September 15, 2012

Video: Did Bob Gaudio Really Write ‘Sherry’ In 15 Minutes?

September 15th, 2012
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    As we continue the 50th anniversary of “Sherry” topping the Billboard Hot 100 Chart, let’s go back to a JERSEY BOYS Australia video with Bob Gaudio telling how he created the chart-topper! Did he really write the song in 15 minutes? #Happy50thSherry!

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Today In Four Seasons Musical History: 50 Years Ago Today–’Sherry’ by The Four Seasons Tops the Billboard Hot 100 Chart!

September 15th, 2012
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    On September 15, 1962, the whole world exploded! FIFTY years ago today, “Sherry” by The Four Seasons hit Number One on the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Chart and remained in the top spot for five consecutive weeks! Written by Bob Gaudio, the song that started it all for The Four Seasons, stayed on the chart [...]

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September 3, 2012

In Honor of Labor Day–’WORKING My Way Back To You’ by The Four Seasons!

September 3rd, 2012
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    Hope you are all enjoying the Labor Day holiday! What better way to salute everyone who “works their fingers to the bone” (another lyric from a big Frankie Valli hit !) than with The Four Seasons singing their Top 10 smash from 1966, “WORKING My Way Back To You”!

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August 30, 2012

BWW TV: Frankie Valli Meets the Press to Chat About October Broadway Concerts!

August 30th, 2012
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    Just like that bunny on TV with the battery…Frankie Valli met with the press today about the exciting news: Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons will celebrate the their 50th anniversary at the Broadway Theatre (1681 Broadway) in an all new concert production for a limited seven-performance engagement from Friday, October 19 through Saturday, October [...]

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Jersey Boys 1st Natl Tour Heads to Vancouver; Check Out Interview with Bob Gaudio in Vancouver Sun!

August 30th, 2012
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    The JERSEY BOYS first national tour plays Queen Elizabeth Theatre from September 5-23! Check out a sneak peek of Bob Gaudio’s insightful interview with Liz Nicholls: “For 50 years now, Frankie and I have been joined at the hip musically. That story had a freshness, a uniqueness, to it. We approached it that way. If [...]

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August 26, 2012

Today in Frankie Valli Music History–August 26, 1978: ‘Grease’ Tops the Billboard Hot 100!

August 26th, 2012
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    On August 26, 1978, Frankie Valli hit Number One on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart with “Grease,” the theme song from the blockbuster movie. This hit, written by Barry Gibb, remained atop the chart for two consecutive weeks.

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August 25, 2012

Happy 50th Birthday to ‘Sherry’ by The Four Seasons!

August 25th, 2012
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    Fifty years ago today, on August 25, 1962, “Sherry” by The Four Seasons debuted in the number 65 position on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart! The song, written in 15 minutes by Bob Gaudio, was released on the Vee Jay label and produced by Bob Crewe. Is it purely a coincidence today that there is an [...]

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August 24, 2012

Friday Flashback: The Four Seasons’ Rendition of ‘We Can Work It Out’ from the ‘All This & World War II’ Soundtrack

August 24th, 2012
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    “All This and World War II” is a 1976 musical documentary that juxtaposes Beatles songs, performed by a number of musicians, with World War II newsreel footage and 20th Century Fox films from the 1940s. It lasted two weeks in cinemas and was quickly sent into storage. The original intention of the filmmakers was to [...]

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August 17, 2012

Friday Flashback: ‘Who Loves You’ By The Four Seasons!

August 17th, 2012
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    Never, ever will I forget hearing “Who Loves You” on the radio that first time in August, 1975! The first time I head “that sound” and everything dropped away…that was the best! Truth is, I heard it on the “Midnight Special” the month before it hit the airwaves, but still, that first time the deejay [...]

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August 15, 2012

Frankie Valli & The Four Sesons Celebrate 50th Year in the Music Business With Broadway Concerts in October!

August 15th, 2012
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    Frankie Valli News from Playbill.com: Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, the inspiration for the musical Jersey Boys, will celebrate the group’s 50th anniversary with their first-ever Broadway concert at the Broadway Theatre. The group will play seven performances from October 19 through October 27. “I am honored to have been able to spend my [...]

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August 13, 2012

Jersey Boys First Natl Tour Heads to Edmonton, 8/15-9/2; Check Out a Sneak Peek of Bob Gaudio’s Edmonton Journal Interview!

August 13th, 2012
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    The JERSEY BOYS first national tour heads to Edmonton at the Jubilee Auditorium from Wednesday through September 2. Liz Nicholls has a fabulous interview with the legendary Bob Gaudio, who shares some fascinating insights about The Four Seasons and JERSEY BOYS. “A couple of weeks before we opened in La Jolla (Jersey Boys’s out-of-town première [...]

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July 18, 2012

Today in Four Seasons History: July 18, 1964

July 18th, 2012
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    Forty-eight years ago today, on July 18, 1964, “Rag Doll” became The Four Seasons’ fourth Number One single on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart. The song, written by Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio, remained a chart-topper for two consecutive weeks. Now for some 1964 music trivia: Name the song & the group that topped the chart [...]

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July 12, 2012

According to Bob Gaudio, Jersey Boys Is ‘A Beautifully Constructed Theater Piece’

July 12th, 2012
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    The JERSEY BOYS first national tour company comes to Portland July 18 through August 12. Holly Johnson recently spoke with original Four Seasons member Bob Gaudio, who stated that he likes to hang out at the back of the theater, unrecognized, and watch the show. Whether it’s a touring show or a Broadway production, Gaudio, [...]

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June 24, 2012

Bob Gaudio: The Man Behind the Hits & The Man For All Seasons

June 24th, 2012
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    With JERSEY BOYS’ heading to Brisbane from July 13 through September 16, reporter Nathanael Cooper of The Courier-Mail recently caught up with original Four Seasons member Bob Gaudio. Check out a preview of the interview: I FIRST met The Four Seasons’ Bob Gaudio in a Melbourne theatre foyer around the time of the Australian premiere [...]

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June 19, 2012

Happy 84th Birthday Greetings to Original Four Seasons Member Tommy DeVito!

June 19th, 2012
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    The Four Seasons (Bob Gaudio, Joe Long, Tommy DeVito & Frankie Valli) We would like to wish the one and only Tommy DeVito a very Happy 84st Birthday today! If you guys are on Twitter, let’s salute Mr. DeVito with the hashtag #HappyBirthdayTommyDeVito!

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June 17, 2012

Bob Gaudio, The Deer Hunter, and Jersey Boys…

June 17th, 2012
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    Bob Gaudio (Photo Credit: J.T. Macmillan Photography) TulsaWorld.com has had some great continuing coverage of the JERSEY BOYS national tour production that is playing in Tulsa through June 24. In today’s edition, check out a preview of James D. Watts’ interview with original Four Seasons member Bob Gaudio: If Bob Gaudio had not seen the [...]

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June 15, 2012

Friday Flashback: Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons Performing ‘Opus 17′ Back in ’92!

June 15th, 2012
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    In June of 1966, “Opus 17″ by The Four Seasons peaked at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. IMHO, I think “Opus 17,” written by Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell, was one of the Seasons’ most powerful hits of the mid-60s and I was surprised that it didn’t peak at a higher position on [...]

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May 18, 2012

Friday Flashback: Frankie Valli Performing ‘Swearin’ to God’ on The Midnight Special in 1975!

May 18th, 2012
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    Thirty-seven years ago this week, Frankie Valli’s “Swearin’ to God” entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song, co-written by Bob Crewe and Denny Randell, peaked at #6 on the chart in the summer of 1975.

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May 16, 2012

Video Coverage: Phillip Phillips’ Rendition of Beggin’ on American Idol!

May 16th, 2012
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    What do you guys think of Phillip Phillips’ rendition of “Beggin’” on tonight’s American Idol? Some trivia about “Beggn’”: The song, co-written by Bob Gaudio and The Angels’ Peggy Farina, peaked at #16 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1967 for The Four Seasons. Of course, that wasn’t the end of the road for this [...]

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