Joey Dee Autographs
Joey Dee and the Starliters (also credited as Joey Dee and the Starlighters) is an American popular music group. The group is best known for their million-selling recording "Peppermint Twist" (1961). The group's most notable lineup is considered to be Joey Dee, David Brigati, Larry Vernieri (vocals), Carlton Lattimore (organ), Sam Taylor (guitar) and Willie Davis (drums).\nJimi Hendrix and Joe Pesci played guitar with the group at different times in the 1960s.
With lead singer Rogers Freeman, Joey Dee and the Starliters' first single was "Lorraine," backed with "The Girl I Walk To School," in 1958, distributed by the company Little. That same year, Joey Dee recruited David Brigati for the team after meeting him during a gig at Garfield High School in New Jersey. David and Joey would subsequently share lead vocal honors for the Starliters, with Joey ultimately becoming the primary lead singer. Another early single for the group was "Face of an Angel," with David as lead vocal, released on Scepter Records; the flipside was "Shimmy Baby." An album entitled The Peppermint Twisters and credited to "Joey Dee and the Starlighters" was subsequently released by the company Scepter as well.
In 1960, the Starliters were noticed by agent Don Davis while performing at a Lodi, New Jersey, nightclub called Oliveri's. The group was booked at an intimate venue on 45th Street in New York City called the Peppermint Lounge for what was supposed to be a one-time weekend gig. During their initial appearance at the nightclub, actress Merle Oberon and Prince Serge Oblinski were dancing much of the night there, which was reported the next morning by columnists Earl Wilson and Cholly Knickerbocker. The next night, it took barricades and mounted police to keep the crowds in line, which had backed to Broadway, and for several months thereafter, the craze continued at the Lounge. Celebrity visitors, such as Judy Garland, John Wayne, Jackie Kennedy, Nat "King" Cole, Shirley MacLaine, Tennessee Williams, Truman Capote, and Liberace, continued to make an appearance. Dee and company were such a sensation that they became the house band for the Peppermint Lounge for over a year. Dee wrote "Peppermint Twist," along with producer Henry Glover, as a tribute to the lounge and the song scored number one on the U.S. charts in early 1962. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. By this time the team had contracted with Roulette Records.
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Current items with a signature of Joey Dee
These are the most current items with a signature of Joey Dee that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Joey Dee signed cd | $14.99 |  |
 | Joey Dee Signed Original Black & White Photograph w/ Dedication | $28.00 | |
Traded items with a signature of Joey Dee
The most expensive item with a signature of Joey Dee (Ramones 8x Signed Autograph Cuts various sizes-11x14-Joey, Dee Dee, Johnny +++) was sold in September 2025 for $1,999.99 while the cheapest item (JOEY DEE...HAND SIGNED AUTOGRAPH) found a new owner for $0.99 in February 2009. The month with the most items sold (5) was March 2025 with an average selling price of $45.95 for an autographed item of Joey Dee. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in November 2025 with $764.49 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was February 2009. In average, an autographed item from Joey Dee is worth $45.95.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Joey Dee were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | -JOEY DEE & THE STARLITERS- Signed/Autograph/Auto Vintage Rock Music Program | $29.99 |  |
| 1961 JOEY DEE STARLITERS AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED RECORDS WITH TWIST COMPETITORS #2 | $144.98 | |
| AUTOGRAPHED 1960s VG+ JOEY DEE I Lost My Baby/KEEP YOUR MIND ON WHAT YOU'RE 45 | $69.30 | |
| autographed 1960s vg+ joey dee What Kind Of Love Is This SLEEVE only 45 | $65.21 | |
| Autographed 8x10" Photo of Joey Dee | $16.00 | |
| Carlton Lattimore & Little Willie SIGNED Joey Dee Starliters Vintage Postcard | $74.99 | |
 | Joey Dee Autographed 45 Learn to Dance The Authentic Peppermint Twist | $50.00 | |
| JOEY DEE - 8X10 B/W PRESS PHOTO - HAND SIGNED - JOEY DEE AND THE STARLIGHTERS | $16.00 | |
| JOEY DEE AND THE STARLITERS AUTOGRAPHED, WITH BLACK MARKER, COLOR PHOTO - E13-E | $45.95 | |
| Joey Dee Signed 3x5 Index Card - Music Legend - TTM Authentic Autograph | $13.98 | |
| Joey Dee Signed 45 RPM Hot Pastrami With Mashed Potatoes Roulette Records Auto | $69.99 | |
 | Joey Dee signed autograph LOT 6 – 1950s–1960s American Pop | $44.98 | |
| Joey Dee Signed Doin’ The Twist Recorded Live At The Peppermint Lounge Vinyl LP | $30.00 | |
| Ramones 8x Signed Autograph Cuts various sizes-11x14-Joey, Dee Dee, Johnny +++ | $1,999.99 | |
| SIGNED Ramones T-shirt 1983 Subterranean Jungle Tour, Johnny Joey Dee Dee Ramone | $1,499.00 | |
