CARE, I’M AS HAPPY AS A CLOWN, WITH MY TWO FISTS OF IRON BUT I’M GOING NO WHERE.”

He and my wife Nedra (The Ronettes) toured together. Nedra and I told Di to ask God if He had a Son. This is what Dion says happened while he was out running:

“I was flooded with white light. It was everywhere, inside me, outside me — everywhere. At that moment, things were different between me and God. He’d broken down the wall. Ahead of me, I saw a man with His arms outstretched. 'I love you,' He said. 'Don’t you know that? I’m your friend. I laid down My life for you. I’m here for you now.' I looked behind me, because I knew I’d left something behind on that road. Some part of me that I no longer wanted. Let the road have it; I didn’t need it anymore.

“God changed my life that morning, and things have never been the same.”

His current album is getting rave reviews; Son of Skip James, which includes three “spiritual “songs.

Get the whole story tomorrow on The 700 Club.

Thanks,

Scott