With his group, The Starliters, helped launch the "Twist" craze in 1961 with their hit song "The Peppermint Twist". They were signed to a short gig at a New York City nightclub, The Peppermint Lounge, but their song and their act clicked and began to draw the celebrity crowd, with politicians, movie and TV stars and "high society" types regularly attending, and the Starliters' "short" gig turned into a 13-month engagement.
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Not Fade Away
2012
performer: "Peppermint Twist" / writer: "Peppermint Twist" - as Joseph Di Nicola
The Sopranos
TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2007 writer - 1 episode, 2007
The Practice
TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2003 writer - 1 episode, 2003
Speaking of Sex
2001
writer: "Peppermint Twist" - as Joseph DiNicola
Tohuwabohu
1998
TV Series performer - 1 episode
The Simpsons
TV Series performer - 1 episode, 1997 writer - 1 episode, 1997
Andre
1994
writer: "Peppermint Twist"
Coupe de Ville
1990
performer: "Shout"
American Graffiti
1973
writer: "Peppermint Twist"
Shindig!
1965
TV Series writer - 4 episodes
Una joven de 16 años
1963
writer: "Peppermint Twist" - as Dee
Two Tickets to Paris
1962
writer: "Open Sea", "Left Bank Blues"
Hey, Let's Twist!
1961
performer: "Hey Let's Twist", "Peppermint Twist", "Round and Round", "Roly Poly", "Let Me Teach You How to Twist", "Shout!"
$3 Million
