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Joey Dee led the house band at New York's Peppermint Lounge, immortalizing the joint in his 1961 chart-topper "Peppermint Twist." Born Joseph DiNicola in Passaic, NJ, Dee teamed with veteran producer <a href="spotify:artist:0uPVHRoA0cMZVrFTGdtve1">Henry Glover</a> to cut "Peppermint Twist" for Roulette Records, 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 <a href="spotify:artist:53QzNeFpzAaXYnrDBbDrIp">the Isley Brothers</a> hit "Shout" in 1962, were firmly in the Twist mode, although he took a successful stab at a softer sound that year with a <a href="spotify:artist:0nAVvgfE9yI4DwvMiYwk8a">Johnny Nash</a> tune, "What Kind of Love Is This." Dee gave several future stars early breaks by welcoming them into the rotating lineup of <a href="spotify:artist:6X16Ju65WRQyhhgDWjsQjE">the Starliters</a>, including <a href="spotify:artist:7CyeXFnOrfC1N6z4naIpgo">the Ronettes</a>, three-quarters of <a href="spotify:artist:5X3TuTi9OIsJXMGxPwTKM2">the Young Rascals</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:776Uo845nYHJpNaStv1Ds4">Jimi Hendrix</a>. Dee continued releasing material into the mid-'70s, after which point he remained an active draw on the oldies circuit. ~ Bill Dahl, Rovi
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