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Frankie Valli & Bob Gaudio share insights and stories about working with the late Bob Crewe on this wonderful NPR segment.

Veteran broadcaster Tom Brokaw has posted a terrific segment on the late great Bob Crewe on this week’s edition of “An American Story.” It’s great to hear Brokaw’s fond memories of the music that makes him feel 16 again, but I wish he would have double-checked his research! Crewe co-wrote massive songs for The Four [...]

A Four Seasons 45 RPM picture sleeve from 50 years ago! For those of you who have collected the picture sleeves over the years, do you have a personal favorite from your Four Seasons collection? What about your favorite Four Seasons album cover?

Deven May and Tommy DeVito (Photo Credit: Kirvin Doak Communications) LVRJ columnist Norm Clarke reports that Deven May will be ending his run as “Tommy DeVito” in JERSEY BOYS Las Vegas on November 23, 2014. Deven told Clarke Monday during the Sesquicentennial All-Star Concert at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts that he is [...]

PopCultureClassics.com has posted a fabulous in-depth interview with musical genius Bob Gaudio, who talks about the early days of JERSEY BOYS, the movie, the movie soundtrack, his early musical influences, his time with The Royal Teens, The Four Seasons, Jersey Babys and more! Below is a sneak peek: POP CULTURE CLASSICS: With all the new [...]

Let’s go back to 1959 to Nick Massi’s group–Nickie & the Nite Lites! Nicky, you’ll never be forgotten! Also a special Happy Birthday shout-out to the multitalented actor who portrays Nick Massi on stage & screen–Michael Lomenda! Isn’t it cool that both guys share the same birthday?!

To continue honoring the late Nick Massi on his birthday, we wanted to share one of our absolute favorites: a rare 1964 fantastic concert recording of him singing lead on “Close Your Eyes.”

In honor of the late great Nick Massi’s birthday (September 19, 1927) today, we will be saluting him throughout the day. In the late 1950s, Nicky was a band member in a variety of groups, including The Hollywood Playboys!

John Katsilometes of the Las Vegas Sun broke some sad news for JERSEY BOYS fans today: In “Jersey Boys,” the character of Nick Massi is the first to leave the core group that was The Four Seasons. As he says to the audience, “I just want to go home.” Jeff Leibow, who has portrayed Massi [...]

Left to right: Joe Long, Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, producer Bob Crewe, conductor Artie Shroeck and Tommy DeVito (Photo Credit: Archive Photos, Getty Images) Amazing #tbt of The Four Seasons with their producer Bob Crewe and arranger/conductor Artie Schroeck going over an arrangement in the studio back in 1966. Visit Seattlepi.com for other photos of [...]

From Broadway.com: Quinn VanAntwerp will re-join the Broadway cast of Jersey Boys at the August Wilson Theatre on September 23 in the role of Bob Gaudio. He takes over from Drew Gehling, who will depart the production on September 21. VanAntwerp made his Broadway debut in 2011 as Four Seasons mastermind Gaudio after three years [...]

The New York Times posted a wonderful piece on the late Bob Crewe, highlighting his amazing career and reflecting on his talents and decades of success in the music business. Below is an excerpt: With bright bells, ample strings and big, precise percussion, Mr. Crewe’s productions were crisp confections that gave little ground to the [...]

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Since the announcement of Bob Crewe’s passing, journalists, pop music critics, colleagues, musicians, and fans have posted so many wonderful tributes honoring his legacy. On tonight’s NBC News, as Brian Williams announced the sad news that Crewe was no longer with us, I couldn’t help but notice his smile as he named several of the [...]

Bob Crewe’s hitmaking streak continued for so many decades. In 1974, with Kenny Nolan, he wrote “Lady Marmalade.” Recorded by Labelle, this song became notorious for its sexually provocative, New Orleans-inflected chorus, “Voulez-vous coucher avec moi, ce soir?” and became a radio and dance club sensation. Labelle peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 [...]

The late Bob Crewe decided he wanted to do something to give back to the world which had been so bountiful to him. In 2009, he funded and launched The Bob Crewe Foundation. It was his hope that through this endeavor many young, talented and aspiring people may be helped toward such a career as [...]

Last night, JERSEY BOYS companies around the globe presented their audiences with a curtain speech in honor of Bob Crewe, written by the awesome co-author of JB, Rick Elice: Ladies and Gentlemen, thank you for coming to the show tonight. We had some news today, some sad news. Bob Crewe, the lyricist and producer of [...]

How did the great late ’50s hit “Silhouettes” come about? According Behind The Hits:Inside Stories of Classic Pop and Rock and Roll in May 1957, songwriter Bob Crewe saw a couple embracing through a windowshade as he passed on a train. He quickly set about turning the image into a song. Frank Slay, who owned [...]

Charles Alexander has written a wonderful tribute to the late Bob Crewe in The Huffington Post. Below is a preview: “I’m hearing it in sky blue. You’re giving me brown.” So says a real-life character named Bob Crewe in the play and movie Jersey Boys. He’s producing a recording of the song “Trance” by Billy [...]