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Exciting news to share with JERSEY BOYS BLOG readers! Another Season, The Memoirs of Charlie Calello is a firsthand, backstage eye witness account of his experiences while writing hit music arrangements for the Four Seasons. Writing the arrangements for songs like Walk Like a Man, My Eyes Adored You, Candy Girl, Dawn, Let’s Hang On, [...]

Let’s go back to Valentine’s Day evening, 1958, with host Dick Clark on the Saturday Night Beechnut show, with guests The Royal Teens performing their big hit (written by Tom Austin & Bob Gaudio) SHORT SHORTS! Enjoy!

How big must have this been back in 1958? The Royal Teens were among the popular music groups included in a feature story in Life about best-selling vocal groups, which included The McGuires on the cover! Interesting that the caption notes that Short Shorts was written by “two of five singers in the boy-girl group”! [...]

We wish Tom Austin from The Royal Teens, who is not just an awesome musician, but an extraordinary artist and author, a very happy birthday today!

Original Royal Teens member and “Short Shorts” co-writer Tom Austin shared a phenomenal poster on his Facebook page of the group’s first tour in 1958!

Please join us in wishing Royal Teens co-founder & co-writer of “Short Shorts” Tom Austin a very Happy Birthday today! For a close-up of Tom on the drums, go to 1:18 on the video! Happy Birthday, Tom!

Please join us in wishing Royal Teens co-founder & co-writer of “Short Shorts” Tom Austin a very Happy Birthday today! For a close-up of Tom on the drums, go to 1:18 on the video!

By Pamela Singer, Jersey Boys Blog Special Correspondent Listen up, friends. Our great state of New Jersey can boast about numerous accomplished musicians, artists, and realtors. But someone who excels at all three professions, and is a mensch to boot?? Well folks, we’ve hit that elusive trifecta and can proudly lay claim to Tom Austin. [...]

In honor of Royal Teens’ co-founder & “Short Shorts” co-writer Tom Austin’s birthday today, let’s go back to the song that peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1958! For a close-up on Tom on drums, it begins around 1:18 on the video! Please join us in wishing Tom Austin a very Happy [...]

This week, in 1958, “Short Shorts” by The Royal Teens was climbing up the Billboard Hot 100. The song, co-written by group members Bob Gaudio and Tom Austin, peaked at #3 and remained on the chart for 16 weeks. Does anyone know what TV show is featured on this video?

Royal Teens’ co-founder Tom Austin will be featured on the “Rockin’ Richard Show” on WNHU this coming Wednesday, November 16, 2001 at 11AM. Tom will be talking about The Royal Teens, Bob Gaudio, The Four Seasons, and more! The show will be taped for replay on the same day in the evening at 6PM and [...]

Royal Teens co-founder, “Short Shorts” co-writer, and artist Tom Austin has an exciting new project! He has co-authored a book with sociologist Ron Kase that pays tribute to Fort Lee, New Jersey’s famed Riviera nightclub! Check out details of this fantastic new book: Where did Frank Sinatra, Mickey Mantle, Sugar Ray Robinson, Ava Gardner and [...]