Jean Dinning was an American singer and songwriter, best-known for co-writing, with her then-husband, Red Surrey, the 1959 hit song "Teen Angel

Teen Angel (song)

"Teen Angel" is a teenage tragedy song written by Jean Dinning and her husband, Red Surrey, and performed by both Jean's brother, Mark Dinning, and Alex Murray in 1959....

", the most popular version of which was sung by her brother Mark Dinning

Mark Dinning

Max Edward Dinning was an American pop music singer. In February 1960, the song "Teen Angel", written by his sister Jean and her husband Red Surrey, reached No. 1 on the Billboard Charts...

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Personal life

Born Eugenia Doy Dinning, one of nine children, Jean Dinning's death leaves two surviving Dinning siblings, (Virginia, aka "Ginger", and Dolores, aka "Tootsie").

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