Joey Dee & The Starliters

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Joey Dee and The Starliters are an American pop music group from the 1960s. Best known for their 1961 hit recording “Peppermint Twist,” the group was founded by Joey Dee, born Joseph DiNicola in Passaic, New Jersey on 11 June 1940. With lead singer Rogers Freeman, Joey Dee and The Starliters’ first single was “Lorraine,” backed with “The Girl I Walk To School,” in 1958 on the Little label. That same year, Joey Dee recruited David Brigati for the group after meeting him during a gig at Garfield (New Jersey) High School. David and Joey would subsequently share lead vocal honors for The Starliters, with Joey ultimately becoming the primary lead singer. Another early single for the group was “Face of an Angel,” with David on lead vocals, released on Scepter Records; the flipside was “Shimmy Baby.” An album entitled The Peppermint Twisters and credited to “Joey Dee and The Starlighters” was subsequently released on Scepter as well. Various members of The Starliters, such as vocalist Freeman and drummer Don Martin, came and went over the next few years; the most famous lineup of Joey Dee and The Starliters is considered to be Joey Dee, David Brigati, Larry Vernieri (vocals), Carlton Lattimore (organ), and Willie Davis (drums). Later members of the touring group would include Eddie Brigati (David’s brother), Gene Cornish, and Felix Cavaliere - three-quarters of The Young Rascals - as well as guitarist Jimmy James (later known as Jimi Hendrix) and Charles Neville of The Neville Brot

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Hey Let's Twist! The Best Of Joey Dee & The Starliters

Peppermint Twist

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Joey Dee in Hollywood

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Dick Van Dyke's Dance Party

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60s Greatest Moments

American Graffiti

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#1 Hits Of The 60's

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Pure 60s

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Bubble Gum Jukebox Hits

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Hey Let's Twist!: The Best of Joey Dee and the Starliters

Peppermint Twist (The Singles)

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American Graffiti (Disc 1)

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