Dick and Dee Dee
Dick and Dee Dee was an American Popmusikduo, which published several successful records in the 1960s.
Biography
The duo was formed in 1961 by high school students Dick St. John Gostine, born 1944 as Richard Gostine in Santa Monica, California; died on 27 December 2003 in Los Angeles and Dee Dee Sperling, born in 1945, founded as Mary Sperling in Santa Monica. Previously, Gostin had already operated as a songwriter and sang some solo records. 1961 Dick and Dee Dee wanted to publish the written by Dick Title The Mountain 's High on disk. First they tried it at Dick's record company Rona who does not fit the title in the program. The small Hollywood label Lama found himself ready to publish The Mountain 's High as a single. When it became clear that the panel would be a success, the major record company Liberty bought the rights to The Mountain 's High, and released the song along with the title I Want Someone in the summer of 1961 under the catalog number 55350th The Mountain 's High developed as expected a great success, with Billboard the title got on the Hot 100 at up to 2nd place.
The Dou Dick and Dee Dee was also successful in the coming years, to 1965 placed a total of eight titles in the Hot 100 As of October 1962, they released their albums on Warner Bros. Records. There are also her last major success Thou Shalt Not Steal, which reached number 13 in the 1964 Hot 100 appeared. The last highlight of the career of Dick and Dee Dee was a tour with the Beach Boys and the Rolling Stones mid-1960s. In 1968 there was again a change to the record label Dot, where in 1969 the last Dick -and- Dee -Dee- Love Do I Love You / You Came Back to Haunt Me was released.
After that, Dick and Dee Dee Sperling Gostine separated and both married different partners. Dick came later on with his wife in Revivel shows, in 1993 both wrote the Rock & Roll Cookbook. Dick died on 27 December 2003 as the result of a domestic accident. Dee Dee had already worked during her singing career as a journalist. She published her memoirs in 2007 under the title Vinyl Highway. In 2008, she also appeared with Michael Dunn on in a revival show with old Dick and Dee Dee songs.