By Bob Berry

The great songwriter Ernie Maresca, who wrote many of Dion DiMucci’s hits, including the #1 smash”Runaround Sue”, has passed. Mr. Maresca, who also had a solo hit in 1962 with “Shout, Shout (Knock Yourself Out)” was 78 and had resided in South Florida.

Ernie and Dion’s music largely pre-dated the Keener years, but their legacy, which also included “The Wanderer”, “Lovers Who Wander” And “Donna The Prima Donna”; is unmistakably part of the soundtrack of the “Keener Generation”.

Which is another way of saying that those beautifully produced street-corner harmonies, the soul-stew of their hometown, The Bronx in New York City, was flat-out GREAT rock and roll music.

R.I.P., Ernie. Thanks to you, and to Dion, for the music.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WeuX7eZs3k