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Nicholas E. Macioci (September 19, 1927 – December 24, 2000) was an American bass singer, songwriter, and bass guitarist. He is best known for his work as the bassist and bass vocalist for The Four Seasons, for whom he performed under the stage name Nick Massi.
Nick Massi (The Hollywood Playboys, among others [2] [3]) replaced Calello from late 1960 to September 1965.; Several studio albums and over 100 singles.Originally assembled from various New Jersey club groups, over the years, other notable names, including Don Ciccone (The Critters), John Paiva (The Happenings), Jerry Corbetta and session keyboardist Robby Robinson came and went as performers ...
Nick Massi, while he had occasionally played with DeVito and Valli in the early 1950s, was not a permanent member of the group that became the Four Seasons until after Gaudio joined in 1960; [36] [37] he also left well before DeVito, spending only five years in the group (not the ten claimed in the film), [33] before the State Fair arrest. [34]
By 1960 The Four Lovers consisted of DeVito, Valli, Gaudio and vocal arranger Nick Massi, and were mainly used as a backup band for producer Bob Crewe under contract. This is the lineup which adopted the name "The Four Seasons" (billed numerically as the 4 Seasons on most of their early albums), named after a bowling alley in Union, New Jersey ...
It included the last contributions from bassist Nick Massi, including a rare original composition, his doo-wop ballad "Living Just for You." [2] In Massi's absence, instrumental arranger Charles Calello filled in on bass for the new material and appears on the album cover, affording the band enough time to hire and onboard Massi's successor ...
Matt, Nick and Dustin were involved in their first professional match at an Alternative Wrestling Show/C4/Revolution Pro joint event held on August 8, 2004. Matt worked as Fluffy the Dog, Dustin dressed as a hillbilly and Nick was a high flying referee wearing a Santo mask. Afterward, Matt and Nick wrestled various times for Revolution Pro and ...
Michael Ingersoll, who played Nick Massi in the tour, originally served as lead vocalist for the group, with Christopher Kale Jones, Brandon Wardell and Shonn Riley as the other members. [88] Ingersoll and Jones departed in 2017, succeeded by David Larsen (the first non-Jersey Boys alum) and Eric Gutman. [89]
This was the last Four Seasons hit to feature bass singer/bassist Nick Massi. The same month "Let's Hang On!" was released, Massi left the group and was temporarily replaced by the band's arranger Charles Calello before Joe Long came in as Massi's full-time replacement. The popularity of "Let's Hang On!"