Fred Milano of Dion and the Belmonts dies at 72
Jan. 3, 2012, 2:12 PM EST
NEW YORK (AP) -- Fred Milano, who made rock 'n' roll history on doo-wop hits with Dion and the Belmonts in the 1950s and continued to perform while starting a late-in-life career with the New York City Department of Correction, has died. He was 72.

Milano died Sunday, three weeks after his lung cancer was diagnosed, said Warren Gradus, who joined the Belmonts in 1963. Milano lived in Massapequa, on Long Island, and died in a hospital, Gradus said.