Dean Parrish, (b.circa 1942) is an American soul singer from New York,best known for the song I'm On My Way which became famous for being the last record that was played at the Northern Soul all-nighters at the Wigan Casino. Singer and actor Dean Parrish was born Phil Anastasi to Italian parents in the late forties, and was raised in Little Italy, New York. He lived by the train lines in Brooklyn and on hot summer night?s music would emanate from the windows of the nearby apartments and the tunes of Frank Sinatra, Sam Cooke, Tony Bennet and Ray Charles would fill the air. Music was all around, and young Phil had learning?s towards becoming an entertainer. He would venture, along with so many of his Italian American contemporaries, on a career as a would-be doo wop singer. The Brooklyn Italian-American School of doo wop then consisted of big names such as Jay & The Americans and Vito & The Salutations who sat along side the equally vital and importan

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