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The Four Seasons is an American band formed in 1960 in Newark, New Jersey.Since 1970, they have also been known at times as Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.Known for the use of a traditional Italian-American sound, [5] they are one of the best-selling musical groups of all time, having sold an estimated 100 million records worldwide.
Gaudio wrote or co-wrote the vast majority of the band's music, including hits like "Sherry" and "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)", as well as "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" for Valli. Though he no longer performs with the group, Gaudio and lead singer Frankie Valli remain co-owners of the Four Seasons brand.
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, that had a lounge where they had auditioned. Signed by songwriter/producer Bob Crewe, the Four Seasons cut their first single under that name, "Bermuda", in November ...
Tommy DeVito, a son of New Jersey who became a founding member and lead guitarist for Frankie Valli’s beloved doo wop quartet, the Four Seasons, has died. He was 92.
After Massi rejoined DeVito and Valli (who by this point were joined by keyboardist Bob Gaudio), the group evolved into the Four Seasons. They performed such hits as "Sherry," "Dawn (Go Away)," and "Rag Doll." He was responsible for most of the group's vocal arrangements and wrote at least one song, the doo-wop style ballad "Living Just for You ...
Valli was born Francesco Stephen Castelluccio, [10] on May 3, 1934, [11] to an Italian family in the First Ward of Newark, New Jersey; he is the eldest of three sons. [12] His father, Antonio (Anthony) Castelluccio, who had immigrated to the U.S. from Faiano, Salerno, Campania, was a barber and display designer for Lionel model trains; his mother, Mary Rinaldi, who was from Avellino, Campania ...
Past and present members of the band The Four Seasons, sometimes known as Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. Pages in category "The Four Seasons (band) members" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
Gerald Michael Polci (born June 9, 1952) is an American singer and musician who was a member of the American rock and pop band The Four Seasons. Polci played and sang in the band variously between 1973 and 1990. He sang lead and played drums on a number of their major hits, including the 1976 and 1994 worldwide hit, "December, 1963 (Oh, What a ...