Dick and Dee Dee
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Dick and Dee Dee were well-known American entertainers. They teamed up in the 1950s, but their first major hit was "The Mountain's High" (1961) featuring Dick's overdubbed falsetto and Dee Dee's harmony. The song reached the number two spot on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent two weeks in runner-up position, held out of number one by Bobby Vee's "Take Good Care of My Baby."
The duo recorded three tracks with Rolling Stones in 1964 including "Blue Turns To Grey" penned by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.
Their other hits included "Turn Around", "Tell Me", "Thou Shalt Not Steal" (their second-biggest hit, reaching #13 in 1965), and "Young and in Love".
Dick St. John (born Richard Gosting), the male half of Dick and Dee Dee, died in 2003 after falling from the roof of his home. Dee Dee Sperling (real name Mary) survives and has written a book about her experiences as half of Dick and Dee Dee, titled Vinyl Highway.
