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Gaetano "Tommy" DeVito (June 19, 1928 – September 21, 2020) was an American musician. He was best known as a founding member, vocalist, and lead guitarist of rock band the Four Seasons . [ 1 ]
Frankie Valli's first commercial release was "My Mother's Eyes" (as Frankie Valley) in 1953. The following year, he and guitarist Tommy DeVito formed The Variatones (with Hank Majewski, rhythm guitar, Frank Cottone, accordion, and Billy Thompson, drums), [15] which between 1954 and 1956 performed and recorded under a variety of names before settling on the name The Four Lovers, based upon a ...
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.
Massi, Tommy DeVito, Frankie Valli, and Bob Gaudio—the original members of The Four Seasons—were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 [3] and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1999. [4] Massi was posthumously recognized in 2017 when DeVito, Valli, Gaudio and Joe Long (Massi's successor) were inducted into the New Jersey Hall ...
Each band member closes with a monologue explaining their lives at the time Jersey Boys was written: Tommy works for Joe Pesci; Bob has retired to Nashville, Tennessee; Nick stayed in New Jersey with his children until he died on Christmas Eve in 2000; and Frankie continues to tour, reflecting that the band's streetcorner days were his favorite ...
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. DeVito died Monday night in ...
Over a 100 fans turned out Tuesday night at Bogie's Hoagies in Hawthorne to meet the Giants' Tommy DeVito.
Robert John Gaudio (born November 17, 1942) is an American songwriter, singer, musician, and record producer, and the keyboardist and backing vocalist of the pop/rock band the Four Seasons. 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 ...