Mark Dinning
Mark Dinning will probably always be remembered for "Teen Angel," his teenage death rock classic from 1960. The sad ballad rose to the top of the charts in the U.S. It also made quite an impression in the U.K., where it made it into the Top 40 even though radio stations there considered the single morbid and banned it. Less well-known is the country career Dinning cultivated earlier, recording such songs as "Ramblin' Man," "The Streets of Laredo," and "I'm Just a Country Boy."
A native of Oklahoma, Dinning took up the electric guitar at the age of 17. MGM Records gave him a record deal in 1957, thanks to Wesley Rose, a Nashville publisher who liked what he heard when Dinning auditioned for him. A few years later, Dinning got a hold of "Teen Angel," which was written by Jean Dinning, one of his three sisters who had performed in a trio known as the Dinning Sisters from the early '40s through the 1950s.
While growing up in Oklahoma's Grant County, Dinning was one of nine children. Sisters Lou and Ginger, who was Jean's twin, were also in the Dinning Sisters trio. The singer suffered a heart attack and passed away in 1986.
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Mark Dinning Presents Teen Angel
Pop - Released by Universal Digital Enterprises on 24 Dec 1960
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Titanium Hits
Pop - Released by Black & Partner Licenses LLC on 21 Feb 2019
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Anthology: The Deluxe Collection (Remastered)
Pop - Released by Master Tape Records on 3 Oct 2020
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Teen Angels and Other Lovers
Pop - Released by Jasmine Records on 16 Mar 2015
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Teen Angel
Vocal Music (Secular and Sacred) - Released by Music Manager on 29 Jul 2015
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Teen Angel - The Very Best Of
Rock - Released by Master Classics Records on 1 Jan 2011
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A Star Is Born (A Love Has Died) (Billboard Hot 100 - No 68)
Pop - Released by Music Manager on 7 Feb 2022
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Mark Dinning - The Greatest Hits Collection
Pop - Released by Music Manager on 24 Apr 2015
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The Lovin' Touch (Billboard Hot 100 - No 84)
Pop - Released by Music Manager on 13 Nov 2020
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Teen Angel (Billboard Hot 100 - No. 01)
Vocal Music (Secular and Sacred) - Released by Music Manager on 19 Dec 2018
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Teen Angel (UK Chart Top 40 - No. 37)
Vocal Music (Secular and Sacred) - Released by Music Manager on 19 Dec 2018
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Nightingale
Pop - Released by oldies and hits for future on 2 May 2019
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