Donald Joseph Ciccone (February 28, 1946 – October 8, 2016) [1][2][3] was an American singer, songwriter and musician. He was a founding member of the pop group the Critters, singing their biggest hits "Younger Girl" and "Mr. Dieingly Sad".

Oct 10, 2016 · Don Ciccone, a singer-songwriter who was a member of the Four Seasons, the Shondells, and the Critters, died Saturday, according to his daughter. He was 70.

The group formed in Plainfield, New Jersey, United States, in 1964 when singer-guitarist Don Ciccone (February 28, 1946 – October 8, 2016) went to see the band in which a friend of his, saxophonist Bob Podstawski, was a member. [1]

Oct 14, 2016 · Don Ciccone, the lead singer of the rock group the Critters and the writer of the group’s biggest hit, “Mr. Dieingly Sad,” died on Saturday in Ketchum, Idaho. He was 70.

Don Ciccone, the lead singer of the 1960s pop-rock group The Critters, died on October 8, 2016, in Ketchum, Idaho, of a heart attack. He was 70. The Critters, a quintet from Plainfield, New Jersey, signed to Kapp Records in 1965 and scored their first hit, a cover of the Lovin’ Spoonful’s “Younger Girl,” the following spring.

Oct 12, 2016 · KETCHUM, Idaho (AP) — Don Ciccone, the lead singer and songwriter of The Critters, died last week in Ketchum, Idaho. He was 70. Ciccone wrote the group’s hit, “Mr. Dieingly Sad,” which reached the Billboard Top 25 in 1966.

Oct 11, 2016 · Don Ciccone, who sang with Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons and other groups of the 1960s and ‘70s, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 9th. Ciccone, 70, died suddenly while enjoying a night out in Hailey.

Oct 13, 2016 · Don Ciccone, the lead singer and songwriter of The Critters, died last week in Ketchum, Idaho. He was 70. Ciccone wrote the group's hit, "Mr. Dieingly Sad," which reached …

Don Ciccone's career as a singer and musician (The Critters, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, Tommy James and the Shondells) has taken him around the world -- but songwriting remains nearest to his heart.

Don Ciccone, a singer-songwriter who was a member of the Four Seasons, the Shondells, and the Critters, died Saturday, according to his daughter.