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By Charles Alexander, Jersey Boys Blog Special Correspondent Jersey Boys Blog has learned that Rhino Records is now putting the finishing touches on a new release called Jersey Babys: The Music of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons for Kids. It contains new instrumental versions of the Seasons’ biggest hits, from “Sherry” to “December 1963 [...]

Jersey Boys Blog has learned that devoted fans of Jersey Boys and the original Four Seasons are getting together to tour the old neighborhood on Sunday morning, February 24. Plans include seeing the Stephen Crane Projects and the home of Tommy DeVito. They’ll drive by the place where Frankie first went up on stage, as [...]

Check out the FOX13 interview with Frankie Valli and Bob Gaudio! The Jersey Boys national tour performs at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center starting tomorrow through March 15!

Jersey Boys’ stories are ubiquitous in the Florida press today. SPTimes.com Performing Arts Critic John Fleming has an in-depth feature that includes interviews with Bob Gaudio, writer Marshall Brickman, musical director Ron Melrose, and JB national tour member Andrew Rannells! It all started with “The Deer Hunter.” There’s a scene in the 1978 movie in [...]

With Jersey Boys opening at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center on Wednesday, and playing through March 15, Jay Handleman of the Heraldtribune.com has a terrific story about Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, their rise to fame, and the story behind JB! The feature includes interviews with Bob Gaudio, Rick Elice, and Christopher Kale [...]

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According to Businesswire.com, sports fans across America will be humming songs from EMI Music Publishing songwriters after the Super Bowl on Sunday (February 3), after the world’s most creative music publisher completed agreements to feature its music within some of the most eagerly-anticipated television commercials of the year. While full details of the details of [...]

Check out Tracy Tannenbaum’s A Musician’s Life interview on WXPN with Frankie Valli. Frankie talks about the early days before the success with the big hits that began with “Sherry,” his big solo hit “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You,” and the experience of seeing his life being portrayed on stage in Jersey Boys!

With fond memories of a talented actor, who died way too young, we are posting this clip of Heath Ledger singing part of a Frankie Valli classic, “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You.”

Listen to NPR for a marvelous interview with the one and only Frankie Valli! Frankie talks about his musical influences, his early hits, his solo work, his first CD in 15 years, Romancing the ’60s, the success of Jersey Boys, and more!

Norm Clarke, Vegas Confidential columnist in the Las Vegas Review Journal, reports that Bob Gaudio, one of the original members of the Four Seasons and executive producer of Jersey Boys, got his first look at the Jersey Boys Theatre at Palazzo yesterday. He was accompanied by Rick Elice, who co-wrote the multiple Tony Award-winning show [...]

Frankie Valli did an amazing rendition of the National Anthem at tonight’s Fiesta Bowl! In case you missed it, or would like to see a repeat performance, visit GILG for the video clip!

From TMZ.com: Donna Corbello, widow of Rex Conrad Woodard, is suing Tommy DeVito, because she claims her late husband’s book on DeVito’s life was the basis of Jersey Boys, but she’s been cut out of the profits. Corbello is seeking a declaration that her late husband is the “joint owner” of that as-yet unpublished book, [...]

Frankie Valli will be singing the National Anthem at the Fiesta Bowl this evening on the FOX network. Check local listings for times and details.

During his Goldmine interview, reporter Ken Sharp asked Tommy DeVito to share memories of some of The Four Seasons’ biggest songs. Below are some of Tommy’s thoughts: “Rag Doll”: Me and Gaudio were coming out of the studio and we had some kid run up and do our windshield. I didn’t have any single and [...]

Along with Frankie Valli’s candid interview, the current issue of Goldmine Magazine features an extensive interview with founding Four Seasons member, guitarist Tommy DeVito, who powered the band’s sound with his dynamic six-string abilities and spirited background vocals. Here’s a sneak peek of what Tommy had to say: Goldmine: When did you start playing guitar? [...]

The latest edition of Goldmine Magazine, the record and CD collectors’ magazine, has an extensive cover story on Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, which includes incredible photos and interviews with Frankie Valli and Tommy DeVito! Here’s a preview of the Goldmine interview with Frankie Valli: GM: Having seen the Jersey Boys play, what struck [...]

Along with “Cry For Me,” I can’t get enough of listening to “Beggin’” on Jersey Boys Original Cast Recording! Well, it looks like “Beggin’” has become a hit in the Rap world! Here’s Madcon, a Norwegian rap group’s rendition of this amazing song!

Seattle Times theater critic Misha Berson has a terrific article on what it takes to play the legendary Frankie Valli in Jersey Boys: So the guy playing Frankie Valli, the Four Seasons lead singer with the stunningly high, potent falsetto voice, should be the star of this hit Broadway musical — right? Right. But at [...]