[4] D'Rone was a performer at the hungry i nightclub in San Francisco, California, where he recorded a live 1962 album, In Person.

In late 1959 and early 1960s he made numerous appearances on Hugh Hefner's PLAYBOY'S PENTHOUSE.

You could put him center stage at Carnegie Hall, and he still would sound perfectly at home; the precision of his intonation, phrasing and coloring affirm as much.

"[6] He had one hit in the UK Singles Chart in 1960, with the song "Strawberry Blonde (The Band Rocked On)".

In 2012, D'Rone released a new CD, Double Exposure (Whaling City Sounds), in which his vocals are self-accompanied on guitar, alternated with big band numbers with charts written by Phil Kelly.